Ruth, NC is a small town nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Though Ruth is a relatively small place, it still has an active political landscape. Ruth is part of Davidson County and the people who live here are represented by a number of local and state representatives. The primary concerns for these politicians are ensuring that their constituents’ needs are being met, from providing access to essential services like healthcare and education to protecting the environment and standing up for workers' rights. The politicians in Ruth work diligently to make sure that everyone feels heard and supported. They understand how important it is for every person in their community to have a voice in the decisions that will shape their future.
The political climate in Ruth, NC is strongly conservative.
Rutherford County, NC is very conservative. In Rutherford County, NC 26.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rutherford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.3% to 26.5%.
Rutherford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ruth, NC is strongly conservative.
Rutherford County, North Carolina is very conservative.
Forest City 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.
Ruth, 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 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 Ruth, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 157 contributions totaling $17,023 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 159 contributions totaling $57,648 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $363 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)