Danville, IL 61832 is a city in Vermilion County with a population of over 30,000 people. It is the 15th largest city in the state of Illinois and has been home to many politicians over the years. At the local level, Danville is led by Mayor Rickey Williams Jr., who was elected in 2017. Other notable members of the Danville City Council are President Gary C. Wilfong, Vice President Pam Huseman-Hobson, and Alderman Chris Schoonover. The local political scene has become increasingly competitive in recent years with a number of candidates running for office during each election cycle. With its strong sense of community and history, Danville continues to play an integral role in shaping Illinois politics at the state and national levels.
The political climate in Zip 61832 (Danville, IL) is moderately conservative.
Vermilion County, IL is very conservative. In Vermilion County, IL 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, Vermilion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.5% to 32.6%.
Vermilion county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 61832 (Danville, IL) is moderately conservative.
Danville, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Vermilion County, Illinois is very conservative.
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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 61832 (Danville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 206 contributions totaling $16,976 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 172 contributions totaling $32,653 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)