Butler, IA County is located in eastern Iowa and has a rich history of civic engagement and political involvement. The county is home to many vibrant communities that are actively involved in local politics. From its numerous town meetings to its active voter registration drives, residents of Butler, IA County remain closely connected to the issues that affect their lives. Political candidates from both major parties have often come from this county, making it a beacon of civic engagement for the rest of Iowa. In recent elections, many residents have taken an active role in local campaigns with outstanding levels of voter turnout. The county is proud to be part of the democratic process and looks forward to further engaging its citizens in the future.
The political climate in Butler County, IA is very conservative.
In Butler County, IA 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Butler county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.4% to 29.9%.
Butler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Butler County, IA is very conservative.
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Iowa 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, Iowa: 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, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 233 contributions totaling $20,802 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 139 contributions totaling $17,447 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)