Danville is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Danville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Danville, ~12% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~37% 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 45 of 150 neighbors.
Danville runs about 20 points more Republican than West Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Danville. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+71) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+48), a spread of about 24 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 a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Danville, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the West Virginia average of 17%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 90% of residents in Danville drive to work alone, above 94% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Danville, WV sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Danville looks the way it does
Turnout in Danville sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Turtle Creek, WV R+57
- Madison, WV R+50
- Uneeda, WV R+61
- Foster, WV R+55
- Jeffrey, WV R+64
- Hewett, WV R+68
- Manila, WV R+68
- Ottawa, WV R+64
- Spurlockville, WV R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cave Spring, GA R+71
- Bolton, MS D+17
- Hopwood, PA R+37
- Georgiana, AL R+17
- Lee, FL R+53
- Pantego, TX R+17
- Amboy, WA R+43
- Eagle Butte, SD D+54
- Hale, MI R+35
- Butler, TN R+71
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from West Virginia 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.