2024 results by precinct
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 9,150 | 22,426 | 32,236 | |
| 2020 | R | 9,181 | 22,634 | 32,520 | |
| 2016 | R | 6,573 | 19,073 | 27,657 | |
| 2012 | R | 7,282 | 18,157 | 26,085 | |
| 2008 | R | 9,159 | 18,155 | 27,873 | |
| 2004 | R | 7,495 | 18,438 | 26,280 | |
| 2000 | R | 6,755 | 13,377 | 21,002 | |
| 1996 | R | 7,294 | 13,979 | 23,816 | |
| 1992 | R | 7,029 | 9,166 | 23,629 | |
| 1988 | R | 7,690 | 10,976 | 19,056 | |
| 1984 | R | 6,371 | 12,976 | 19,564 | |
| 1980 | R | 6,875 | 10,210 | 18,453 | |
| 1976 | D | 8,540 | 8,390 | 17,316 | |
| 1972 | R | 4,669 | 11,045 | 16,389 | |
| 1968 | R | 5,952 | 7,893 | 15,541 | |
| 1964 | D | 9,061 | 6,364 | 15,532 | |
| 1960 | R | 7,112 | 10,059 | 17,232 | |
| 1956 | R | 6,158 | 9,591 | 15,794 | |
| 1952 | R | 5,359 | 10,179 | 15,651 | |
| 1948 | R | 6,269 | 6,551 | 12,952 | |
| 1944 | R | 6,084 | 7,064 | 13,203 | |
| 1940 | R | 7,615 | 7,619 | 15,360 | |
| 1936 | D | 9,283 | 6,204 | 15,514 | |
| 1932 | D | 7,447 | 6,116 | 13,994 | |
| 1928 | R | 2,533 | 10,168 | 12,802 | |
| 1924 | R | 3,642 | 7,367 | 12,716 | |
| 1920 | R | 4,112 | 6,821 | 11,264 | |
| 1916 | D | 4,248 | 3,614 | 8,373 | |
| 1912 | D | 2,005 | 971 | 5,306 | |
| 1908 | R | 2,290 | 3,049 | 5,649 | |
| 1904 | R | 1,540 | 3,306 | 5,341 | |
| 1900 | R | 2,752 | 2,947 | 5,819 | |
| 1896 | D | 2,926 | 2,414 | 5,375 | |
| 1892 | R | 0 | 2,705 | 5,450 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
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. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
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.
Median household income
2024 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
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.5%
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 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 in Butler County reached its widest at sixty points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was forty-one points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Butler County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $81,610, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 68,287 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 Barton County and Pottawatomie County.
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