† 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
GroupChelanWashingtonUnited States
German17.1%14.5%12.5%
English13.4%12.1%9.5%
Irish9.2%9.8%9.4%
American6.4%3.8%5.3%
Norwegian4.6%4.0%—
Italian3.1%3.1%4.8%
Scottish2.8%2.6%1.3%
Swedish2.3%1.8%—
Mexican20.4%10.8%11.3%
Spaniard0.4%0.4%—
Guatemalan0.3%0.2%0.5%
Dominican0.2%—0.7%
Argentinean0.2%——
Salvadoran0.2%0.4%0.7%
Aztec2.0%——
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
Chelan
Washington
United States
Median age
46.4
38.5
39.1
Age 18–24
8.0%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
22.8%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Chelan
Washington
United States
Median household income
$82,637
$98,141
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.4%
9.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
28.3%
39.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Chelan
Washington
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
22.1%
21.5%
22.3%
Spanish
20.7%
9.1%
13.6%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
1.2%
0.9%
0.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Chelan
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.
Chelan, Washington
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−19.9%
2008
−4.1%
2012
−7.3%
2016
−10.9%
2020
−5.9%
2024
−8.5%
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
44.0%Harris1,102
52.5%Trump1,315
3.4%
R+8.5
R+2.6
R+7.0
2,503
R
45.8%Biden1,163
51.7%Trump1,313
2.6%
R+5.9
D+5.0
R+10.4
2,541
R
41.5%Clinton787
52.4%Trump994
6.1%
R+10.9
R+3.6
R+13.0
1,896
R
44.8%Obama814
52.2%Romney947
3.0%
R+7.3
R+3.3
R+11.2
1,815
R
46.5%Obama802
50.6%McCain872
3.0%
R+4.1
D+15.8
R+11.3
1,725
R
38.6%Kerry595
58.5%Bush902
3.0%
R+19.9
—
R+17.4
1,543
Chelan sits at the heart of Chelan County, a reliably Republican-leaning jurisdiction where agriculture and tourism shape an electorate that has backed GOP presidential candidates by double-digit margins in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 19.9 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.5 points.
A population of 4,350, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $82,637 describe the city.
In 2024, Chelan, Washington voted Republican by 8.5 points (R+8.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,503 votes cast, 1,102 went Democratic and 1,315 went Republican.
How many people live in Chelan, Washington?
Chelan, Washington has a population of 4,350 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Chelan, Washington?
Median household income in Chelan, Washington is $82,637 — above the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Chelan, Washington?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Chelan, Washington from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
