The politics in Honolulu, HI are constantly changing as new mayoral candidates emerge. The current Mayor of Honolulu is Kirk Caldwell, and his term is due to end in 2020. With the upcoming election, there will be many new and exciting candidates for the role of Mayor. The city also has its own legislative body which is made up of nine members that are elected by popular vote. This legislative body passes laws and ordinances that affect citizens living in Honolulu, such as tax rates and public safety measures. All of these decisions have a direct impact on the quality of life for residents living in Honolulu. The future of politics in Honolulu is uncertain but it is sure to remain an active area for political discourse and debate.
The political climate in Urban Honolulu, 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
Urban Honolulu, 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.
Urban Honolulu, 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 Urban Honolulu, HI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36,568 contributions totaling $7,052,777 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,051 contributions totaling $1,231,790 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $304 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)