Editing Danville, California (section)

==Government==
[[Image:Danville CA Town Meeting Hall crop.jpg|thumb|right|Town Meeting Hall]]
[[File:Danville Friendship Cities.jpg|thumb|A sign nearby the Danville Library indicating its "friendship cities": [[Danville, Kentucky]], and [[New Ross]], Ireland]]
According to the [[Secretary of State of California|California Secretary of State]], as of February 10, 2019, Danville has 30,076 registered voters. Of those, 10,412 (34.6%) are registered [[California Democratic Party|Democrats]], 10,381 (34.5%) are registered [[California Republican Party|Republicans]], and 7,963 (26.5%) have [[Decline to State|declined to state]] a political party.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ror/ror-odd-year-2019/politicalsub.pdf|title=CA Secretary of State – Report of Registration – February 10, 2019|website=ca.gov|access-date=March 18, 2019}}</ref>

Throughout its history until 2008, Danville was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] stronghold in presidential elections.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Road to Resegregation: Northern California and the Failure of Politics|author=Alex Schafran |year=2018|isbn=978-0520286443}}</ref> [[Ronald Reagan]] carried it by a 3-to-1 margin in 1984. However, in 2008, [[Barack Obama]] became the first Democrat to carry Danville in a presidential election. He narrowly won it again in 2012 with a plurality. [[Hillary Clinton]] carried it in 2016 by nearly 24 points and [[Joe Biden]] won it by nearly 29 points in 2020.

The Town of Danville has a [[Council–manager government]], with a five-person Town Council and an appointed Town Manager. Council members' terms are four years. Each year, in December, the council selects a new mayor to take office in January. The current mayor of Danville is Karen Stepper.<ref name="towncouncilpage"/>

Danville has its own police department, which consists of 42 full-time employees, including 30 Officers and 12 civilian support staff. In addition, it has 8 Reserve officers and 32 volunteers. Allan Shields is the current police chief.<ref name="citywebsite"/>

The San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District (SRVFPD) provides fire protection for Danville. A Special District, it covers 155 square miles includes the following communities: Alamo, Blackhawk, Diablo, the City of San Ramon, the southern boundary of Morgan Territory and the Tassajara Valley, all located in Contra Costa County.<ref name="citywebsite"/>

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|+ '''Danville vote<br/> by party in presidential elections <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/prior-elections/statewide-election-results/ | title=Statewide Election Results :: California Secretary of State }}</ref>'''
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2024 United States presidential election|2024]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''61.7%''' ''16,421''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|35.0% ''9,306''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2024 United States presidential election|2024]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''63.4%''' ''18,297''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|34.6% ''9,993''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''58.8%''' ''13,969''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|35.2% ''8,360''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''49.9%''' ''11,870''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|48.4% ''11,521''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.3%''' ''13,628''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.6% ''10,744''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.2% ''11,106''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.0%''' ''12,235''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.6% ''9,543''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''53.6%''' ''11,734''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.6% ''8,210''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.2%''' ''10,551''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|33.8% ''6,591''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''43.8%''' ''8,540''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.4% ''4,887''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''67.7%''' ''10,538''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|23.8% ''3,505''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''75.3%''' ''11,080''
|}