Honolulu, HI is the county seat of Honolulu County, and its population was 953,207 in 2019. It is a vibrant city with many different political opinions. The current mayor of Honolulu is Kirk Caldwell, a Democrat whose term ends in 2020. He has been in office since 2013. Other notable politicians from Honolulu are U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono and U.S. Representative Ed Case, both Democrats who have served since 2006 and 2002 respectively. In addition to these leaders, there are numerous local political candidates representing various parties running for positions within the county government this year and beyond. As one of the most diverse cities in America, citizens of Honolulu have the opportunity to be represented by many different voices in politics - from progressive Democrats to conservative Republicans - all aiming to make their county a better place for everyone to live and thrive in for generations to come.
The political climate in 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
Honolulu County, HI 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.
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 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 Honolulu County, HI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 62,119 contributions totaling $10,026,200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9,871 contributions totaling $2,236,185 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)