Ruleville, Mississippi is a city located in the northwest corner of the state. It is a small town with a population of around 3,250 people. Ruleville has undergone many changes throughout its history, but remains an integral part of its community. Politics in Ruleville is much like that of other rural towns in Mississippi. The city is governed by a mayor and five-member board of aldermen who are all elected at-large by the voters of the city. They work together to create policies and regulations that affect the lives of the citizens living there. Local political candidates often hold events such as rallies or town hall meetings to reach out to their constituents and discuss important issues that affect their community. Although politics may be different in Ruleville than it is in larger cities, it remains an important part of life for its citizens and continues to shape the future of this small town.
The political climate in Ruleville, MS is strongly liberal.
Sunflower County, MS is very liberal. In Sunflower County, MS 70.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sunflower county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 70.0% to 28.9%.
Sunflower county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ruleville, MS is strongly liberal.
Sunflower County, Mississippi is very liberal.
Indianola Metro Area is very liberal.
Mississippi is moderately 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.
Ruleville, Mississippi: D D D D D D
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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Ruleville, MS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $22,242 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $412 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)