Kealakekua is a small town situated on the Kona coast of Hawaii’s Big Island. While the exact population remains unknown, it is estimated to be just over 2,000 people. The town is served by the Kealakekua-Honaunau Neighborhood Board, which consists of nine elected officials that serve two-year terms. These officials are responsible for making decisions related to community planning and development, parks and recreation, public safety, social services, etc. Every election cycle local political candidates run for positions on the board in order to represent their respective neighborhoods and bring about positive change in the community. The elections give citizens of Kealakekua a voice in shaping their own future and helping to create a brighter future for themselves and their families.
The political climate in Kealakekua, HI is moderately liberal.
Hawaii County, HI is very liberal. In Hawaii County, HI 66.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hawaii county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.9% to 30.6%.
Hawaii county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kealakekua, HI is moderately liberal.
Hawaii County, Hawaii is very liberal.
Hilo Metro Area is very 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.
Kealakekua, 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 Kealakekua, HI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 630 contributions totaling $17,136 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 114 contributions totaling $6,840 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)