Anahola, HI is a small town located on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. The town is home to some 4,000 people and has a rich history that dates back to the 1820s when the first settlers arrived in the area. Politically, Anahola is part of Hawaii's fifth congressional district and is represented in Congress by Democrat Ed Case. In terms of state government, Anahola belongs to Hawaii's 14th legislative district which is served by four representatives in the state legislature. At the local level, Anahola falls within Hawaii County's fourth council district and is governed by Mayor Derek Kawakami and seven other members on the county council. In recent years, citizens of Anahola have become increasingly involved in local politics as they have worked together to tackle issues such as economic development and environmental conservation.
The political climate in Anahola, HI is somewhat liberal.
Kauai County, HI is strongly liberal. In Kauai County, HI 63.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kauai county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.4% to 34.6%.
Kauai county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Anahola, HI is somewhat liberal.
Kauai County, Hawaii is strongly liberal.
Kapaa Metro Area is strongly 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.
Anahola, 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 Anahola, HI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,938 contributions totaling $111,704 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 192 contributions totaling $23,476 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)