Makawao, HI is a small rural town located on the beautiful island of Maui. While it may not be as populous as some other cities in Hawaii, Makawao's political landscape still has a lot to offer. The town has its own mayor and council who work together to manage the municipality. The mayor is elected by the people through a popular vote every two years and works closely with the Town Council to set policies for the community. Besides that, Makawao also sends representatives to the Hawaii Legislature. These officials are chosen by the people in their respective districts, and they are responsible for advocating for the needs of Makawao's citizens. In summary, Makawao has a vibrant political culture where locals have a say in who represents their interests at all levels of government.
The political climate in Makawao, HI is moderately liberal.
Maui County, HI is very liberal. In Maui County, HI 66.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Maui county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.6% to 31.1%.
Maui county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Makawao, HI is moderately liberal.
Maui County, Hawaii is very liberal.
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina 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.
Makawao, 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 Makawao, HI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,638 contributions totaling $109,821 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $12,635 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)