2024 results by precinct
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 2,144 | 5,784 | 8,046 | |
| 2020 | R | 2,424 | 5,542 | 8,098 | |
| 2016 | R | 2,157 | 4,921 | 7,583 | |
| 2012 | R | 3,329 | 4,106 | 7,545 | |
| 2008 | R | 3,364 | 3,700 | 7,166 | |
| 2004 | R | 3,001 | 4,417 | 7,475 | |
| 2000 | R | 2,735 | 3,837 | 6,724 | |
| 1996 | D | 3,061 | 3,036 | 6,631 | |
| 1992 | R | 2,548 | 3,209 | 7,137 | |
| 1988 | R | 2,593 | 3,523 | 6,146 | |
| 1984 | R | 2,323 | 4,570 | 6,924 | |
| 1980 | R | 1,990 | 4,730 | 7,177 | |
| 1976 | R | 2,503 | 4,207 | 6,808 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,682 | 4,615 | 6,426 | |
| 1968 | R | 1,673 | 4,651 | 6,589 | |
| 1964 | R | 3,370 | 3,462 | 6,832 | |
| 1960 | R | 2,268 | 5,345 | 7,616 | |
| 1956 | R | 2,289 | 5,669 | 7,961 | |
| 1952 | R | 1,836 | 6,360 | 8,210 | |
| 1948 | R | 3,008 | 3,380 | 6,513 | |
| 1944 | R | 2,225 | 4,182 | 6,431 | |
| 1940 | R | 2,760 | 4,848 | 7,628 | |
| 1936 | D | 3,786 | 3,604 | 7,551 | |
| 1932 | D | 4,028 | 3,012 | 7,116 | |
| 1928 | R | 1,876 | 4,789 | 6,698 | |
| 1924 | R | 667 | 3,823 | 6,418 | |
| 1920 | R | 830 | 5,900 | 6,806 | |
| 1916 | R | 977 | 2,722 | 3,757 | |
| 1912 | D | 926 | 903 | 3,497 | |
| 1908 | R | 994 | 2,467 | 3,559 | |
| 1904 | R | 815 | 2,743 | 3,658 | |
| 1900 | R | 1,167 | 2,902 | 4,145 | |
| 1896 | R | 1,302 | 2,670 | 4,041 | |
| 1892 | R | 1,430 | 2,129 | 3,623 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 43.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$73,715
Butler County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Butler County$73,715
Iowa$75,059
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.0%
Working age (18–64)100.0%
Seniors (65+)18.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Butler County's R+45.2 margin in 2024 places it among the most lopsided presidential results in Iowa, reflecting a largely white, agricultural population that has shifted decisively rightward over the past two decades.
The Republican margin in Butler County reached its widest at seventy-four points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was forty-five points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Butler County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $73,715, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 14,268 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lewis County and Bath County.
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