96770 leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.
About 49% of adults in 96770 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 96770, ~28% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 96770 compares
96770 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
96770 runs about 10 points more Republican than Hawaii as a whole.
Why 96770 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 96770, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 35% of adults in 96770 have never been married, modestly above similar-sized zip codes (around 27%).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 96770, HI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 96770 looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 27% of adults in 96770 report food insecurity, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Hawaii Office of Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Some land-use inputs for Hawaii, including walkability and the environmental-justice index, are estimated rather than measured, so the figures here carry added uncertainty. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.