Waikele, HI is a small town that is known for its close-knit community and friendly people. The politics of Waikele are not as well known as the other local towns in Hawaii, however they do exist. Waikele has its own mayor who works with the city council to address the concerns of the residents. The city council members all have their own platforms and policies that they advocate for in order to better serve the citizens of Waikele. They focus on topics such as improving public safety, increasing access to recreational activities and amenities, and preserving the environment. In addition, there are many local organizations in Waikele which engage citizens in political dialogue and action. These include grassroots groups such as Neighborhood Watch programs and volunteer chapters of national political parties. All of these entities work together to bring about positive change in Waikele's politics and ensure that everyone has a voice within it.
The political climate in Waikele, HI is moderately liberal.
Honolulu County, HI is strongly liberal. In Honolulu County, HI 62.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Honolulu county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.5% to 35.7%.
Honolulu county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waikele, HI is moderately liberal.
Honolulu County, Hawaii is strongly liberal.
Urban Honolulu 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.
Waikele, 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 Waikele, HI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,640 contributions totaling $164,643 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 378 contributions totaling $52,451 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)