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

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

Lawai leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.

 

About 61% of adults in Lawai typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lawai, ~39% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Lawai compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Lawai leans more Democratic than 20 of 23 neighbors.

Lawai runs about 4 points more Democratic than Hawaii as a whole.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 34% of adults in Lawai hold a bachelor's degree, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 36% of adults in Lawai have never been married, above 88% of cities.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lawai, HI sits in the top tenth nationally 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 Lawai looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 41% of households in Lawai rent, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Lawai sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 4% of homes in Lawai have more than one occupant per room, above 82% 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.