Butler County, Kansas: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+41%. Republican peak: R+60 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+41MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 68,2872024 5-year
- Median household income
- $81,6102024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+20 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+60 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Barton County, KS · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Butler CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Butler County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −49.6% |
| 1896 | +9.5% |
| 1900 | −3.4% |
| 1904 | −33.1% |
| 1908 | −13.4% |
| 1912 | +19.5% |
| 1916 | +7.6% |
| 1920 | −24.1% |
| 1924 | −29.3% |
| 1928 | −59.6% |
| 1932 | +9.5% |
| 1936 | +19.8% |
| 1940 | −0.0% |
| 1944 | −7.4% |
| 1948 | −2.2% |
| 1952 | −30.8% |
| 1956 | −21.7% |
| 1960 | −17.1% |
| 1964 | +17.4% |
| 1968 | −12.5% |
| 1972 | −38.9% |
| 1976 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | −18.1% |
| 1984 | −33.8% |
| 1988 | −17.2% |
| 1992 | −9.0% |
| 1996 | −28.1% |
| 2000 | −31.5% |
| 2004 | −41.6% |
| 2008 | −32.3% |
| 2012 | −41.7% |
| 2016 | −45.2% |
| 2020 | −41.4% |
| 2024 | −41.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 9,150 | 22,426 | 32,236 | ||
| R | 9,181 | 22,634 | 32,520 | ||
| R | 6,573 | 19,073 | 27,657 | ||
| R | 7,282 | 18,157 | 26,085 | ||
| R | 9,159 | 18,155 | 27,873 | ||
| R | 7,495 | 18,438 | 26,280 | ||
| R | 6,755 | 13,377 | 21,002 | ||
| R | 7,294 | 13,979 | 23,816 | ||
| R | 7,029 | 9,166 | 23,629 | ||
| R | 7,690 | 10,976 | 19,056 | ||
| R | 6,371 | 12,976 | 19,564 | ||
| R | 6,875 | 10,210 | 18,453 | ||
| D | 8,540 | 8,390 | 17,316 | ||
| R | 4,669 | 11,045 | 16,389 | ||
| R | 5,952 | 7,893 | 15,541 | ||
| D | 9,061 | 6,364 | 15,532 | ||
| R | 7,112 | 10,059 | 17,232 | ||
| R | 6,158 | 9,591 | 15,794 | ||
| R | 5,359 | 10,179 | 15,651 | ||
| R | 6,269 | 6,551 | 12,952 | ||
| R | 6,084 | 7,064 | 13,203 | ||
| R | 7,615 | 7,619 | 15,360 | ||
| D | 9,283 | 6,204 | 15,514 | ||
| D | 7,447 | 6,116 | 13,994 | ||
| R | 2,533 | 10,168 | 12,802 | ||
| R | 3,642 | 7,367 | 12,716 | ||
| R | 4,112 | 6,821 | 11,264 | ||
| D | 4,248 | 3,614 | 8,373 | ||
| O | 2,005 | 971 | 5,306 | ||
| R | 2,290 | 3,049 | 5,649 | ||
| R | 1,540 | 3,306 | 5,341 | ||
| R | 2,752 | 2,947 | 5,819 | ||
| D | 2,926 | 2,414 | 5,375 | ||
| O | 0 | 2,705 | 5,450 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
23.1%
English
14.2%
Irish
11.9%
American
8.5%
French
2.3%
Scottish
1.9%
Italian
1.8%
African American
1.5%
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. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.4 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.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$81,610
Butler County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Butler County$81,610
Kansas$74,275
United States$80,734
Butler County ranks in the top 25% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.8%
Working age (18–64)7.5%
Seniors (65+)10.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.3%
speak English only
Spanish2.5%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Butler County sits just east of Wichita, blending small cities like El Dorado with rural ranch land. Its 2024 presidential margin of R+41 reflects a pattern of lopsided Republican performance consistent across the past several election cycles.
The Republican margin here reached sixty points in 1928. The 2024 margin was forty-one points.
A population of 68,287, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $81,610 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Barton County and Pottawatomie County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Butler County, Kansas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Butler County, Kansas voted Republican by 41.2 points (R+41), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 32,236 votes cast, 9,150 went Democratic and 22,426 went Republican.
What is Butler County, Kansas's political typology?
Akashic places Butler County, Kansas in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 26 times, and other 2 times.
When did Butler County, Kansas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Butler County, Kansas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Butler County, Kansas?
Butler County, Kansas has a population of 68,287 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Butler County, Kansas?
Median household income in Butler County, Kansas is $81,610 — above the national median of $80,734. The Kansas state median is $74,275.
What is the political history of Butler County, Kansas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Butler County, Kansas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.