Olowalu, HI is a small community located on Maui’s western shore. It has a long history of traditional Native Hawaiian practices and culture that still shape the lives of the people who live there. Olowalu residents take part in the democratic political process by voting in local, state, and federal elections. Olowalu is also home to several local elected officials who have been chosen to represent their constituents at different levels of government. Issues that are important to the community include education, healthcare, infrastructure development, economic development, environmental protection, and cultural preservation. Local politicians often hold public meetings with their constituents to discuss these issues and develop solutions to problems facing the community. The community has also come together in recent years to fight for greater protection of their ancestral lands and ocean rights. Residents are passionate about preserving Olowalu's unique history and culture while still participating in progressive change for a better future for all those who live there.
The political climate in Olowalu, HI is somewhat liberal.
Maui County, HI is very liberal. In Maui County, HI 66.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Maui county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.6% to 31.1%.
Maui county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Olowalu, HI is somewhat liberal.
Maui County, Hawaii is very liberal.
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina 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.
Olowalu, 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 Olowalu, HI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,613 contributions totaling $150,591 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 227 contributions totaling $52,288 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $230 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)