2024 presidential election
Cheney
HarrisD+10.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 53.3% | 2,422 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 42.5% | 1,933 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 4.2% | 193 |
D+60R+60
City boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the city’s overall result across 2008–2024, on current city boundaries.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +16.3% |
| 2012 | +14.6% |
| 2016 | +10.3% |
| 2020 | +16.1% |
| 2024 | +10.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 53.3%Harris2,422 | 42.5%Trump1,933 | 4.2% | 4,548 | ||
| D | 55.2%Biden2,669 | 39.1%Trump1,889 | 5.7%incl. Jorgensen | 4,836 | ||
| D | 48.2%Clinton1,653 | 37.8%Trump1,298 | 14.0%incl. Johnson | 3,431 | ||
| D | 57.3%Obama1,901 | 42.7%Romney1,417 | 0.0% | 3,318 | ||
| D | 56.8%Obama1,910 | 40.4%McCain1,360 | 2.8% | 3,364 |
Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | CheneyCity | WashingtonState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 76.6% | 65.8% | 61.0% |
| Black | 1.1% | 4.0% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 3.5% | 9.8% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 11.4% | 12.7% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 7.1% | 7.7% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10.7% | 14.4% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $54,503 | $98,141 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 31.3% | 9.9% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 24.4 | 38.5 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 8.9% | 8.5% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 17.5% | 16.7% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 33.1% | 39.3% | 35.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 7.8% | 21.5% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 2.6% | 9.1% | 13.6% |
| Russian, Polish, or other Slavic | 1.5% | 1.5% | 0.7% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | German 19.7% | German 14.5% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | English 14.3% | English 12.1% | Mexican 11.3% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | Irish 12.9% | Mexican 10.8% | English 9.5% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 6.1%County context | 10.7% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 25.8%County context | 20.5% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 57.8%County context | 58.8% | 51.5% |
| Latter-day Saints | 5.5%County context | 3.6% | 2.0% |
ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.
Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
German
19.7%
English
14.3%
Irish
12.9%
American
5.4%
Norwegian
4.6%
Italian
4.2%
Scottish
3.0%
French
2.7%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
4.9%
Puerto Rican
0.5%
Spaniard
0.4%
Spanish
0.4%
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Marshallese
0.4%
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Chinese
0.4%
Filipino
0.4%
Vietnamese
0.4%
Asian Indian
0.2%
Korean
0.2%
Japanese
0.2%
Burmese
0.2%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
African
0.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 24.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$54,503
Cheney$54,503
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
31.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.6%
Working age (18–64)11.5%
Seniors (65+)10.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.2%
speak English only
Spanish2.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1.5%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.9%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Arabic0.4%
German or other West Germanic0.3%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.3%
Vietnamese0.3%
Other languages0.3%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.2%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%
Korean0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Unaffiliated or not counted57.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.
Cheney sits in the Pacific Northwest. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 16.3 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 5.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.8 points.
A population of 12,804, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,503 describe the city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Cheney, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cheney, Washington voted Democratic by 10.8 points (D+10.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 4,548 votes cast, 2,422 went Democratic and 1,933 went Republican.
How many people live in Cheney, Washington?
Cheney, Washington has a population of 12,804 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cheney, Washington?
Median household income in Cheney, Washington is $54,503 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Cheney, Washington?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Cheney, Washington from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.