Omao, HI is a small town located on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. Despite its size, politics still play an important role in the life of Omao's citizens. Elections are held regularly to decide who will represent the town in local and state government. Candidates come from a variety of backgrounds and bring different perspectives and opinions to the town's public forums. Recently, the focus has been on environmental issues such as preserving the area's natural beauty and protecting endangered species. Residents have also been vocal about ensuring that Omao remains affordable for locals to live in despite rising housing costs elsewhere on Kauai. Local representatives strive to ensure that the needs and wishes of their constituents are heard and taken into account when debating and voting on policies that affect Omao's future.
The political climate in Omao, 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
Omao, 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.
Omao, 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 Omao, HI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,654 contributions totaling $124,965 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 278 contributions totaling $22,698 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)