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

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

Honokowai leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.

 

About 55% of adults in Honokowai typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Honokowai, ~33% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Honokowai compares

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

Honokowai runs about 5 points more Republican than Hawaii as a whole.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 44% of adults in Honokowai hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 28%.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Honokowai, HI sits in the top quarter nationally 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 Honokowai looks the way it does

Turnout in Honokowai 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.

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.