The politics in Ruston, LA are primarily influenced by the local government of Lincoln Parish. The parish is led by a Parish Council comprised of members elected from each of the parish’s seven districts. The Parish President serves as an executive officer and enacts laws passed by the Council. Additionally, Ruston is represented in the Louisiana House of Representatives and Senate by four representatives and one senator respectively. As one of the fastest growing cities in Louisiana, Ruston has seen increased support for progressive initiatives like economic development, environmental protection, and improved infrastructure throughout Lincoln Parish. With a strong commitment to fiscal responsibility and economic growth, residents of Ruston can expect their local government to continue looking out for their best interests going forward.
The political climate in Ruston, LA is leaning conservative.
Lincoln County, LA is moderately conservative. In Lincoln County, LA 39.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln parish remained very strongly Republican, 58.7% to 39.2%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ruston, LA is leaning conservative.
Lincoln County, Louisiana is moderately conservative.
Ruston Metro Area is moderately conservative.
Louisiana 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.
Ruston, Louisiana: 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 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 Ruston, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,276 contributions totaling $764,221 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,452 contributions totaling $2,005,650 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $581 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)