52332 Shellsburg, IA is a small town in the Midwest with a strong sense of community. Local politics is an important topic of conversation here, as residents strive to make sure their voices are heard. As the local government works to create policies that will benefit the town, it often relies on support and input from its citizens. In recent years, some of the major issues discussed have been related to education, economic development and public safety. The town also has several political candidates running for local office, each of whom present their own platform and ideas on how to improve the lives of Shellsburg's citizens. Through regular engagement in town hall meetings and discussions, residents are committed to making sure their opinions are heard and taken into account.
The political climate in Zip 52332 (Shellsburg, IA) is strongly conservative.
Benton County, IA is strongly conservative. In Benton County, IA 35.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.8% to 35.2%.
Benton county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 52332 (Shellsburg, IA) is strongly conservative.
Shellsburg, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Benton County, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Cedar Rapids Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Iowa is leaning 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.
Shellsburg, Iowa: d d d 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 52332 (Shellsburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $624 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $4,675 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $390 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)