Inchelium leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Inchelium typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Inchelium, ~29% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Inchelium compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Inchelium leans more Democratic than 10 of 12 neighbors.
Inchelium runs about 6 points more Republican than Washington as a whole.
Why Inchelium 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 Inchelium, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 38% of adults in Inchelium have never been married, modestly above similar-sized cities (around 30%).
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Inchelium, WA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Inchelium looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 39% of households in Inchelium rent, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Inchelium sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Gifford, WA R+46
- Kewa, WA D+13
- Rice, WA R+38
- Hunters, WA R+53
- Addy, WA R+46
- Orin, WA R+51
- Fruitland, WA D+6
- Arden, WA R+43
- Kettle Falls, WA R+39
- Chewelah, WA R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lazy Mountain, AK R+35
- Portland, ND R+38
- Kennedyville, MD R+19
- Steptoe, NV R+64
- Salem, IA R+49
- Lyndon, IL R+46
- Stringtown, VA R+29
- Maxwell, IN R+50
- Rossburg, OH R+75
- Manchester, CA D+51
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.