Hawaii, HI County is home to a diverse and vibrant population. With a wide range of political opinions and affiliations, Hawaii has an active political landscape. The county is home to two congressional districts represented by Democrats Tulsi Gabbard and Ed Case in the US House of Representatives. A rich variety of local political candidates representing different views also often compete for positions on the county's board of supervisors, school boards, and other offices. Residents of the county enjoy debating issues such as taxation, growth management, crime prevention, education reform, environmental protection, public health initiatives, and more. Local initiatives often focus on providing resources to community groups and improving infrastructure in low-income areas to ensure equitable access to services. As one of the nation’s most politically engaged states, Hawaii is sure to remain an important player in American politics for years to come.
The political climate in 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
Hawaii County, HI 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.
Hawaii, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Hawaii County, HI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16,022 contributions totaling $1,114,113 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,798 contributions totaling $312,841 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)