Kailua is a town located in the County of Hawaii, and its politics are largely shaped by the local government. This includes a Mayor, Vice Mayor, and nine Council Members who serve as the legislative branch for Kailua. The Mayor and Council are responsible for making decisions that shape Kailua's future such as zoning laws, development plans, and financial policies. The town is also represented in the Hawaii State Legislature by Representatives from both the House and Senate. In addition to this, citizens can get involved with their local politics by joining political action committees or getting involved with local campaigns. This allows residents to voice their opinions and help shape the future of Kailua through direct involvement in the decision-making process.
The political climate in Kailua (Hawaii County), 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
Kailua (Hawaii County), 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.
Kailua (Hawaii County), 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 Kailua (Hawaii County), HI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,829 contributions totaling $455,691 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 410 contributions totaling $112,882 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)