Politics in 96734 Kailua, HI are largely dominated by the Democratic party, with many Republicans also playing an important role in local elections. The city is a fairly liberal-leaning district, as evidenced by the strong support for President Obama in 2012 and 2016. Local candidates frequently focus on issues such as affordable housing, public health initiatives, and education. Recent years have seen a rise in activism and grassroots movements throughout the city, particularly when it comes to green energy initiatives and environmental protection. With its close proximity to Honolulu, Kailua has access to some of the same resources and services that make it a desirable place for both locals and visitors alike.
The political climate in Zip 96734 (Kailua, 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
Zip 96734 (Kailua, HI) is moderately liberal.
Kailua, Hawaii 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.
Kailua, 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 zip 96734 (Kailua)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,694 contributions totaling $716,535 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,942 contributions totaling $241,046 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)