The small city of Shelly, MN (56581) is located in rural Otter Tail County. It has a tight-knit community that is politically active and supports many local candidates. The people of Shelly are passionate about preserving the values of their hometown while also advocating for changes to ensure the community's growth and progress. Shelly residents have been involved in various campaigns, ranging from state-wide to local races. They are especially interested in issues such as economic development, education, healthcare, and environmental protection. During election years, many citizens volunteer their time and resources to support local political candidates who share their values and vision for the future of Shelly. In return, these candidates make sure to stay connected with the people of the city so everyone can be informed about their platforms and plans for making positive long-term changes within the town.
The political climate in Zip 56581 (Shelly, MN) is moderately conservative.
Norman County, MN is somewhat conservative. In Norman County, MN 40.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Norman county remained very strongly Republican, 56.8% to 40.8%.
Norman county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56581 (Shelly, MN) is moderately conservative.
Shelly, Minnesota is moderately conservative.
Norman County, Minnesota is somewhat conservative.
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Minnesota is leaning liberal.
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.
Shelly, Minnesota: r d D D 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 56581 (Shelly)
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 1 contributions totaling $150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)