Kewa leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Kewa typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kewa, ~29% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kewa compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kewa leans more Democratic than 7 of 8 neighbors.
Kewa runs about 6 points more Republican than Washington as a whole.
Why Kewa 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 Kewa, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 38% of adults in Kewa have never been married, modestly above similar-sized cities (around 24%).
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Kewa, WA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Kewa looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 38% of households in Kewa rent, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Kewa sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Inchelium, WA D+12
- Hunters, WA R+53
- Gifford, WA R+46
- Fruitland, WA D+6
- Keller, WA D+13
- Rice, WA R+38
- Miles, WA R+29
- Addy, WA R+46
- Springdale, WA R+41
- Valley, WA R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zion, IA R+50
- Unionville, OH R+61
- Patsville, NV R+34
- Hollywood, MO R+76
- Ashland, WV R+3
- Scipioville, NY R+29
- Shields, IN R+69
- Bridgehead, CA R+8
- Shasta Retreat, CA Even
- Pleasant Union, PA R+73
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.