Lewiston, ID-WA, Washington: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+34%. Democratic peak: D+44 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+34MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 65,1642024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,4902024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+44 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+38 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Lewiston, ID-WA, WAOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 10,010 | 20,711 | 31,600 | ||
| R | 10,936 | 21,057 | 32,918 | ||
| R | 7,962 | 16,440 | 27,169 | ||
| R | 10,454 | 15,621 | 26,820 | ||
| R | 11,262 | 15,808 | 27,603 | ||
| R | 9,795 | 16,329 | 26,486 | ||
| R | 7,731 | 15,486 | 24,006 | ||
| D | 10,840 | 9,535 | 24,007 | ||
| D | 10,308 | 7,856 | 24,570 | ||
| D | 11,176 | 9,901 | 21,404 | ||
| R | 9,023 | 12,029 | 21,351 | ||
| R | 9,289 | 10,770 | 22,403 | ||
| D | 9,222 | 8,903 | 18,583 | ||
| R | 7,640 | 9,143 | 17,721 | ||
| D | 9,195 | 7,326 | 18,013 | ||
| D | 12,902 | 5,689 | 18,593 | ||
| D | 11,037 | 7,843 | 18,886 | ||
| D | 9,034 | 8,243 | 17,283 | ||
| R | 7,712 | 8,381 | 16,125 | ||
| D | 7,801 | 4,552 | 12,905 | ||
| D | 7,341 | 4,526 | 11,919 | ||
| D | 8,070 | 4,892 | 13,024 | ||
| D | 7,966 | 2,904 | 11,428 | ||
| D | 7,071 | 3,171 | 10,464 | ||
| R | 3,311 | 5,866 | 9,256 | ||
| R | 1,720 | 3,344 | 7,656 | ||
| R | 2,045 | 3,971 | 6,177 | ||
| D | 3,811 | 2,757 | 7,076 | ||
| O | 2,170 | 1,590 | 6,011 | ||
| R | 3,208 | 4,519 | 8,602 | ||
| R | 1,923 | 4,703 | 7,310 | ||
| R | 2,496 | 2,582 | 5,326 | ||
| D | 1,358 | 889 | 2,273 | ||
| R | 143 | 539 | 1,149 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.9%
English
14.2%
Irish
11.2%
American
4.2%
Italian
3.2%
Scottish
2.7%
French
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 42.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$72,490
Lewiston, ID-WA ranks near the middle of US counties.
Lewiston, ID-WA$72,490
Washington$98,141
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.7%
Working age (18–64)12.4%
Seniors (65+)8.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.1%
speak English only
Spanish1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Lewiston-Clarkston sits at the Idaho-Washington border where the Snake and Clearwater rivers meet, pairing a working-class port economy with the University of Idaho's student population in a region that votes reliably Republican at the federal level.
The Democratic margin in Lewiston, ID-WA peaked at forty-four points in 1936. By 2000 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-four points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $72,490 sits well below state and national norms, and 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Lewiston, ID-WA, Washington vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lewiston, ID-WA, Washington voted Republican by 33.9 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 31,600 votes cast, 10,010 went Democratic and 20,711 went Republican.
What is Lewiston, ID-WA, Washington's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Lewiston, ID-WA, Washington as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 18 times, and other 1 times.
When did Lewiston, ID-WA, Washington last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lewiston, ID-WA, Washington voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Lewiston, ID-WA, Washington?
Lewiston, ID-WA, Washington has a population of 65,164 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lewiston, ID-WA, Washington?
Median household income in Lewiston, ID-WA, Washington is $72,490 — below the national median of $80,734. The Washington state median is $98,141.
What is the political history of Lewiston, ID-WA, Washington?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lewiston, ID-WA, Washington from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.