96732 Kahului, HI is a vibrant and diverse area of Maui with a strong sense of local political engagement. Although there are no local political candidates as part of the content given above, the area is shaped by decisions made at the state and national level. In recent years, much focus has been on balancing the unique cultural landscape with economic growth, while still preserving Maui's natural beauty. At the state level, lawmakers have worked to protect endangered species and preserve traditional Hawaiian values. The national level has seen debate over immigration policy and protecting immigrant rights in Hawaii. No matter what political issues people in 96732 Kahului support or oppose, they understand their voices can make an impact on public policy.
The political climate in Zip 96732 (Kahului, HI) is strongly liberal.
Maui County, HI is very liberal. In Maui 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, Maui county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.6% to 31.1%.
Maui county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 96732 (Kahului, HI) is strongly liberal.
Kahului, Hawaii is strongly liberal.
Maui County, Hawaii 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.
Kahului, 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 96732 (Kahului)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 407 contributions totaling $48,120 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 88 contributions totaling $25,302 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $288 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)