Butler County, Pennsylvania is a vibrant and diverse county located in the western part of the state. It is home to many different communities that each bring their own unique culture and political views. The politics in Butler County are often contested firmly between those on the conservative side and those on the more liberal side. Local elections are hotly contested as citizens have a vested interest in seeing their chosen candidates win. Political debates are held regularly throughout the county, and issues such as taxes, education, law enforcement, and transportation are discussed among voters. No matter which side of the political spectrum one may fall on, every citizen of Butler County has a voice in their local government and can make an impact when they choose to vote.
The political climate in Butler County, PA is very conservative.
In Butler County, PA 33.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Butler county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.4% to 33.0%.
Butler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Butler County, PA is very conservative.
Pittsburgh Metro Area is leaning conservative.
Pennsylvania 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, Pennsylvania: 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, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,597 contributions totaling $804,964 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,682 contributions totaling $1,236,142 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $461 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)