Political justice is one of the important factors in economic progress and development in rural areas. In other words, when political justice prevails in rural areas, rural people can play a worthy and necessary role in determining their own destiny and make the most of economic opportunities and contribute to rural economic development. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to examine political justice and its effects on rural economic development from the perspective of local residents of Ardabil County. This research is of an applied type and is conducted using an analytical-explanatory method using a survey method. The statistical population studied in this research is all villagers over 15 years of age living in rural areas of Ardabil County (N=85053), of which 383 people were selected as a statistical sample using the Cochran formula. The face validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by a panel of experts. A pilot study was conducted in a similar area of the statistical population with 30 questionnaires, and with the data obtained and using the special formula of Cronbach's alpha in SPSS software, the reliability of the different parts of the research questionnaire was obtained from 0.74 to 0.93. The results of the Pearson correlation test showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between all research variables except for the freedom of expression and media variables. Finally, based on the analysis of the results, practical suggestions have been provided.Finally, based on the analysis of the results, practical suggestions have been provided.Finally, based on the analysis of the results, practical suggestions have been provided.