Danville is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Danville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Danville, ~10% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~39% 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 16 of 22 neighbors.
Danville runs about 52 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
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.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Danville live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Kansas average of 19%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Danville, KS 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 Danville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Danville is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Argonia, KS R+60
- Harper, KS R+61
- Freeport, KS R+69
- Norwich, KS R+64
- Rago, KS R+64
- Milton, KS R+66
- Milan, KS R+66
- Anthony, KS R+66
- Conway Springs, KS R+57
- Bluff City, KS R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zinnia, WV R+71
- Zion, WV R+69
- Munderf, PA R+57
- Aragon, NM R+33
- Kobuk, AK D+19
- Laurel, OR R+9
- Waverly, FL R+17
- Makena, HI D+21
- Tillicum, WA R+12
- Lupus, MO R+51
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Kansas 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.