† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupChewelahWashingtonUnited States
German20.5%14.5%12.5%
English13.5%12.1%9.5%
Irish11.8%9.8%9.4%
American7.8%3.8%5.3%
Norwegian4.6%4.0%—
Swedish3.1%1.8%—
Italian3.0%3.1%4.8%
Scottish2.5%2.6%1.3%
Samoan0.2%0.2%—
Mexican1.1%10.8%11.3%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Chewelah
Washington
United States
Median age
48
38.5
39.1
Age 18–24
6.0%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
28.8%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Chewelah
Washington
United States
Median household income
$54,167
$98,141
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.8%
9.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
19.3%
39.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Chewelah
Washington
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.6%
21.5%
22.3%
Spanish
2.2%
9.1%
13.6%
Other languages
1.2%
1.1%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Chewelah
Washington
United States
Catholic
—
10.7%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
20.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
58.8%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Chewelah, Washington
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−13.5%
2008
−4.1%
2012
−10.9%
2016
−24.1%
2020
−24.4%
2024
−25.9%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
35.7%Harris522
61.6%Trump900
2.7%
R+25.9
R+1.5
R+24.4
1,461
R
36.6%Biden550
61.0%Trump916
2.4%
R+24.4
R+0.2
R+28.8
1,502
R
33.6%Clinton401
57.7%Trump689
8.7%
R+24.1
R+13.3
R+26.2
1,194
R
42.2%Obama513
53.1%Romney645
4.7%
R+10.9
R+6.7
R+14.7
1,215
R
46.5%Obama574
50.6%McCain625
2.8%
R+4.1
D+9.4
R+11.4
1,234
R
41.8%Kerry470
55.3%Bush622
2.8%
R+13.5
—
R+11.1
1,124
Chewelah sits in the Colville Valley roughly 60 miles north of Spokane, embedded in a regional economy shaped by forestry and agriculture. Stevens County has delivered lopsided Republican margins in recent statewide cycles, and Chewelah reflects that pattern.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 25.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.9 points.
A population of 2,606, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,167 describe the city.
In 2024, Chewelah, Washington voted Republican by 25.9 points (R+25.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,461 votes cast, 522 went Democratic and 900 went Republican.
How many people live in Chewelah, Washington?
Chewelah, Washington has a population of 2,606 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Chewelah, Washington?
Median household income in Chewelah, Washington is $54,167 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Chewelah, Washington?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Chewelah, Washington from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
