The politics in Poipu, HI are heavily dependent on local issues and values. It is a small community situated in the south shore of the island of Kauai, and its citizens take an active role in protecting their land and preserving the environment. Residents are passionate about preserving the area’s unique culture and history as well as promoting sustainable economic development. Local political candidates focus on issues such as ensuring affordable housing options; improving public safety; expanding access to healthcare, education, and recreation; advocating for environmental protection; and supporting small business growth. The majority of Poipu's population participates in local elections and takes a sincere interest in who will represent them in their city government.
The political climate in Poipu, 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
Poipu, 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.
Poipu, 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 Poipu, HI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 518 contributions totaling $34,942 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 93 contributions totaling $9,380 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)