† 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
GroupCheneyWashingtonUnited States
German18.7%14.5%12.5%
English13.5%12.1%9.5%
Irish12.2%9.8%9.4%
American5.1%3.8%5.3%
Norwegian4.4%4.0%—
Italian4.0%3.1%4.8%
Scottish2.8%2.6%1.3%
French2.6%—1.6%
Mexican7.4%10.8%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.8%0.5%1.8%
Spaniard0.6%0.4%—
Spanish0.6%0.3%—
African American†0.9%2.3%9.9%
Chinese0.6%2.2%1.3%
Filipino0.6%1.5%0.9%
Vietnamese0.6%1.1%0.6%
Asian Indian0.3%2.0%1.4%
Korean0.3%0.9%0.4%
Japanese0.3%0.4%0.2%
Burmese0.3%——
Marshallese1.5%——
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
Cheney
Washington
United States
Median age
24.4
38.5
39.1
Age 18–24
38.5%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
11.7%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Cheney
Washington
United States
Median household income
$54,503
$98,141
$84,427
Poverty rate
31.3%
9.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
38.0%
39.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Cheney
Washington
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
11.2%
21.5%
22.3%
Spanish
4.6%
9.1%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.4%
2.1%
2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.0%
2.1%
1.1%
Arabic
2.0%
0.4%
0.4%
Religious landscape
Measure
Cheney
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.
Cheney, Washington
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+5.7%
2008
+16.3%
2012
+14.1%
2016
+10.3%
2020
+16.1%
2024
+10.8%
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
D
53.3%Harris2,422
42.5%Trump1,933
4.2%
D+10.8
R+5.4
D+12.2
4,548
D
55.2%Biden2,669
39.1%Trump1,889
5.7%
D+16.1
D+5.8
D+11.7
4,836
D
48.2%Clinton1,653
37.8%Trump1,298
14.0%
D+10.3
R+3.7
D+8.3
3,431
D
55.2%Obama1,901
41.2%Romney1,417
3.6%
D+14.1
R+2.3
D+10.2
3,443
D
56.8%Obama1,910
40.4%McCain1,360
2.8%
D+16.3
D+10.7
D+9.1
3,364
D
52.4%Kerry1,566
46.8%Bush1,396
0.8%
D+5.7
—
D+8.2
2,986
Home to Eastern Washington University, Cheney's electorate is shaped by a student population that nearly matches its permanent resident count, producing turnout patterns that diverge sharply from surrounding Spokane County precincts.
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 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,503 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Ellensburg and Mount Pleasant.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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 6 presidential elections in Cheney, Washington from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
