Olinda, HI is a small town located on the beautiful island of Hawaii. It has a rich history and culture, and its politics are no exception. The town is governed by a mayor and a five-member council who are all elected to serve a four-year term. The mayor has the authority to appoint various government positions such as department heads, police officers, and judges. There is also a state representative for Olinda who serves in the state legislature and works closely with local government to ensure that the needs of the community are met. Elections in Olinda take place every two years, giving citizens ample opportunity to make their voices heard in local politics. Residents are passionate about their town and take an active role in ensuring that their preferred candidates are elected into office.
The political climate in Olinda, HI is moderately liberal.
Maui County, HI is very liberal. In Maui County, HI 66.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Maui county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.6% to 31.1%.
Maui county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Olinda, HI is moderately liberal.
Maui County, Hawaii is very liberal.
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina 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.
Olinda, 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 Olinda, HI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,276 contributions totaling $219,642 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 98 contributions totaling $25,270 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)