Kalawao, HI County is a small county situated on the island of Molokai. It has a unique political landscape that has been shaped by its geographical isolation and limited resources over the years. The county relies heavily on local government elections to make sure that its residents are represented fairly and equitably in all matters related to their welfare and future. Despite having a relatively small population, Kalawao takes its role as a voting entity seriously in the Hawaiian context. Each election cycle, candidates from around the county are nominated to represent their communities in various state and county offices. These elected officials are responsible for everything from shaping local policy to providing services like health care, infrastructure, education and more. As such, voting in Kalawao’s elections is an incredibly important part of maintaining strong community representation.
The political climate in Kalawao County, HI is very liberal.
In Kalawao 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, Kalawao county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.6% to 31.1%.
Kalawao county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kalawao County, HI 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.
Kalawao, 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 Kalawao County, HI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $280 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)