† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupDanvilleIllinoisUnited States
German9.7%16.1%12.5%
English7.5%6.9%9.5%
Irish5.8%10.6%9.4%
American5.1%3.3%5.3%
Italian1.2%5.4%4.8%
Scottish1.2%—1.3%
French0.9%0.7%1.6%
Polish0.8%6.0%2.2%
African American†34.0%12.1%9.9%
African0.5%0.5%0.5%
Mexican6.5%14.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%1.7%1.8%
Spanish0.3%——
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
Illinois
United States
Median age
39.8
39.1
39.1
Age 18–24
8.2%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.4%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Danville
Illinois
United States
Median household income
$45,957
$83,390
$84,427
Poverty rate
24.5%
11.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
19.0%
37.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Danville
Illinois
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.7%
24.1%
22.3%
Spanish
5.5%
14.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Danville
Illinois
United States
Catholic
—
24.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
11.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
49.2%
51.5%
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, Illinois
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+4.8%
2008
+16.7%
2012
+8.3%
2016
+3.2%
2020
+2.9%
2024
+0.4%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
49.0%Harris4,477
48.6%Trump4,438
2.5%
D+0.4
R+2.5
D+1.9
9,141
D
50.6%Biden5,135
47.7%Trump4,838
1.6%
D+2.9
R+0.2
R+1.5
10,140
D
48.9%Clinton5,195
45.7%Trump4,858
5.3%
D+3.2
R+5.2
D+1.1
10,619
D
53.1%Obama5,703
44.8%Romney4,808
2.1%
D+8.3
R+8.3
D+4.5
10,733
D
57.2%Obama7,039
40.6%McCain4,989
2.2%
D+16.7
D+11.9
D+9.4
12,300
D
51.6%Kerry6,370
46.8%Bush5,782
1.7%
D+4.8
—
D+7.2
12,356
Once anchored by industrial employers, Danville has shed roughly half its peak population and shifted sharply toward Republican margins in recent cycles, tracking a broader pattern of post-industrial realignment across the eastern Illinois flatlands.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 16.7 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 0.4 points.
A population of 28,595, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $45,957 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Gadsden and Brookhaven.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Danville, Illinois voted a near-tie (D+0.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 9,141 votes cast, 4,477 went Democratic and 4,438 went Republican.
How many people live in Danville, Illinois?
Danville, Illinois has a population of 28,595 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Danville, Illinois?
Median household income in Danville, Illinois is $45,957 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Danville, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Danville, Illinois from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
