The small town of Waiohinu, Hawaii is located on the southeastern side of the island of Hawaii and has a population of about 400 people. The town's politics are overseen by the Kau District council, which is responsible for making decisions about local ordinances and regulations. The council consists of five elected members who serve four-year terms. Additionally, there are two County Council Members who represent Waiohinu in the larger Hawaii County Council. Both councils work together to ensure that the citizens of Waiohinu have a safe, vibrant and prosperous community. Over the years, Waiohinu has seen an increase in voter turnout due to initiatives such as increased civic engagement and educational efforts by local leaders. This increased participation in local politics has allowed citizens to have their voices heard on important decisions that affect their everyday lives.
The political climate in Waiohinu, 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
Waiohinu, 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.
Waiohinu, 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 Waiohinu, HI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $1,108 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $1,884 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)