East Honolulu, HI Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in East Honolulu

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

East Honolulu leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.

 

About 62% of adults in East Honolulu typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Honolulu, ~38% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How East Honolulu compares

Among cities within 25 miles, East Honolulu leans more Democratic than 23 of 24 neighbors.

Politically, East Honolulu sits close to the rest of Hawaii.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within East Honolulu. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+28) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+17), a spread of about 10 points.

Why East Honolulu leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for East Honolulu, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 61% of adults in East Honolulu hold a bachelor's degree, about 33 points above the U.S. average of 28%.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; East Honolulu, HI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in East Honolulu looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. East Honolulu is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 79%, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.