† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupDanville, ILIllinoisUnited States
German13.3%16.1%12.5%
English10.3%6.9%9.5%
Irish8.0%10.6%9.4%
American7.0%3.3%5.3%
Italian1.7%5.4%4.8%
Scottish1.7%—1.3%
French1.3%0.7%1.6%
Polish1.1%6.0%2.2%
African American†14.5%12.1%9.9%
African0.2%0.5%0.5%
Mexican4.8%14.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%1.7%1.8%
Spanish0.2%——
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Danville, IL
Illinois
United States
Median age
41.3
39.1
39.1
Age 18–24
7.7%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.3%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Danville, IL
Illinois
United States
Median household income
$56,877
$83,390
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.7%
11.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
19.2%
37.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Danville, IL
Illinois
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.9%
24.1%
22.3%
Spanish
2.9%
14.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Danville, IL
Illinois
United States
Catholic
3.3%
24.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
20.6%
11.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
65.5%
49.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.3%
5.3%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Danville, IL
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−15.2%
1896
−20.4%
1900
−22.2%
1904
−45.1%
1908
−27.9%
1912
−0.5%
1916
−7.6%
1920
−32.4%
1924
−34.9%
1928
−25.6%
1932
+20.6%
1936
+15.1%
1940
−0.4%
1944
−6.1%
1948
−7.9%
1952
−14.9%
1956
−19.2%
1960
−14.8%
1964
+11.9%
1968
−11.9%
1972
−26.5%
1976
−3.4%
1980
−20.4%
1984
−16.2%
1988
+2.8%
1992
+17.4%
1996
+11.2%
2000
−1.2%
2004
−11.9%
2008
+0.6%
2012
−13.2%
2016
−29.4%
2020
−32.9%
2024
−35.6%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
31.3%Harris9,254
66.9%Trump19,777
1.8%
R+35.6
R+2.7
R+34.1
29,549
R
32.6%Biden10,323
65.5%Trump20,725
1.9%
R+32.9
R+3.5
R+37.3
31,642
R
32.6%Clinton10,039
61.9%Trump19,087
5.5%
R+29.4
R+16.2
R+31.4
30,818
R
42.4%Obama12,878
55.6%Romney16,892
2.1%
R+13.2
R+13.8
R+17.1
30,400
D
49.4%Obama16,246
48.8%McCain16,054
1.7%
D+0.6
D+12.5
R+6.7
32,872
R
43.7%Kerry14,726
55.6%Bush18,731
0.8%
R+11.9
R+10.7
R+9.4
33,714
R
48.0%Gore15,406
49.2%Bush15,783
2.8%
R+1.2
R+12.4
R+1.7
32,100
D
49.6%Clinton15,525
38.4%Dole12,015
12.1%
D+11.2
R+6.2
D+2.7
31,329
D
47.8%Clinton18,383
30.4%Bush11,703
21.8%
D+17.4
D+14.6
D+11.8
38,461
D
51.1%Dukakis17,918
48.3%Bush16,943
0.6%
D+2.8
D+18.9
D+10.5
35,067
R
41.7%Mondale16,530
57.9%Reagan22,932
0.4%
R+16.2
D+4.3
D+2.1
39,611
R
36.6%Carter14,498
57.1%Reagan22,579
6.3%
R+20.4
R+17.0
R+10.7
39,567
R
47.8%Carter18,438
51.2%Ford19,751
0.9%
R+3.4
D+23.1
R+5.5
38,546
R
36.6%McGovern14,413
63.1%Nixon24,863
0.4%
R+26.5
R+14.6
R+3.4
39,425
R
37.4%Humphrey16,238
49.3%Nixon21,391
13.3%
R+11.9
R+23.7
R+11.2
43,424
D
55.9%Johnson24,765
44.1%Goldwater19,506
0.0%
D+11.9
D+26.7
R+10.7
44,271
R
42.5%Kennedy19,702
57.3%Nixon26,571
0.1%
R+14.8
D+4.3
R+15.0
46,342
R
40.4%Stevenson17,991
59.5%Eisenhower26,534
0.1%
R+19.2
R+4.2
R+3.8
44,585
R
42.4%Stevenson18,771
57.4%Eisenhower25,367
0.2%
R+14.9
R+7.0
R+4.2
44,226
R
45.4%Truman16,173
53.3%Dewey18,994
1.3%
R+7.9
R+1.8
R+12.4
35,646
R
46.6%Roosevelt18,387
52.7%Dewey20,794
0.7%
R+6.1
R+5.7
R+13.6
39,454
R
49.5%Roosevelt22,891
49.9%Willkie23,059
0.6%
R+0.4
R+15.5
R+10.3
46,242
D
56.7%Roosevelt25,016
41.6%Landon18,350
1.8%
D+15.1
R+5.5
R+9.2
44,156
D
59.1%Roosevelt24,032
38.5%Hoover15,643
2.5%
D+20.6
D+46.2
D+2.8
40,677
R
36.7%Smith12,728
62.3%Hoover21,616
1.1%
R+25.6
D+9.3
R+8.1
34,717
R
19.7%Davis6,424
54.6%Coolidge17,822
25.7%
R+34.9
R+2.5
R+9.8
32,615
R
29.3%Cox8,634
61.7%Harding18,175
8.9%
R+32.4
R+24.8
R+6.2
29,439
R
42.7%Wilson13,864
50.3%Hughes16,330
7.0%
R+7.6
R+7.1
R+10.7
32,472
O
31.8%Wilson5,576
32.3%Taft5,655
35.9%
Roosevelt +3.7
D+27.5
R+20.0
17,533
R
32.7%Bryan6,320
60.6%Taft11,726
6.7%
R+27.9
D+17.1
R+18.4
19,344
R
21.6%Parker3,620
66.7%Roosevelt11,179
11.8%
R+45.1
R+22.8
R+25.4
16,772
R
36.9%Bryan6,147
59.1%McKinley9,852
4.0%
R+22.2
R+1.9
R+14.7
16,671
R
38.8%Bryan5,749
59.1%McKinley8,767
2.1%
R+20.4
R+5.1
R+14.3
14,825
R
40.2%Cleveland5,001
55.4%Harrison6,892
4.3%
R+15.2
—
R+16.9
12,432
Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
R
33.9%7,445
64.3%14,135
21,975
2020
R
36.3%11,375
59.9%18,751
31,325
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Danville, IL
Year
Total registered
2016
47,963
2018
32,017
2020
31,102
2022
30,019
2024
29,529
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−15 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −7,963 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Danville, IL in Danville, IL: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−306
2012
−716
2013
−396
2014
−897
2015
−625
2016
−777
2017
−804
2018
−1,021
2019
−937
2021
−534
2022
−679
2023
−202
2024
−54
2025
−15
Danville's metro has shed roughly a third of its population since the 1980s as manufacturing employment declined, producing a voter base that swings sharply with economic sentiment and consistently posts higher turnout than comparably sized downstate Illinois markets.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 20.6 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 45.1 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.6 points.
A population of 72,386, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,877 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Alma, MI and Terre Haute, IN.
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In 2024, Danville, IL, Illinois voted Republican by 35.6 points (R+35.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 29,549 votes cast, 9,254 went Democratic and 19,777 went Republican.
When did Danville, IL, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Danville, IL, Illinois voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Danville, IL, Illinois?
Danville, IL, Illinois has a population of 72,386 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Danville, IL, Illinois?
Median household income in Danville, IL, Illinois is $56,877 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Danville, IL, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Danville, IL, Illinois from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.
