Shelburn, IN is a small town located in Vigo County with a population of about 4,000. The local political scene is always bustling with activity as the citizens of Shelburn take part in local elections and campaigns. At the top of the ballot are town council members who are responsible for overseeing the day to day operations of Shelburn and making sure that all its citizens have their needs met. Below them, there are many other elected officials that work together to ensure that Shelburn remains a safe and prosperous place to live. There are also initiatives put forward by citizens to help make their community better such as tax credits for businesses or public works projects. All these efforts help make Shelburn an even better place to live for everyone who calls it home.
The political climate in Zip 47879 (Shelburn, IN) is very conservative.
Sullivan County, IN is very conservative. In Sullivan County, IN 23.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sullivan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.4% to 23.9%.
Sullivan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 47879 (Shelburn, IN) is very conservative.
Shelburn, Indiana is very conservative.
Sullivan County, Indiana is very conservative.
Terre Haute Metro Area is strongly conservative.
Indiana 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.
Shelburn, Indiana: 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 zip 47879 (Shelburn)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $220 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)