Hawaiian Beaches is a small but vibrant community on the island of Hawaii's east coast. It has a population of about 4,000 people living in roughly 1,500 households. Although Hawaiian Beaches is not large enough to have its own political representation, the citizens are actively involved in local politics and are always aware of what is happening at the state and county level. Events such as town hall meetings and political debates are common, giving citizens an opportunity to voice their opinions and stay engaged with local politics. Additionally, various organizations within the community often invite political candidates to come and speak about their platforms during election seasons. With these events taking place regularly throughout the year, Hawaiian Beaches residents feel connected to their government and remain well informed on current issues that affect them.
The political climate in Hawaiian Beaches, 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
Hawaiian Beaches, 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.
Hawaiian Beaches, 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 Hawaiian Beaches, HI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,470 contributions totaling $107,001 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 187 contributions totaling $9,514 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)