The city of Butler, OH is a small town located in the western part of Ohio. Despite its small size, it is an important community in the state with a thriving economy and strong political presence. The local politics are driven by the mayor and council members who work together to ensure that the town’s needs are met. They focus on improving the quality of life for their citizens through various initiatives such as providing public services, encouraging economic development, and promoting community involvement. Other initiatives include advocating for social justice issues, preserving natural resources, and implementing public safety measures. Furthermore, Butler has several organizations dedicated to engaging citizens in civic life by organizing events, providing educational opportunities, and raising awareness about community issues. No matter which way you look at it, Butler is an engaged community that values politics as much as other aspects of life.
The political climate in Butler, OH is very conservative.
Richland County, OH is very conservative. In Richland County, OH 29.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Richland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.1% to 29.4%.
Richland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Butler, OH is very conservative.
Richland County, Ohio is very conservative.
Mansfield Metro Area is very 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 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, OH
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 167 contributions totaling $2,421 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $1,652 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)