Pukalani is a small town located in the island of Maui, HI. It has a population of approximately 8,300 people and is known for its close-knit community. When it comes to politics in Pukalani, residents tend to lean towards conservative values and the current mayor is an independent. The local government works hard to ensure that the town remains safe and prosperous by providing quality services such as police protection, waste management, infrastructure maintenance and development. Residents also have opportunities to get involved in local politics by voting in elections or becoming involved with various civic organizations. Overall, Pukalani has a strong sense of pride and commitment to preserving its values while keeping up with progress.
The political climate in Zip 96768 (Pukalani, 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 96768 (Pukalani, HI) is strongly liberal.
Pukalani, 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.
Pukalani, 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 96768 (Pukalani)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,638 contributions totaling $109,821 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $12,635 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)