The 96813 zip code encompasses the bustling city of Honolulu. Honolulu is the capital and largest city in Hawaii, and its politics are largely centered around the issues facing a thriving and populous urban center. The city is governed by a mayor-council system, in which the mayor serves as both chief executive and head of the city council. Current Mayor Kirk Caldwell has recently proposed policies on homelessness, public safety, affordable housing, economic development, and other issues facing the city. The City Council is comprised of nine members who are elected from each of the nine council districts in Honolulu. They work together to pass ordinances that ensure equity for all residents within the city limits. Local political candidates running for office must have an understanding of these issues to be successful at winning an election in Honolulu.
The political climate in Zip 96813 (Honolulu, 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 96813 (Honolulu, HI) is moderately liberal.
Honolulu, 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.
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 zip 96813 (Honolulu)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,359 contributions totaling $1,299,837 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $551 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 245 contributions totaling $73,383 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)