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

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

Pepeekeo leans Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.

 

About 51% of adults in Pepeekeo typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pepeekeo, ~33% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Pepeekeo compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Pepeekeo leans more Democratic than 21 of 25 neighbors.

Pepeekeo runs about 7 points more Democratic than Hawaii as a whole.

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

Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 43% of adults in Pepeekeo have never been married, well above similar-sized cities (around 25%). High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Pepeekeo sits in the top quarter (about 32%, above 77% of cities).

Homeownership and voter turnout

Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Pepeekeo, HI sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Pepeekeo looks the way it does

Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 18% of homes in Pepeekeo have more than one occupant per room, in the top fraction of cities. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 38% of households in Pepeekeo rent, compared to around 21% in nearby cities. 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.