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

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

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

 

About 53% of adults in Lihue typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lihue, ~32% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Lihue compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Lihue leans more Democratic than 11 of 22 neighbors.

Politically, Lihue sits close to the rest of Hawaii.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lihue. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+30) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+13), a spread of about 17 points.

Why Lihue leans the way it does

Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Lihue. 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; Lihue, HI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Lihue looks the way it does

Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 8% of homes in Lihue have more than one occupant per room, above 95% of cities. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 32% of households in Lihue rent, above 88% 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.