| Official Name: | Ljusne |
| Pushpin Map: | Sweden Gävleborg#Sweden |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Sweden |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Söderhamn Municipality |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gävleborg County |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hälsingland |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.95 |
| Population As Of: | 31 December 2010 |
| Population Total: | 1,917 |
| Population Density Km2: | 485 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Coordinates: | 61.2167°N 25°W |
Ljusne is a locality situated in Söderhamn Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 1,917 inhabitants in 2010.
The heavily industrialized Ljusne has historically been one of the furthest left villages in Sweden. As of 2018, in every national election, the Social Democrats had received more than half of the vote, sometimes close to 80 % of the vote. In addition, the Left Party would frequently getting an additional 10 %, making the left-wing parties reach nine out of ten votes. In the 21st century, the centre-right parties increased their vote share but were still in a sizeable minority. Ljusne has formed the core of the left-wing dominance of Söderhamn Municipality since the current borders were formed.
| Year | % | Votes | V | S | MP | C | L | KD | M | SD | NyD | Left | Right | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973[2] | 95.0 | 3,180 | 11.1 | 77.3 | 6.4 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 88.4 | 10.8 | ||||
| 1976[3] | 95.4 | 3,274 | 9.3 | 78.4 | 7.3 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 87.7 | 11.6 | ||||
| 1979[4] | 94.3 | 3,081 | 9.9 | 79.4 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 89.3 | 9.7 | ||||
| 1982[5] | 94.6 | 2,999 | 9.8 | 80.1 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 89.9 | 8.4 | |||
| 1985[6] | 93.3 | 2,807 | 9.0 | 80.8 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 89.8 | 9.3 | ||||
| 1988[7] | 88.7 | 2,592 | 10.3 | 77.0 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 89.9 | 8.4 | |||
| 1991[8] | 87.2 | 2,452 | 8.8 | 74.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 83.4 | 12.2 | ||
| 1994[9] | 88.4 | 2,304 | 10.1 | 77.3 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 89.2 | 9.5 | ||
| 1998[10] | 83.3 | 1,925 | 23.2 | 61.9 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 87.3 | 10.1 | |||
| 2002[11] | 77.8 | 1,695 | 19.5 | 61.4 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 83.2 | 15.8 | ||
| 2006[12] | 76.6 | 1,612 | 12.1 | 62.4 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 7.3 | 3.7 | 77.3 | 16.0 | ||
| 2010[13] | 82.2 | 1,618 | 8.8 | 59.3 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 11.8 | 9.3 | 71.7 | 17.3 | ||
| 2014[14] | 79.0 | 1,508 | 8.0 | 56.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 7.3 | 18.8 | 67.1 | 12.0 | ||
| 2018[15] | 81.6 | 1,515 | 10.7 | 50.4 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 7.7 | 21.7 | 66.5 | 33.1 |
The following sports clubs are located in Ljusne: