Kihei, HI is a small beach town located on the island of Maui. With a population of approximately 19,000, it is known for its laid-back atmosphere and stunning coastline. In terms of politics, Kihei elects representatives to the Hawaii State Legislature and Maui County Council. The representatives are responsible for passing legislation that affects the local community as well as advocating for important issues at the state level. Additionally, there are numerous civic organizations in Kihei that focus on local issues such as the preservation of open space, environmental protection, and economic development. Political involvement in Kihei provides citizens with an opportunity to be directly involved in their government and make their voices heard locally and statewide.
The political climate in Zip 96753 (Kihei, 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 96753 (Kihei, HI) is strongly liberal.
Kihei, 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.
Kihei, 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 96753 (Kihei)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,199 contributions totaling $697,709 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 357 contributions totaling $72,727 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)