Butler County, Ohio: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+26%. Republican peak: R+46 in 1984.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+26MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 392,8762024 5-year
- Median household income
- $81,5902024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 75.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 8.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+27 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Greene County, VA · 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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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 | +24.9% |
| 1896 | +18.9% |
| 1900 | +18.7% |
| 1904 | +2.3% |
| 1908 | +13.1% |
| 1912 | +26.0% |
| 1916 | +26.9% |
| 1920 | +4.3% |
| 1924 | −22.5% |
| 1928 | −29.9% |
| 1932 | +6.5% |
| 1936 | +24.2% |
| 1940 | +13.7% |
| 1944 | +8.1% |
| 1948 | +6.3% |
| 1952 | −7.5% |
| 1956 | −26.4% |
| 1960 | −17.3% |
| 1964 | +14.7% |
| 1968 | −16.7% |
| 1972 | −39.6% |
| 1976 | −16.8% |
| 1980 | −29.8% |
| 1984 | −46.4% |
| 1988 | −38.1% |
| 1992 | −18.1% |
| 1996 | −19.1% |
| 2000 | −29.4% |
| 2004 | −32.1% |
| 2008 | −22.6% |
| 2012 | −25.0% |
| 2016 | −27.4% |
| 2020 | −24.0% |
| 2024 | −26.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 66,713 | 114,831 | 183,252 | ||
| R | 69,613 | 114,392 | 186,737 | ||
| R | 58,642 | 106,976 | 176,301 | ||
| R | 62,388 | 105,176 | 171,170 | ||
| R | 66,030 | 105,341 | 174,059 | ||
| R | 56,243 | 109,872 | 166,819 | ||
| R | 46,390 | 86,587 | 136,737 | ||
| R | 43,690 | 67,023 | 122,398 | ||
| R | 39,682 | 63,375 | 131,112 | ||
| R | 33,770 | 75,725 | 110,208 | ||
| R | 27,700 | 76,216 | 104,514 | ||
| R | 31,796 | 61,231 | 98,901 | ||
| R | 35,123 | 49,625 | 86,217 | ||
| R | 21,194 | 50,380 | 73,635 | ||
| R | 23,649 | 35,962 | 73,802 | ||
| D | 42,278 | 31,413 | 73,691 | ||
| R | 32,778 | 46,518 | 79,296 | ||
| R | 24,331 | 41,785 | 66,116 | ||
| R | 30,751 | 35,769 | 66,520 | ||
| D | 24,276 | 21,393 | 45,991 | ||
| D | 26,698 | 22,702 | 49,400 | ||
| D | 30,821 | 23,380 | 54,201 | ||
| D | 29,892 | 17,842 | 49,832 | ||
| D | 22,516 | 19,673 | 44,008 | ||
| R | 15,663 | 29,124 | 45,042 | ||
| R | 11,612 | 19,349 | 34,398 | ||
| D | 16,437 | 14,998 | 33,396 | ||
| D | 10,806 | 5,850 | 18,392 | ||
| D | 7,763 | 3,431 | 16,663 | ||
| D | 9,678 | 7,320 | 18,024 | ||
| D | 7,397 | 7,048 | 15,511 | ||
| D | 8,880 | 6,025 | 15,244 | ||
| D | 8,724 | 5,936 | 14,763 | ||
| D | 7,834 | 4,636 | 12,822 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
22.8%
English
12.2%
Irish
12.0%
American
5.8%
Italian
3.6%
Scottish
1.8%
Polish
1.6%
African American
6.7%
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: 37.2 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
$81,590
Butler County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Butler County$81,590
Ohio$71,389
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
11.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.1%
Working age (18–64)11.5%
Seniors (65+)9.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.3%
speak English only
Spanish4.5%
Other Indo-European2.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.3%
Other languages1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached twenty-seven points in 1916; the Republican margin reached forty-six points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-six points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 76% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $81,590, and a 12% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Greene County and Campbell County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Butler County, Ohio vote in 2024?
In 2024, Butler County, Ohio voted Republican by 26.3 points (R+26), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 183,252 votes cast, 66,713 went Democratic and 114,831 went Republican.
What is Butler County, Ohio's political typology?
Akashic places Butler County, Ohio in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. 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 14 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did Butler County, Ohio last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Butler County, Ohio voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Butler County, Ohio?
Butler County, Ohio has a population of 392,876 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Butler County, Ohio?
Median household income in Butler County, Ohio is $81,590 — above the national median of $80,734. The Ohio state median is $71,389.
What is the political history of Butler County, Ohio?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Butler County, Ohio from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.