Danville, KY, Kentucky: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+43%. Republican peak: R+43 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+43MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 55,4452024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,3062024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+36 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+43 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Danville, KY, KYOne 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 | 7,070 | 17,992 | 25,407 | ||
| R | 7,552 | 17,361 | 25,392 | ||
| R | 6,146 | 15,378 | 22,507 | ||
| R | 7,053 | 14,119 | 21,525 | ||
| R | 7,521 | 13,974 | 21,786 | ||
| R | 7,442 | 13,760 | 21,353 | ||
| R | 6,641 | 10,921 | 17,923 | ||
| R | 6,427 | 7,163 | 14,893 | ||
| R | 6,426 | 6,643 | 15,224 | ||
| R | 6,252 | 8,276 | 14,586 | ||
| R | 5,876 | 9,671 | 15,598 | ||
| D | 7,420 | 6,882 | 14,679 | ||
| D | 7,293 | 6,205 | 13,628 | ||
| R | 4,277 | 7,940 | 12,352 | ||
| R | 4,399 | 5,306 | 12,199 | ||
| D | 8,283 | 3,930 | 12,239 | ||
| R | 5,689 | 7,371 | 13,060 | ||
| R | 6,389 | 6,962 | 13,390 | ||
| D | 6,681 | 6,155 | 12,877 | ||
| D | 6,258 | 4,490 | 10,950 | ||
| D | 6,577 | 4,988 | 11,641 | ||
| D | 7,738 | 5,347 | 13,132 | ||
| D | 7,723 | 5,642 | 13,432 | ||
| D | 9,047 | 5,271 | 14,406 | ||
| R | 5,306 | 7,420 | 12,739 | ||
| D | 6,297 | 5,608 | 12,506 | ||
| D | 7,886 | 6,915 | 14,908 | ||
| D | 4,264 | 3,362 | 7,728 | ||
| D | 3,661 | 1,543 | 6,983 | ||
| D | 3,781 | 3,336 | 7,272 | ||
| D | 3,359 | 3,014 | 6,609 | ||
| R | 3,448 | 3,571 | 7,077 | ||
| R | 2,834 | 3,520 | 6,645 | ||
| D | 2,722 | 2,319 | 5,378 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
33.1%
English
12.4%
Irish
7.7%
German
7.4%
Scottish
1.7%
Italian
1.3%
Polish
0.5%
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: 40.0 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
$57,306
Danville, KY ranks near the middle of US counties.
Danville, KY$57,306
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.8%
Working age (18–64)16.6%
Seniors (65+)14.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.9%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 35.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Centre College, Danville anchors a compact metro that leans reliably Republican in federal races while sustaining a modest professional-class voter bloc that occasionally narrows statewide margins.
The Democratic margin in Danville, KY peaked at thirty-six points in 1964. By 1984 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty-three points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $57,306 sits well below state and national norms, and 16% 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, KY, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Danville, KY, Kentucky voted Republican by 43.0 points (R+43), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,407 votes cast, 7,070 went Democratic and 17,992 went Republican.
What is Danville, KY, Kentucky's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Danville, KY, Kentucky as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did Danville, KY, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Danville, KY, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Danville, KY, Kentucky?
Danville, KY, Kentucky has a population of 55,445 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Danville, KY, Kentucky?
Median household income in Danville, KY, Kentucky is $57,306 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Danville, KY, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Danville, KY, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.