Hawi, HI is a small town located on the Big Island of Hawaii. Its politics are shaped by its unique culture and population of just over 900 residents. The government is run by a mayor and members of the Hawi Village Council, which consist of elected representatives from each of the four districts in the town. These representatives work together to make decisions that affect the entire community. Issues facing Hawi include water management, affordable housing, traffic congestion, and economic development. In order to address these issues, council members must take into account the diverse opinions and needs of their constituents while maintaining a healthy balance between local autonomy and state-level policy. The Hawi Village Council meets regularly to discuss current issues and plans for the future of Hawi’s people and environment. Through their efforts, they strive to create a better tomorrow for their constituents while preserving the beauty that makes this part of Hawaii so special.
The political climate in Hawi, 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
Hawi, 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.
Hawi, 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 Hawi, HI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 626 contributions totaling $26,753 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $14,174 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $278 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)