Shelbyville is a small town located in Missouri with a population of around 6,346. The politics in Shelbyville are largely influenced by the Republican Party, as the majority of registered voters belong to this party. While most local issues are decided among the people of Shelbyville, there is an elected mayor and town council who handle many of the day-to-day decisions and ensure that everything runs smoothly. During election season, residents can vote for their desired representatives to represent them in state and national elections. While local politicians don’t usually have much influence on larger political issues, they do set the tone for disputes in smaller issues such as taxes or zoning regulations. Ultimately, Shelbyville residents are proud of their town and take pride in making sure it stays a safe and prosperous place to live.
The political climate in Zip 63469 (Shelbyville, MO) is very conservative.
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
Zip 63469 (Shelbyville, MO) is very conservative.
Shelbyville, Missouri is very conservative.
Shelby County, Missouri 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.
Shelbyville, 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 zip 63469 (Shelbyville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40 contributions totaling $792 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $870 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)