Butler, Kentucky is a small rural town located in the southern part of the state. The local politics of Butler are heavily influenced by the agricultural and farming roots that are still an integral part of the town. The people of Butler take great pride in their community and strive to make sure it is well represented both locally and in the state as a whole. Local politicians often focus on issues such as maintaining and improving infrastructure, creating jobs, protecting natural resources, and promoting economic development. They also work to ensure that public transportation and education services are available to all residents of Butler. The citizens of Butler have an opinion about almost every issue affecting their town, which makes for lively conversations during elections. Local politicians work hard to stay informed so they can accurately represent their constituents’ beliefs, goals, and values when making decisions regarding public policies.
The political climate in Butler, KY is strongly conservative.
Pendleton County, KY is very conservative. In Pendleton County, KY 19.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pendleton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.6% to 19.1%.
Pendleton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Butler, KY is strongly conservative.
Pendleton County, Kentucky is very conservative.
Cincinnati Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
Kentucky is strongly 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, Kentucky: 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 Butler, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $115 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $5,248 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)