The politics in Pakala Village, HI has a long and storied history. The village is governed by a council of elected officials, which are voted in every two years during local elections. The council works to make decisions in the best interest of the community, balancing the needs of both residents and visitors alike. In recent years, ongoing efforts have been made to ensure that the voices of all members of the community are heard and respected as part of decision-making processes. As such, numerous public forums and debates have been held to discuss important local issues such as infrastructure projects, land use regulations and sustainable development initiatives for Pakala Village. Additionally, voter education campaigns have been organized in order to bring new voters into the electoral process and ensure that everyone’s voice is heard at the ballot box.
The political climate in Pakala Village, HI is moderately 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
Pakala Village, HI is moderately 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.
Pakala Village, 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 Pakala Village, HI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 493 contributions totaling $26,571 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $10,175 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $536 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)