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

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

Piihonua leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.

 

About 47% of adults in Piihonua typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Piihonua, ~29% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Piihonua compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Piihonua leans more Democratic than 15 of 28 neighbors.

Politically, Piihonua sits close to the rest of Hawaii.

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

Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 44% of adults in Piihonua have never been married, well above similar-sized cities (around 22%).

Cholesterol-screening access and voter turnout

Places with low cholesterol-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Piihonua, HI sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cholesterol screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.

Why turnout in Piihonua looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 30% of households in Piihonua rent, above 84% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 20% of adults in Piihonua report food insecurity, above 81% 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.