Danville is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Danville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Danville, ~6% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Danville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Danville leans more Republican than 33 of 53 neighbors.
Danville runs about 48 points more Republican than Alabama as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Danville. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+83) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+70), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Danville 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 Danville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Danville hold a bachelor's degree, about 5 points below the Alabama average of 20%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Danville, AL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Danville looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 81% of adults in Danville have completed high school, about 9 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Oakville, AL R+67
- Penn, AL R+83
- Oak Ridge, AL R+81
- Massey, AL R+80
- Hartselle, AL R+66
- Trinity, AL R+68
- Moulton, AL R+74
- Tanner Heights, AL R+70
- Upshaw, AL R+85
- Wren, AL R+77
Cities with Similar Populations
- Westmont, PA R+16
- Okolona, MS D+31
- Newfield, NY D+3
- Pittsfield, IL R+44
- Fairfield, ME R+25
- Hayes, VA R+41
- Eagar, AZ R+39
- Mount Sterling, OH R+55
- Barrow, AK D+23
- Baxter Springs, KS R+52
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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.