Danville, KY is a small city located in the heart of Kentucky. It is home to a diverse population of people from all backgrounds. The political landscape in Danville is similar to the rest of Kentucky, with the two major parties being the Democratic and Republican parties. Both parties have a strong presence in the city, holding local offices at the county and municipal levels. The City Council consists of six members, each elected by their respective ward or district for a four-year term. Additionally, each year an election is held for mayors and other positions. On the national level, Danville residents are represented by members from both major political parties who are dedicated to representing their constituents’ best interests.
The political climate in Danville, KY is somewhat conservative.
Boyle County, KY is strongly conservative. In Boyle County, KY 36.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Boyle county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.3% to 36.6%.
Boyle county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Danville, KY is somewhat conservative.
Boyle County, Kentucky is strongly conservative.
Danville Metro Area is very conservative.
Kentucky is strongly conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Danville, Kentucky: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Danville, KY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,092 contributions totaling $92,395 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 290 contributions totaling $60,381 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)