Butler, OH County is located in the southwestern part of the state and has a long history of political engagement. The county is run by an elected three-member Board of Commissioners that sets policy for the area. There are several local political candidates running for office who span the political spectrum, from conservative to progressive. Issues such as taxation, public safety, education and environmental concerns are discussed on a regular basis at candidate forums and community meetings. The residents of Butler County take their civic duties seriously and remain engaged in their local politics.
The political climate in Butler County, OH is moderately conservative.
In Butler County, OH 37.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Butler county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.3% to 37.3%.
Butler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Butler County, OH is moderately conservative.
Cincinnati Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
Ohio 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.
Butler, Ohio: 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Butler County, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,595 contributions totaling $823,475 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,571 contributions totaling $1,482,815 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $324 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)