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

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

Waimea leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.

 

About 60% of adults in Waimea typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Waimea, ~37% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Waimea compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Waimea leans more Democratic than 13 of 18 neighbors.

Politically, Waimea sits close to the rest of Hawaii.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Waimea. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+28) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+16), a spread of about 12 points.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 41% of adults in Waimea hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 33% of adults in Waimea have never been married, above 84% of cities.

Cancer-screening access and voter turnout

Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Waimea, HI sits below the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.

Why turnout in Waimea looks the way it does

Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 10% of homes in Waimea have more than one occupant per room, above 97% 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.