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

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

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

 

About 53% of adults in Kurtistown typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kurtistown, ~31% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Kurtistown compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Kurtistown leans more Democratic than 5 of 24 neighbors.

Kurtistown runs about 5 points more Republican than Hawaii as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kurtistown. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+25) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+4), a spread of about 21 points.

Why Kurtistown leans the way it does

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

Food insecurity and voter turnout

Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Kurtistown, HI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.

Why turnout in Kurtistown looks the way it does

Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 24% of adults in Kurtistown report food insecurity, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 16%. 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.