Danville, West Virginia is a small city located in the southwestern part of the state. This rural locale has a long history of involvement in local politics, and although it may not be as significant on a national scale, local elections are very important here. With its population of slightly more than 1,000 people, Danville is able to elect its own mayor and city council members. Those elected hold office for two-year terms and work to create new policies that will benefit the city's residents. In addition to the mayor and council members, there are also several boards and commissions that put forth proposals on behalf of the city and its citizens. Any changes made through these boards or commissions must first be approved by either the mayor or the council. While Danville does not typically make headlines in regards to national political news, it remains an important location at the state level thanks to its active involvement in local politics.
The political climate in Danville, WV is strongly conservative.
Boone County, WV is very conservative. In Boone County, WV 22.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Boone county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.6% to 22.6%.
Boone county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Danville, WV is strongly conservative.
Boone County, West Virginia is very conservative.
Charleston Metro Area is moderately conservative.
West Virginia is very 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, West Virginia: D D D 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, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 45 contributions totaling $10,694 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $238 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $5,663 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $236 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)