Papaikou, Hawaii is a small town located on the eastern side of the Big Island. It has a rich history and a close-knit community. Despite its small size, Papaikou plays an important role in Hawaiian politics. The residents of Papaikou elect representatives to their local government, who are responsible for enacting laws that help the people of Papaikou live and thrive. These representatives also act as liaisons between Papaikou and other parts of the Big Island, advocating for the needs of their constituents and ensuring that they receive necessary resources from the state government. In addition, they often work collaboratively with residents to promote civic engagement and develop initiatives that improve quality of life in Papaikou. Through these actions, politicians in Papaikou play an essential role in making sure that everyone in the community is well taken care of.
The political climate in Papaikou, 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
Papaikou, 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.
Papaikou, 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 Papaikou, HI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 229 contributions totaling $7,940 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $8,050 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $447 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)