Laie, HI is a small community located on the north shore of Oahu in Hawaii. It is home to both Polynesian and Caucasian people and has a rich history as it was one of the first communities established by Mormon missionaries in 1853. Laie is not typically associated with politics, though it does have its own local government officials that serve the community. These public servants are responsible for overseeing areas such as city planning, transportation, zoning, and more. As Laie is a small community, the political landscape remains relatively stable with few shifts over time. Despite this, residents do their best to stay informed about what’s happening at the local level and are involved in advocating for issues that they consider important. Overall, Laie is an example of how people can come together peacefully to promote positive change and make sure their voices are heard in the political arena.
The political climate in Laie, HI is moderately liberal.
Honolulu County, HI is strongly liberal. In Honolulu County, HI 62.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Honolulu county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.5% to 35.7%.
Honolulu county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Laie, HI is moderately liberal.
Honolulu County, Hawaii is strongly liberal.
Urban Honolulu 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.
Laie, 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 Laie, HI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 128 contributions totaling $8,976 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $7,411 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)