Shelby County, Missouri is a vibrant community that is home to a diverse population of individuals. While local politics are important, Shelby County does not have any local political candidates to highlight. That being said, the county takes part in national and statewide elections, as well as referendums on issues such as taxes and education initiatives. The county prides itself on high voter turnout in each election cycle, and community members come together to have their voices heard by casting their votes for the candidates they support. Ultimately, the citizens of Shelby County value democracy and strive to be an active participant in the democratic process.
The political climate in Shelby County, MO is very conservative.
In Shelby County, MO 17.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shelby county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.6% to 17.7%.
Shelby county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shelby County, MO is very conservative.
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Missouri is somewhat conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Shelby, Missouri: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Shelby County, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 125 contributions totaling $10,086 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 65 contributions totaling $9,651 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)