Kalaheo, HI is a small town on Kauai's south shore known for its peaceful atmosphere and stunning views. Although it may seem that the town of Kalaheo has little in terms of political activity, there are still important local political figures at work. The mayor of Kalaheo is Mayor Derek Kawakami, who was elected in 2018. Along with the mayor there is an 8-member council that works to make decisions regarding the town's future. The Vice-Chair of the council is David Iha and other council members include Bonnie Chock, Angel Pilago, Steve Fukuda, Jina Morita, JoAnn Yukimura, Dennis Esaki and Kimo Keawe. These individuals come together to ensure decisions are made responsibly and in accordance with what will best benefit the Kalaheo community. The citizens of Kalaheo take their civic duty seriously by voting in elections and staying informed on current issues within their community.
The political climate in Kalaheo, HI is somewhat liberal.
Kauai County, HI is strongly liberal. In Kauai County, HI 63.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kauai county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 63.4% to 34.6%.
Kauai county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kalaheo, HI is somewhat liberal.
Kauai County, Hawaii is strongly liberal.
Kapaa 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.
Kalaheo, 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 Kalaheo, HI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,643 contributions totaling $51,631 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 79 contributions totaling $8,248 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)