Butler leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Butler typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Butler, ~21% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Butler compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Butler leans more Republican than 24 of 48 neighbors.
Butler runs about 5 points more Democratic than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Butler. The east side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+58), a spread of about 59 points.
Why Butler leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Butler, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Butler drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Butler, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Butler looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 26% of adults in Butler report food insecurity, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Butler sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mount Sterling, AL R+3
- Cromwell, AL R+81
- Land, AL R+72
- Lisman, AL D+55
- Pushmataha, AL D+48
- Pleasant Hill, AL R+84
- Lavaca, AL Even
- Hodgewood, AL R+80
- Jachin, AL D+14
Cities with Similar Populations
- Chico, TX R+75
- Marriott-Slaterville, UT R+55
- Highspire, PA D+7
- Cobden, IL R+43
- Martindale, TX R+25
- Lumpkin, GA Even
- Morris, OK R+56
- Chiloquin, OR R+45
- East Canton, OH R+34
- Toomsuba, MS R+17
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Alabama Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.