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1876–2024
Danville, KY·Kentucky

Danville, KY has voted Republican in eleven straight presidential elections — R+43 in 2024.

Boyle County's small-city core where college-town demographics meet rural Kentucky trends

1876 — 2024·38 elections
KY
LatestR+43in 2024
TypologyEvangelical Deep Southcluster typology
Population55,4452024 ACS

Danville, KY, Kentucky: Evangelical Deep South metro. In 2024, voted R+43%. Republican peak: R+43 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+43MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
Population
55,4452024 5-year
Median household income
$57,3062024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
87.9%2024 5-year
Black
4.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+36 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+43 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Danville, KY
TrumpR+43
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2024 presidential margin by county for Danville, KY, KYA map of the constituent counties of Danville, KY, KY, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Boyle County, KY · R+29Lincoln County, KY · R+61
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican70.8%17,992
Kamala HarrisDemocratic27.8%7,070
OtherAll other candidates1.4%345
D+60
R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −43.0% in 2024.flipped R · 1984−43.0%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+7.5%
1896−10.3%
1900−1.7%
1904+5.2%
1908+6.1%
1912+30.3%
1916+11.7%
1920+6.5%
1924+5.5%
1928−16.6%
1932+26.2%
1936+15.5%
1940+18.2%
1944+13.7%
1948+16.1%
1952+4.1%
1956−4.3%
1960−12.9%
1964+35.6%
1968−7.4%
1972−29.7%
1976+8.0%
1980+3.7%
1984−24.3%
1988−13.9%
1992−1.4%
1996−4.9%
2000−23.9%
2004−29.6%
2008−29.6%
2012−32.8%
2016−41.0%
2020−38.6%
2024−43.0%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−43.0%
7,07017,99225,407
R
−38.6%
7,55217,36125,392
R
−41.0%
6,14615,37822,507
R
−32.8%
7,05314,11921,525
R
−29.6%
7,52113,97421,786
R
−29.6%
7,44213,76021,353
R
−23.9%
6,64110,92117,923
R
−4.9%
6,4277,16314,893
R
−1.4%
6,4266,64315,224
R
−13.9%
6,2528,27614,586
R
−24.3%
5,8769,67115,598
D
+3.7%
7,4206,88214,679
D
+8.0%
7,2936,20513,628
R
−29.7%
4,2777,94012,352
R
−7.4%
4,3995,30612,199
D
+35.6%
8,2833,93012,239
R
−12.9%
5,6897,37113,060
R
−4.3%
6,3896,96213,390
D
+4.1%
6,6816,15512,877
D
+16.1%
6,2584,49010,950
D
+13.7%
6,5774,98811,641
D
+18.2%
7,7385,34713,132
D
+15.5%
7,7235,64213,432
D
+26.2%
9,0475,27114,406
R
−16.6%
5,3067,42012,739
D
+5.5%
6,2975,60812,506
D
+6.5%
7,8866,91514,908
D
+11.7%
4,2643,3627,728
D
+30.3%
3,6611,5436,983
D
+6.1%
3,7813,3367,272
D
+5.2%
3,3593,0146,609
R
−1.7%
3,4483,5717,077
R
−10.3%
2,8343,5206,645
D
+7.5%
2,7222,3195,378
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
33.1%
English
12.4%
Irish
7.7%
German
7.4%
Scottish
1.7%
Italian
1.3%
Polish
0.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.4%
2.6%
75–84
3.0%
5.0%
65–74
6.0%
6.5%
55–64
6.6%
6.1%
45–54
6.3%
6.1%
35–44
5.8%
6.5%
25–34
5.5%
4.9%
18–24
4.7%
8.6%
5–17
8.1%
2.8%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$57,306
Danville, KY ranks near the middle of US counties.
Danville, KY$57,306
Kentucky$63,726
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.8%
Working age (18–64)16.6%
Seniors (65+)14.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.9%
speak English only
Spanish1.6%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
40.2%
Other Christian
9.0%
Methodist
5.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.4%
Mainline Protestant
3.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
2.3%
Non-Christian
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 35.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to Centre College, Danville anchors a compact metro that leans reliably Republican in federal races while sustaining a modest professional-class voter bloc that occasionally narrows statewide margins.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-six points in 1964 and a Republican high of forty-three points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-three points.

A population of 55,445, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,306 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Danville, KY, Kentucky vote in 2024?
In 2024, Danville, KY, Kentucky voted Republican by 43.0 points (R+43), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,407 votes cast, 7,070 went Democratic and 17,992 went Republican.
What is Danville, KY, Kentucky's political typology?
Akashic places Danville, KY, Kentucky in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did Danville, KY, Kentucky last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Danville, KY, Kentucky voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Danville, KY, Kentucky?
Danville, KY, Kentucky has a population of 55,445 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Danville, KY, Kentucky?
Median household income in Danville, KY, Kentucky is $57,306 — below the national median of $80,734. The Kentucky state median is $63,726.
What is the political history of Danville, KY, Kentucky?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Danville, KY, Kentucky from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.