The politics in 28152 Shelby, NC are an important factor in the area's overall identity. This small town is located in Cleveland County and is served by the Republican and Democratic Parties. The political system of Shelby is focused on supporting local community businesses and initiatives that help to foster a strong economy. There are many elected officials who serve the people of Shelby, including state senators, representatives, mayors, and county commissioners. These officials often engage with citizens through town hall meetings and other outreach programs to ensure that the needs of all Shelby residents are met. Additionally, the local political parties strive to represent their constituents’ interests through policy initiatives and have been effective at doing so over the years.
The political climate in Zip 28152 (Shelby, NC) is moderately conservative.
Cleveland County, NC is very conservative. In Cleveland County, NC 33.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cleveland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.9% to 33.0%.
Cleveland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 28152 (Shelby, NC) is moderately conservative.
Shelby, North Carolina is moderately conservative.
Cleveland County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Shelby Metro Area is very conservative.
North Carolina 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.
Shelby, North Carolina: 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 28152 (Shelby)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 104 contributions totaling $3,709 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $12,040 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)