The small town of Hawi, HI is located in the North Kohala district on the Big Island of Hawaii. It is a rural area with a population estimated at around 800 people, and is known for its natural beauty and abundance of outdoor activities. Politically, it is an unincorporated area within Hawaii County without a mayor or any other form of local government. Despite this however, politics still have an impact on the lives of those who live in Hawi. The state legislature provides representation for all citizens regardless of their location, with the senator for District 6 being Kai Kahele from Hilo and the representative for District 4 being Joy San Buenaventura from Pahoa. Residents also vote in both state and national elections to have their voice heard both locally and nationally.
The political climate in Zip 96719 (Hawi, HI) is moderately liberal.
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
Zip 96719 (Hawi, HI) is moderately liberal.
Hawi, Hawaii is moderately liberal.
Hawaii County, Hawaii 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.
Hawi, 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 96719 (Hawi)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 265 contributions totaling $9,632 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $6,527 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $251 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)