Hickam Housing, HI Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Hickam Housing

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

Hickam Housing leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% Republican.

 

About 37% of adults in Hickam Housing typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hickam Housing, ~20% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~63% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Hickam Housing compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Hickam Housing leans more Democratic than 12 of 33 neighbors.

Hickam Housing runs about 16 points more Republican than Hawaii as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hickam Housing. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+17) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (Even), a spread of about 17 points.

Why Hickam Housing 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 Hickam Housing, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 52% of adults in Hickam Housing hold a bachelor's degree, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 28%.

Cancer-screening access and voter turnout

Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Hickam Housing, HI sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.

Why turnout in Hickam Housing looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. More than 99% of households in Hickam Housing rent, about 74 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Hickam Housing sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 4% of homes in Hickam Housing have more than one occupant per room, above 81% of cities. 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.