Butler County, Kentucky is a rural county located in the western part of the state. It is home to just over 12,000 people and has been experiencing steady population growth throughout recent years. The political environment in Butler County reflects that of the state, with an active Republican Party and local Democratic Party. Local politics focus on issues pertaining to economic development, education funding, healthcare access and public safety. Candidates for office in Butler County have traditionally campaigned on these issues, as well as others such as environmental protection and infrastructure improvements. In recent elections, candidates from both parties have won votes from local residents who are concerned about making their community a better place to live. With ongoing efforts to improve quality of life for all members of the Butler County community, local political candidates will continue to play a key role in helping shape the future of this small but important region of Kentucky.
The political climate in Butler County, KY is very conservative.
In Butler County, KY 17.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Butler county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.0% to 17.6%.
Butler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Butler County, KY is very conservative.
Bowling Green Metro Area is strongly 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 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, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $1,142 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 108 contributions totaling $14,628 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)