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1876–2024
Danville, VA·Virginia

Danville, VA has voted Republican in fourteen straight presidential elections — R+21 in 2024.

A post-tobacco corridor where manufacturing still shapes the ballot

1876 — 2024·38 elections
VA
LatestR+21in 2024
TypologyBlack Beltcluster typology
Population102,0702024 ACS

Danville, VA, Virginia: Black Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+21%. Democratic peak: D+72 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+21MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Black BeltAkashic typology
Population
102,0702024 5-year
Median household income
$50,0892024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
59.9%2024 5-year
Black
33.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+72 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+62 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Danville, VA
TrumpR+21
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2024 presidential margin by county for Danville, VA, VAA map of the constituent counties of Danville, VA, VA, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Danville city, VA · D+21Pittsylvania County, VA · R+43
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican60.2%31,204
Kamala HarrisDemocratic39.0%20,214
OtherAll other candidates0.9%450
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: −21.2% in 2024.flipped R · 1952−21.2%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+8.9%
1896+14.0%
1900+33.2%
1904+52.1%
1908+34.8%
1912+54.4%
1916+49.1%
1920+45.4%
1924+48.1%
1928−26.4%
1932+57.7%
1936+72.3%
1940+64.2%
1944+45.7%
1948+24.7%
1952−2.4%
1956−5.7%
1960−13.0%
1964−15.7%
1968−5.4%
1972−62.5%
1976−14.4%
1980−23.6%
1984−33.9%
1988−26.8%
1992−12.6%
1996−13.7%
2000−21.5%
2004−18.0%
2008−6.5%
2012−7.8%
2016−17.0%
2020−17.4%
2024−21.2%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−21.2%
20,21431,20451,868
R
−17.4%
21,82531,17953,616
R
−17.0%
20,25828,85750,538
R
−7.8%
23,07627,02650,885
R
−6.5%
23,76727,09151,323
R
−18.0%
18,71027,07246,529
R
−21.5%
16,05525,18742,562
R
−13.7%
15,84921,38140,233
R
−12.6%
15,80921,05141,555
R
−26.8%
13,96524,45039,075
R
−33.9%
13,63727,88441,985
R
−23.6%
13,79122,68737,642
R
−14.4%
14,35419,40835,125
R
−62.5%
2,1269,63012,008
O
−5.4%
9,92211,89236,764
R
−15.7%
3,8045,2249,039
R
−13.0%
6,7008,75415,748
R
−5.7%
6,5457,43115,520
R
−2.4%
7,2997,65815,046
D
+24.7%
5,4832,74311,114
D
+45.7%
6,6132,4559,090
D
+64.2%
7,0341,5158,596
D
+72.3%
6,9601,1058,100
D
+57.7%
5,3881,3966,924
R
−26.4%
2,8844,9587,842
D
+48.1%
4,1401,3535,797
D
+45.4%
4,6031,7136,372
D
+49.1%
3,1631,0304,348
D
+54.4%
2,6246203,686
D
+34.8%
2,4341,1683,633
D
+52.1%
2,5547513,459
D
+33.2%
5,3332,6388,118
D
+14.0%
5,6894,27410,116
D
+8.9%
4,8954,0309,759
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
19.4%
English
12.7%
Irish
5.6%
German
4.5%
Italian
1.7%
Scottish
1.3%
French
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: 44.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.5%
3.2%
75–84
4.4%
6.1%
65–74
7.3%
7.1%
55–64
7.9%
5.9%
45–54
6.1%
5.3%
35–44
5.5%
5.8%
25–34
5.7%
4.1%
18–24
3.7%
7.6%
5–17
7.3%
2.6%
<5
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$50,089
Danville, VA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Danville, VA$50,089
Virginia$93,170
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.2%
Working age (18–64)16.5%
Seniors (65+)22.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.3%
speak English only
Spanish2.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
21.4%
Other Christian
19.0%
Methodist
5.5%
Catholic & Orthodox
4.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.3%
Mainline Protestant
1.5%
Non-Christian
0.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Danville anchors the southern Virginia Piedmont, where decades of textile and tobacco decline have redrawn voter coalitions. The metro's working-class majority and persistent poverty rate make it a reliable signal for statewide shifts among non-college white and Black voters.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of seventy-two points in 1936 and a Republican high of sixty-two points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-one points.

A population of 102,070, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $50,089 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Danville, VA, Virginia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Danville, VA, Virginia voted Republican by 21.2 points (R+21), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 51,868 votes cast, 20,214 went Democratic and 31,204 went Republican.
What is Danville, VA, Virginia's political typology?
Akashic places Danville, VA, Virginia in the "Black Belt" 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 14 times, Republican 19 times, and other 1 times.
When did Danville, VA, Virginia last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Danville, VA, Virginia voted Democratic was 1948.
How many people live in Danville, VA, Virginia?
Danville, VA, Virginia has a population of 102,070 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Danville, VA, Virginia?
Median household income in Danville, VA, Virginia is $50,089 — below the national median of $80,734. The Virginia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Danville, VA, Virginia?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Danville, VA, Virginia from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Black Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.