Danville, IL, Illinois: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+36%. Republican peak: R+45 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+36MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 72,3862024 5-year
- Median household income
- $56,8772024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 78.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 14.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+21 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Danville, IL, ILOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 9,254 | 19,777 | 29,549 | ||
| R | 10,323 | 20,725 | 31,642 | ||
| R | 10,039 | 19,087 | 30,818 | ||
| R | 12,878 | 16,892 | 30,400 | ||
| D | 16,246 | 16,054 | 32,872 | ||
| R | 14,726 | 18,731 | 33,714 | ||
| R | 15,406 | 15,783 | 32,100 | ||
| D | 15,525 | 12,015 | 31,329 | ||
| D | 18,383 | 11,703 | 38,461 | ||
| D | 17,918 | 16,943 | 35,067 | ||
| R | 16,530 | 22,932 | 39,611 | ||
| R | 14,498 | 22,579 | 39,567 | ||
| R | 18,438 | 19,751 | 38,546 | ||
| R | 14,413 | 24,863 | 39,425 | ||
| R | 16,238 | 21,391 | 43,424 | ||
| D | 24,765 | 19,506 | 44,271 | ||
| R | 19,702 | 26,571 | 46,342 | ||
| R | 17,991 | 26,534 | 44,585 | ||
| R | 18,771 | 25,367 | 44,226 | ||
| R | 16,173 | 18,994 | 35,646 | ||
| R | 18,387 | 20,794 | 39,454 | ||
| R | 22,891 | 23,059 | 46,242 | ||
| D | 25,016 | 18,350 | 44,156 | ||
| D | 24,032 | 15,643 | 40,677 | ||
| R | 12,728 | 21,616 | 34,717 | ||
| R | 6,424 | 17,822 | 32,615 | ||
| R | 8,634 | 18,175 | 29,439 | ||
| R | 13,864 | 16,330 | 32,472 | ||
| O | 5,576 | 5,655 | 17,533 | ||
| R | 6,320 | 11,726 | 19,344 | ||
| R | 3,620 | 11,179 | 16,772 | ||
| R | 6,147 | 9,852 | 16,671 | ||
| R | 5,749 | 8,767 | 14,825 | ||
| R | 5,001 | 6,892 | 12,432 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.3%
English
10.3%
Irish
8.0%
American
7.0%
Italian
1.7%
Scottish
1.7%
French
1.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 41.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$56,877
Danville, IL ranks near the middle of US counties.
Danville, IL$56,877
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.7%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.5%
Working age (18–64)15.9%
Seniors (65+)10.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.1%
speak English only
Spanish2.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Danville's metro has shed roughly a third of its population since the 1980s as manufacturing employment declined, producing a voter base that swings sharply with economic sentiment and consistently posts higher turnout than comparably sized downstate Illinois markets.
The Democratic margin in Danville, IL peaked at twenty-one points in 1932. By 2012 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-six points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $56,877 sits well below state and national norms, and 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Danville, IL, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Danville, IL, Illinois voted Republican by 35.6 points (R+36), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 29,549 votes cast, 9,254 went Democratic and 19,777 went Republican.
What is Danville, IL, Illinois's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Danville, IL, Illinois as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 26 times, and other 1 times.
When did Danville, IL, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Danville, IL, Illinois voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Danville, IL, Illinois?
Danville, IL, Illinois has a population of 72,386 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Danville, IL, Illinois?
Median household income in Danville, IL, Illinois is $56,877 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Danville, IL, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Danville, IL, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.