† 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
GroupFort LewisWashingtonUnited States
German12.1%14.5%12.5%
English9.1%12.1%9.5%
Irish8.3%9.8%9.4%
Norwegian3.5%4.0%—
American3.0%3.8%5.3%
Italian2.8%3.1%4.8%
Scottish2.1%2.6%1.3%
Swedish2.1%1.8%—
Mexican17.8%10.8%11.3%
Puerto Rican2.5%0.5%1.8%
Spaniard1.0%0.4%—
Salvadoran0.8%0.4%0.7%
Spanish0.8%0.3%—
Cuban0.4%—0.7%
Honduran0.4%—0.3%
Panamanian0.4%——
African American†13.0%2.3%9.9%
African1.5%0.4%0.5%
Kenyan0.7%——
Nigerian0.5%—0.2%
Jamaican0.5%—0.4%
Samoan1.3%0.2%—
Chamorro0.8%——
Native Hawaiian0.4%——
Filipino1.0%1.5%0.9%
Korean0.7%0.9%0.4%
Vietnamese0.4%1.1%0.6%
Cambodian0.4%0.3%—
Chinese0.3%2.2%1.3%
Asian Indian0.2%2.0%1.4%
Japanese0.2%0.4%0.2%
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
Fort Lewis
Washington
United States
Median age
22.9
38.5
39.1
Age 18–24
34.4%
8.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
0.2%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Fort Lewis
Washington
United States
Median household income
$58,796
$98,141
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.3%
9.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
24.4%
39.3%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Fort Lewis
Washington
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
26.4%
21.5%
22.3%
Spanish
15.6%
9.1%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
2.0%
0.4%
0.7%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
4.4%
2.1%
1.1%
Other languages
1.8%
1.1%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Fort Lewis
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.
Fort Lewis, 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
+2.0%
2012
−1.9%
2016
−4.2%
2020
+9.1%
2024
−8.8%
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
R
44.5%Harris498
53.2%Trump596
2.3%
R+8.8
R+17.9
R+7.3
1,120
D
49.6%Biden629
40.4%Trump513
10.0%
D+9.1
D+13.4
D+4.7
1,269
R
41.5%Clinton404
45.7%Trump445
12.8%
R+4.2
R+2.3
R+6.3
974
R
47.6%Obama459
49.5%Romney477
2.9%
R+1.9
R+3.9
R+5.7
964
D
50.0%Obama641
47.9%McCain615
2.1%
D+2.0
D+7.8
R+5.2
1,283
R
46.1%Kerry570
51.9%Bush641
2.0%
R+5.7
—
R+3.3
1,236
Fort Lewis is a census-designated place on the grounds of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, where active-duty personnel and their families make up virtually the entire resident population, producing a demographic profile unlike any civilian precinct in Washington.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 9.1 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 8.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 17.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.8 points.
A population of 15,167, a 44% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,796 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of North Fort Lewis and Fort Hood.
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, Fort Lewis, Washington voted Republican by 8.8 points (R+8.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,120 votes cast, 498 went Democratic and 596 went Republican.
When did Fort Lewis, Washington last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fort Lewis, Washington voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Fort Lewis, Washington?
Fort Lewis, Washington has a population of 15,167 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fort Lewis, Washington?
Median household income in Fort Lewis, Washington is $58,796 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Fort Lewis, Washington?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Fort Lewis, Washington from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.
