Fern Acres, HI is a small town located on the beautiful island of Oahu. Although it is only home to approximately 500 people, it has an active politics scene. The local government operates under a mayor-council system and consists of the mayor and six council members who are elected by the citizens every two years. The mayor and council are responsible for making decisions that affect the community such as zoning laws, public safety initiatives, and budgeting. Residents take pride in their involvement in local politics and strive to make sure their voices are heard when crucial decisions are being discussed. The town hall meetings held each month offer passionate citizens the opportunity to present ideas and concerns to the mayor and council members. Citizens also have a chance to get involved with political campaigns through volunteering time or donating money. Active participation from citizens is essential in order for Fern Acres' local politics to be successful.
The political climate in Fern Acres, 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
Fern Acres, 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.
Fern Acres, 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 Fern Acres, HI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 238 contributions totaling $8,459 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $918 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)