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

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

Kealia leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.

 

About 63% of adults in Kealia typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kealia, ~37% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Kealia compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Kealia leans more Democratic than 5 of 20 neighbors.

Kealia runs about 6 points more Republican than Hawaii as a whole.

Why Kealia leans the way it does

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

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Kealia, HI sits above the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Kealia looks the way it does

Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Kealia have completed high school, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 90%. 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.