| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 66,713 | 114,831 | 183,252 | |
| 2020 | R | 69,613 | 114,392 | 186,737 | |
| 2016 | R | 58,642 | 106,976 | 176,301 | |
| 2012 | R | 62,388 | 105,176 | 171,170 | |
| 2008 | R | 66,030 | 105,341 | 174,059 | |
| 2004 | R | 56,243 | 109,872 | 166,819 | |
| 2000 | R | 46,390 | 86,587 | 136,737 | |
| 1996 | R | 43,690 | 67,023 | 122,398 | |
| 1992 | R | 39,682 | 63,375 | 131,112 | |
| 1988 | R | 33,770 | 75,725 | 110,208 | |
| 1984 | R | 27,700 | 76,216 | 104,514 | |
| 1980 | R | 31,796 | 61,231 | 98,901 | |
| 1976 | R | 35,123 | 49,625 | 86,217 | |
| 1972 | R | 21,194 | 50,380 | 73,635 | |
| 1968 | R | 23,649 | 35,962 | 73,802 | |
| 1964 | D | 42,278 | 31,413 | 73,691 | |
| 1960 | R | 32,778 | 46,518 | 79,296 | |
| 1956 | R | 24,331 | 41,785 | 66,116 | |
| 1952 | R | 30,751 | 35,769 | 66,520 | |
| 1948 | D | 24,276 | 21,393 | 45,991 | |
| 1944 | D | 26,698 | 22,702 | 49,400 | |
| 1940 | D | 30,821 | 23,380 | 54,201 | |
| 1936 | D | 29,892 | 17,842 | 49,832 | |
| 1932 | D | 22,516 | 19,673 | 44,008 | |
| 1928 | R | 15,663 | 29,124 | 45,042 | |
| 1924 | R | 11,612 | 19,349 | 34,398 | |
| 1920 | D | 16,437 | 14,998 | 33,396 | |
| 1916 | D | 10,806 | 5,850 | 18,392 | |
| 1912 | D | 7,763 | 3,431 | 16,663 | |
| 1908 | D | 9,678 | 7,320 | 18,024 | |
| 1904 | D | 7,397 | 7,048 | 15,511 | |
| 1900 | D | 8,880 | 6,025 | 15,244 | |
| 1896 | D | 8,724 | 5,936 | 14,763 | |
| 1892 | D | 7,834 | 4,636 | 12,822 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Butler County's 332,000 residents are heavily exurban and working-class, and its Republican presidential margins have widened each cycle since 2008, running roughly 10 points redder than Ohio as a whole in 2024.
The Republican margin in Butler County reached its widest at forty-six points in 1984. The margin in 2024 was twenty-six points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Butler County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $81,590, a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 392,876 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 Greene County and Campbell County.
