Kapaau, Hawaii is a small rural town located on the Big Island of Hawaii. It has a population of just over 1,000 people and is known for its lush landscapes and laidback lifestyle. Politically, Kapaau continues to remain largely rural with local politics focused on basic services like police protection, water provision, and road maintenance. The residents of Kapaau know the importance of community involvement in keeping their town safe and well maintained, so their elected leaders take pride in working for the betterment of all citizens. Local political candidates tend to be individuals who are passionate about their community and believe in addressing local issues from a practical standpoint. As such, they strive to maintain an open dialogue with residents and work diligently to find solutions that benefit everyone in Kapaau.
The political climate in Kapaau, 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
Kapaau, 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.
Kapaau, 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 Kapaau, HI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 361 contributions totaling $17,121 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $7,647 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $306 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)