Honokaa, HI Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Honokaa

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

Honokaa leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.

 

About 63% of adults in Honokaa typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Honokaa, ~38% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Honokaa compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Honokaa leans more Democratic than 9 of 22 neighbors.

Politically, Honokaa sits close to the rest of Hawaii.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Honokaa. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+23) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+11), a spread of about 12 points.

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

Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 36% of adults in Honokaa have never been married, modestly above similar-sized cities (around 29%).

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Honokaa, HI sits above the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Honokaa looks the way it does

Turnout in Honokaa sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.