Lihue is the county seat of Kauai County located on the southeastern shore of the island of Kauai in Hawaii. As a major city in this part of the state, Lihue has a vibrant political atmosphere. Local government is overseen by a Mayor and four council members who are elected on a nonpartisan ballot. The local issues that these officials grapple with range from addressing infrastructure needs to creating economic opportunities for citizens and businesses. Additionally, Lihue residents also have their say on state and federal issues through choosing which candidates will represent them in those legislative bodies. Through voting, Lihue residents can make sure their voices are heard not only locally but throughout all levels of government.
The political climate in Lihue, HI is moderately 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
Lihue, HI is moderately 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.
Lihue, 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 Lihue, HI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,434 contributions totaling $70,912 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 154 contributions totaling $36,392 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $236 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)