Butler, MN is a small town nestled in the rolling hills of southwestern Minnesota. Located about an hour south of Minneapolis, it is home to a tight-knit community that is involved in local politics. The town has a City Council that meets regularly to discuss and vote on various issues facing the community. The members of the City Council are elected by the residents of Butler, and they work together to make decisions on topics such as zoning laws, budgeting, and public safety. The Mayor is also elected by the citizens of Butler and serves as the leader of the City Council. The local political landscape is always changing due to elections and other factors, so it takes an engaged citizenry to stay up-to-date with what's going on in their community.
The political climate in Butler, MN is very conservative.
Otter Tail County, MN is very conservative. In Otter Tail County, MN 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Otter Tail county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.4% to 32.9%.
Otter Tail county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Butler, MN is very conservative.
Otter Tail County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Fergus Falls Metro Area is very conservative.
Minnesota is leaning liberal.
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, Minnesota: 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, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 84 contributions totaling $11,533 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 156 contributions totaling $56,882 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $365 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)