The Ruston, LA Metro Area is home to a vibrant political scene. Local elections often draw a large number of candidates and voters alike, with those elected to local office serving their constituents well. From the Ruston City Council to the Lincoln Parish Police Jury, local government plays an important role in setting policy and making sure that services like education, public infrastructure projects, and community events are provided for all citizens. Every two years, Ruston residents have the opportunity to select from a variety of candidates who each bring different experiences and perspectives to the table. All of these decisions are made with the best interests of Ruston's citizens in mind. Furthermore, representatives from all levels of government frequently visit Ruston to discuss pressing issues or take part in community events. This indicates that politics in the Ruston area remain active and engaged with its citizens.
The political climate in Ruston Metro Area is moderately conservative.
In Ruston Metro Area 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, the Ruston metro area remained very strongly Republican, 58.7% to 39.2%.
The Ruston metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Ruston Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,103 contributions totaling $110,187 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 510 contributions totaling $525,062 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,030 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)