Mountain View, HI is a small town with a population of about 1,500 people. It is located in the beautiful island of Hawaii and is home to many local businesses and attractions. The residents of Mountain View take great pride in their community and strive to maintain a sense of peace and safety for all who live there. Politically, Mountain View follows the state of Hawaii's lead on majority matters such as taxation or social issues. The main focus for politics in the area is typically centered around local issues that affect the citizens directly such as infrastructure projects or new developments within the town. Recently, there has been an effort by some local politicians to bring more attention to green energy initiatives and sustainability efforts for the region. Local politicians also work hard to bring much-needed services to Mountain View, such as expanding access to health care facilities or creating improved quality housing options for citizens. In terms of national politics, most Mountain View residents remain focused on making sure their voices are heard when voting during presidential elections. Overall, politics in Mountain View are reflective of those found throughout much of Hawaii -a focus on maintaining a sense of community spirit while also looking toward the future with innovative solutions.
The political climate in Mountain 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
Mountain 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.
Mountain 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 Mountain View, HI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 959 contributions totaling $30,351 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 82 contributions totaling $4,629 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)