The politics of Waimanalo, HI are an important topic of discussion in the community due to its close proximity to Honolulu and other major cities. The town of Waimanalo is part of the Ko'olaupoko District of Oahu, and is represented by Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine, who was elected in 2012. Pine has been a strong advocate for local initiatives such as increasing access to public transportation, protecting cultural and archaeological sites, sustaining small businesses throughout the district, and ensuring that all levels of government are held accountable for serving their constituents. Pine has also been working on local projects such as a new skatepark in Waimanalo Bay Beach Park as well as a comprehensive plan for Waimanalo Town Center. In addition to this, the town is also home to numerous civic organizations and political groups which work closely with local political candidates to promote progressive agendas and policies that can benefit the entire island.
The political climate in Waimanalo, HI is somewhat 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
Waimanalo, HI is somewhat 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.
Waimanalo, 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 Waimanalo, HI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,072 contributions totaling $42,111 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 315 contributions totaling $143,957 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $457 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)