Volcano, HI is a small town located on the Big Island of Hawaii with a population of approximately 600 people. It has been around since 1906 when plantation owners developed the area for agricultural production. Despite its small size, Volcano houses a number of local political offices and organizations that serve the needs of its residents. The town is served by the Hawaii County Council, which consists of nine members elected by the residents. The town also hosts a number of public meetings and events throughout the year to discuss issues related to politics in the area. Additionally, several nonprofit organizations are active in the town, including ones focused on promoting environmental awareness and community development. With such an active political scene, Volcano is an important part of Hawaii's overall political landscape.
The political climate in Volcano, 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
Volcano, 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.
Volcano, 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 Volcano, HI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,442 contributions totaling $43,784 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 116 contributions totaling $7,422 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)