Danville city, VA County is a diverse and vibrant town with an interesting political landscape. The city is home to multiple local political parties, including the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. Each of these parties has their own candidates running for public office in Danville city, from mayor to county commissioner. These candidates all bring their own perspectives to the table in order to address issues that are important to both the citizens of Danville city and the state of Virginia as a whole. Local initiatives such as increasing economic opportunities for underprivileged communities, improving public safety, and providing access to quality healthcare are all key focuses of the many current local candidates running for office in Danville city. Ultimately, it is up to the citizens of Danville city to decide who will be best suited for each respective position in local government.
The political climate in Danville City County, VA is moderately liberal.
In Danville City County, VA 60.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Danville city county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.4% to 38.3%.
Danville city county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Danville City County, VA is moderately liberal.
Danville Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
Virginia is somewhat liberal.
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 City, Virginia: r d D D D D
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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 City County, VA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 802 contributions totaling $30,903 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 361 contributions totaling $61,256 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)