† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupButlerPennsylvaniaUnited States
German32.5%21.6%12.5%
Irish18.7%14.8%9.4%
Italian12.0%10.6%4.8%
English10.6%8.3%9.5%
Polish7.6%5.4%2.2%
American3.8%4.4%5.3%
Slovak2.5%0.8%—
Scottish2.4%1.1%1.3%
Mexican1.2%1.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%3.7%1.8%
African American†2.9%8.7%9.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Butler
Pennsylvania
United States
Median age
38.1
41.2
39.1
Age 18–24
11.9%
8.9%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
12.5%
19.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Butler
Pennsylvania
United States
Median household income
$44,247
$77,971
$84,427
Poverty rate
21.4%
11.7%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.0%
35.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Butler
Pennsylvania
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.8%
12.4%
22.3%
Spanish
1.1%
5.6%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Butler
Pennsylvania
United States
Catholic
—
21.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
9.3%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
53.1%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Butler, Pennsylvania
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−3.3%
2008
−1.6%
2012
−7.0%
2016
−15.6%
2020
−12.0%
2024
−15.6%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
41.7%Harris2,396
57.2%Trump3,291
1.1%
R+15.6
R+3.6
R+14.1
5,752
R
42.8%Biden2,401
54.8%Trump3,074
2.3%
R+12.0
D+3.6
R+16.5
5,605
R
38.8%Clinton1,947
54.4%Trump2,729
6.9%
R+15.6
R+8.5
R+17.7
5,021
R
45.7%Obama2,170
52.7%Romney2,504
1.5%
R+7.0
R+5.5
R+10.9
4,747
R
48.1%Obama2,519
49.7%McCain2,602
2.2%
R+1.6
D+1.7
R+8.9
5,236
R
47.3%Kerry2,388
50.6%Bush2,554
2.1%
R+3.3
—
R+0.8
5,049
Butler City anchors Butler County, a once-competitive collar county north of Pittsburgh that has trended decisively red over the past two decades, reflecting broader working-class realignment across western Pennsylvania.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 15.6 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 15.6 points.
A population of 13,212, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $44,247 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Latrobe and Homeacre-Lyndora.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Butler, Pennsylvania voted Republican by 15.6 points (R+15.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,752 votes cast, 2,396 went Democratic and 3,291 went Republican.
How many people live in Butler, Pennsylvania?
Butler, Pennsylvania has a population of 13,212 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Butler, Pennsylvania?
Median household income in Butler, Pennsylvania is $44,247 — below the national median of $80,734. The Pennsylvania state median is $77,971.
What is the political history of Butler, Pennsylvania?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Butler, Pennsylvania from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
