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

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

Honomakau leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.

 

About 60% of adults in Honomakau typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Honomakau, ~39% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Honomakau compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Honomakau leans more Democratic than 13 of 14 neighbors.

Honomakau runs about 4 points more Democratic than Hawaii as a whole.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 35% of adults in Honomakau hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 31% of adults in Honomakau have never been married, above 77% of cities.

Housing overcrowding and voter turnout

Places with heavy housing overcrowding tend to turn out at a lower rate; Honomakau, HI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Honomakau looks the way it does

Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 13% of homes in Honomakau have more than one occupant per room, above 98% 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.