Kaneohe Station is a true toss-up. About 51% of voters here vote Democratic and 49% Republican.
About 31% of adults in Kaneohe Station typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kaneohe Station, ~16% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~69% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kaneohe Station compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kaneohe Station sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 4 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 27 leaning the other way.
Kaneohe Station runs about 22 points more Republican than Hawaii as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kaneohe Station. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+7) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+5), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Kaneohe Station leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Kaneohe Station. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Kaneohe Station, HI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Kaneohe Station looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 99% of households in Kaneohe Station rent, about 74 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Kaneohe Station sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 6% of homes in Kaneohe Station have more than one occupant per room, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kaneohe Bay, HI D+3
- Kailua, HI D+28
- Kaneohe, HI D+21
- Waimanalo, HI D+15
- Waikane, HI D+13
- Kaaawa, HI D+19
- Waimanalo Beach, HI D+21
- East Honolulu, HI D+25
- Honolulu, HI D+18
- Kahana, HI D+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ringoes, NJ R+4
- Pixley, CA R+9
- Cohasset, MN R+29
- Archbold, OH R+47
- Belvedere, SC R+13
- Winona, MS D+6
- East Freetown, MA R+17
- Dellwood, MO D+77
- Cornwall, NY D+3
- Schlusser, PA R+19
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.