96797 leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% Republican.
About 44% of adults in 96797 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 96797, ~24% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 96797 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 96797 leans more Democratic than 6 of 23 neighbors.
96797 runs about 13 points more Republican than Hawaii as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 96797. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+16) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+3), a spread of about 14 points.
Why 96797 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 96797, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 35% of adults in 96797 have never been married, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 29%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; 96797, HI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 96797 looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 15% of homes in 96797 have more than one occupant per room, above 98% of zip codes. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and 96797 sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. 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.