Butner, North Carolina is a small town located in Granville County. It has a charming atmosphere with a variety of attractions, shopping centers, restaurants and businesses. The community is comprised of people from all ages and walks of life. The local politics in Butner are often shaped by the interests of its citizens, who make their voices heard through voting and participation in town meetings. The city council meetings are attended by citizens who provide their input on matters such as economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and other important issues that affect the community. Local politicians strive to represent the will of Butner’s citizens while making decisions that benefit the entire town. Residents can engage with elected officials through various events or by attending regular meetings at City Hall. At these events, citizens can get an opportunity to discuss issues and make sure their voices are heard on the local level.
The political climate in Butner, NC is leaning conservative.
Granville County, NC is leaning conservative. In Granville County, NC 46.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Granville county remained moderately Republican, 52.7% to 46.1%.
Granville county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Butner, NC is leaning conservative.
Granville County, North Carolina is leaning conservative.
North Carolina 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.
Butner, North Carolina: d r d d 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 Butner, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 125 contributions totaling $18,940 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 98 contributions totaling $21,017 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)