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1876–2024
Butler County, Ohio
Butler County·Ohio

Butler County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

Cincinnati's northern suburb that swings harder right than Ohio's statewide average

18762024·38 elections
Butler County, Ohio · Greg Hume · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+26
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
392,876
2024 ACS
Most similar
Greene County
VA · similarity 1.00
291 precincts · 183,252 votes cast
Trump · R+26
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−26.3%
66,713114,831183,252
2020R
−24.0%
69,613114,392186,737
2016R
−27.4%
58,642106,976176,301
2012R
−25.0%
62,388105,176171,170
2008R
−22.6%
66,030105,341174,059
2004R
−32.1%
56,243109,872166,819
2000R
−29.4%
46,39086,587136,737
1996R
−19.1%
43,69067,023122,398
1992R
−18.1%
39,68263,375131,112
1988R
−38.1%
33,77075,725110,208
1984R
−46.4%
27,70076,216104,514
1980R
−29.8%
31,79661,23198,901
1976R
−16.8%
35,12349,62586,217
1972R
−39.6%
21,19450,38073,635
1968R
−16.7%
23,64935,96273,802
1964D
+14.7%
42,27831,41373,691
1960R
−17.3%
32,77846,51879,296
1956R
−26.4%
24,33141,78566,116
1952R
−7.5%
30,75135,76966,520
1948D
+6.3%
24,27621,39345,991
1944D
+8.1%
26,69822,70249,400
1940D
+13.7%
30,82123,38054,201
1936D
+24.2%
29,89217,84249,832
1932D
+6.5%
22,51619,67344,008
1928R
−29.9%
15,66329,12445,042
1924R
−22.5%
11,61219,34934,398
1920D
+4.3%
16,43714,99833,396
1916D
+26.9%
10,8065,85018,392
1912D
+26.0%
7,7633,43116,663
1908D
+13.1%
9,6787,32018,024
1904D
+2.3%
7,3977,04815,511
1900D
+18.7%
8,8806,02515,244
1896D
+18.9%
8,7245,93614,763
1892D
+24.9%
7,8344,63612,822
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Polish
0.6%
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. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
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
Other Christian
17.2%
Catholic & Orthodox
11.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.7%
Baptist
3.9%
Methodist
1.9%
Mainline Protestant
1.9%
Non-Christian
1.8%
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.

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.