Chewelah leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Chewelah typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chewelah, ~22% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chewelah compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Chewelah leans more Republican than 4 of 20 neighbors.
Chewelah runs about 58 points more Republican than Washington as a whole. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Chewelah is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Chewelah. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+47) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+35), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Chewelah 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 Chewelah, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Chewelah votes against the grain of Washington. Washington leans Democratic overall, while Chewelah runs about 58 points more Republican.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Chewelah, WA sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Chewelah looks the way it does
Turnout in Chewelah 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
- Valley, WA R+48
- Addy, WA R+46
- Arden, WA R+43
- Loon Lake, WA R+40
- Park Rapids, WA R+40
- Gifford, WA R+46
- Springdale, WA R+41
- Orin, WA R+51
- Lost Creek, WA R+48
- Tiger, WA R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Laceys Spring, AL R+67
- Olympia Fields, IL D+77
- Elk Mound, WI R+29
- Barron, WI R+23
- Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA D+5
- Waverly, NE R+31
- Shannon, NC R+23
- Manchester, MA D+39
- Jonesville, MI R+46
- Hurdle Mills, NC R+31
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.