Ocean View, HI Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Ocean View

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

Ocean View leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.

 

About 63% of adults in Ocean View typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ocean View, ~35% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Ocean View compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Ocean View leans more Democratic than 3 of 7 neighbors.

Ocean View runs about 11 points more Republican than Hawaii as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ocean View. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+17) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+5), a spread of about 12 points.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 31% of adults in Ocean View hold a bachelor's degree, above 76% of cities.

Population density and Republican lean

Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Ocean View, HI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Ocean View looks the way it does

Turnout in Ocean View sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.