The politics of the Danville, IL Metro Area are shaped by the local governments that make up the larger region. The area is governed by various cities and townships, each with its own elected officials responsible for providing services to their constituents. Voters in the area elect representatives for positions in local city councils, school boards, mayorships, county commissions and other entities to address their needs. Additionally, state representatives and senators from the Illinois General Assembly also represent parts of the area. Local political issues include infrastructure improvements, education funding, crime prevention and economic development initiatives.
The political climate in Danville Metro Area is very conservative.
In Danville Metro Area 32.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Danville metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.5% to 32.6%.
The Danville metro area voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Danville Metro Area is very conservative.
Illinois is moderately 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, Illinois: r R 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 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Danville Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 647 contributions totaling $36,272 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 377 contributions totaling $77,278 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)