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

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

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

 

About 56% of adults in Kamalo typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kamalo, ~34% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Kamalo compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Kamalo leans more Democratic than 10 of 15 neighbors.

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

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 33% of adults in Kamalo hold a bachelor's degree, above 79% of cities.

Cancer-screening access and voter turnout

Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Kamalo, HI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.

Why turnout in Kamalo looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 32% of households in Kamalo rent, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 24% of adults in Kamalo report food insecurity, above 90% of cities. 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.