The small town of Waipio in Hawaii is governed by the elected officials of the county. The local government provides all the necessary services to its residents and works on maintaining a safe environment for everyone. Residents are encouraged to participate in local politics, especially during elections. The county has a wide range of political candidates from both major parties who represent their respective ideas and beliefs while also taking into account the needs of the citizens. Every four years, residents vote for county offices such as sheriff, mayor, and council members in order to ensure that their voices are heard. By voting, citizens can help decide who will be making important decisions on behalf of them and their community. With this ability to choose their representatives, Waipio’s residents can take part in making sure that they have a say in what goes on in their town.
The political climate in Waipio, 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
Waipio, 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.
Waipio, 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 Waipio, HI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,640 contributions totaling $164,643 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 378 contributions totaling $52,451 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)