Cheney is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Cheney typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cheney, ~31% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cheney compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cheney sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 1 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 32 leaning the other way.
Cheney runs about 19 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Cheney sits closer to the political middle.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cheney. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+6) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+31), a spread of about 37 points.
Why Cheney leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Cheney, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cheney votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Cheney runs about 19 points more Republican.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Cheney, WA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Cheney looks the way it does
Turnout in Cheney sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Four Lakes, WA R+31
- Lakeland Village, WA R+30
- Marshall, WA R+23
- Medical Lake, WA R+25
- Fairchild AFB, WA R+13
- Spangle, WA R+42
- Tyler, WA R+36
- Airway Heights, WA R+16
- Espanola, WA R+35
- Fairchild Air Force Base, WA R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- St. Marys, GA R+34
- Vail, AZ R+21
- Valley Center, CA R+25
- Holly, MI R+22
- Copiague, NY Even
- San Fernando, CA D+33
- Arvin, CA D+9
- Pennsauken, NJ D+44
- Belmont, NC R+20
- Rensselaer, NY D+8
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Washington Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.