The politics in the small town of 96755 Kapaau, HI are quite unique and interesting. There is a great sense of community amongst the citizens as they all work together to make decisions that are best for the town. The local government consists of a mayor and several council members who are elected from within the community to represent their voices. Issues facing the town include infrastructure improvements, public safety, economic development, and environmental protection. The mayor and council members strive to ensure that all residents have a say in decision-making processes and that their opinions are valued. A variety of public forums and meetings are held throughout the year to discuss these issues with citizens and explain potential solutions. In addition, local political candidates participate in various public debates and forums throughout election season so that citizens can be informed about who they should choose come Election Day.
The political climate in Zip 96755 (Kapaau, HI) is strongly 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 96755 (Kapaau, HI) is strongly liberal.
Kapaau, Hawaii is strongly 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.
Kapaau, 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 96755 (Kapaau)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 361 contributions totaling $17,121 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $7,647 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $306 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)