Kahaluu, Kaneohe, HI Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Kahaluu

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

Kahaluu leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.

 

About 63% of adults in Kahaluu typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kahaluu, ~38% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Kahaluu compares

Politically, Kahaluu sits close to the rest of Hawaii.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Kahaluu. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+26) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+12), a spread of about 14 points.

Why Kahaluu leans the way it does

Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Kahaluu. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.

High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout

Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Kahaluu, Kaneohe, HI does.

Why turnout in Kahaluu looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Kahaluu 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 75%, about 15 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.