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

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

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

 

About 59% of adults in Kahana typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kahana, ~35% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Kahana compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Kahana leans more Democratic than 27 of 35 neighbors.

Kahana runs about 4 points more Republican than Hawaii as a whole.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 47% of adults in Kahana hold a bachelor's degree, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 28%.

Homeownership and voter turnout

Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Kahana, HI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Kahana looks the way it does

Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 7% of homes in Kahana have more than one occupant per room, above 93% of cities. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Kahana sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 31% of households in Kahana rent, above 86% 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.