The small community of Hawaiian Ocean View, HI, is full of vibrant culture and history. Located in the Ka'u district on the Big Island, this town is home to about 2,000 people. Despite its small size, Hawaiian Ocean View has a strong sense of political engagement from its citizens. Residents come together to discuss important local and state issues that impact them and their community. Politically active individuals often run for office at the local level and take part in debates about different initiatives. They also get involved in elections, campaigning for their chosen candidates and making sure their voices are heard when it comes to choosing leaders who will make decisions that will benefit their community. In general, Hawaiian Ocean View residents are passionate about politics and committed to making a positive difference in their town.
The political climate in Hawaiian Ocean View, HI is moderately liberal.
Hawaii County, HI is very liberal. In Hawaii County, HI 66.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hawaii county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.9% to 30.6%.
Hawaii county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hawaiian Ocean View, HI is moderately liberal.
Hawaii County, Hawaii is very liberal.
Hilo Metro Area is very liberal.
Hawaii is strongly liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Hawaiian Ocean View, HI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 330 contributions totaling $7,445 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $2,440 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)