Danville leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Danville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Danville, ~22% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~33% 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 17 of 45 neighbors.
Danville runs about 13 points more Republican than Louisiana as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Danville. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+41) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+15), a spread of about 25 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 9% of adults in Danville hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Louisiana average of 19%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Danville, LA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Danville looks the way it does
Turnout in Danville sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Friendship, LA R+34
- Wyatt, LA R+44
- Hodge, LA R+34
- East Hodge, LA R+16
- Jonesboro, LA R+26
- Gansville, LA R+80
- North Hodge, LA R+37
- Liberty Hill, LA R+18
- Quitman, LA R+60
- Readheimer, LA R+81
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alborn, MN R+17
- Curlew, IA R+54
- Dalton, KS R+67
- Crecy, TX R+73
- Patsburg, AL R+21
- Hartville, WY R+75
- Starkville, CO R+24
- Selea, PA R+74
- Weavertown, PA R+25
- Sutter, IL R+58
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Louisiana 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.