† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupKahuluiHawaiiUnited States
Filipino36.5%14.3%0.9%
Japanese12.2%11.7%0.2%
Chinese1.6%4.1%1.3%
Korean1.2%1.4%0.4%
Vietnamese0.6%0.8%0.6%
Thai0.4%0.2%—
English2.5%5.1%9.5%
German2.3%5.8%12.5%
Irish2.1%4.7%9.4%
Portuguese1.7%3.2%—
Italian1.2%2.1%4.8%
French0.6%1.2%1.6%
Scottish0.6%—1.3%
Polish0.4%0.7%2.2%
Native Hawaiian0.9%6.1%—
Mexican3.2%3.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican2.0%3.3%1.8%
Spanish0.7%1.3%—
Spaniard0.3%0.7%—
Argentinean0.2%——
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Kahului
Hawaii
United States
Median age
43
41
39.1
Age 18–24
6.7%
8.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.2%
20.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Kahului
Hawaii
United States
Median household income
$98,077
$100,389
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.7%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
24.6%
36.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Kahului
Hawaii
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
32.6%
24.7%
22.3%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
10.2%
4.4%
0.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
20.2%
11.6%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Kahului
Hawaii
United States
Catholic
—
18.6%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
8.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
59.7%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Kahului, Hawaii
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+33.1%
2008
+62.6%
2012
+63.8%
2016
+49.3%
2020
+30.8%
2024
+21.4%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
59.8%Harris4,736
38.4%Trump3,040
1.8%
D+21.4
R+9.4
D+22.9
7,915
D
64.6%Biden5,879
33.9%Trump3,079
1.5%
D+30.8
R+18.5
D+26.3
9,094
D
71.2%Clinton4,688
21.9%Trump1,440
6.9%
D+49.3
R+14.5
D+47.2
6,584
D
80.9%Obama5,444
17.1%Romney1,149
2.1%
D+63.8
D+1.2
D+60.0
6,731
D
80.6%Obama5,224
18.0%McCain1,168
1.4%
D+62.6
D+29.4
D+55.3
6,481
D
66.5%Kerry3,781
33.3%Bush1,896
0.2%
D+33.1
—
D+35.6
5,687
Kahului anchors Maui's economy as the island's main port and retail center, drawing a multiethnic workforce—heavily Filipino and Native Hawaiian—that tilts the CDP toward consistent Democratic margins in statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 63.8 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 9.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.4 points.
A population of 28,288, a 10% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $98,077 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wailuku and Hilo.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Kahului, Hawaii voted Democratic by 21.4 points (D+21.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 7,915 votes cast, 4,736 went Democratic and 3,040 went Republican.
How many people live in Kahului, Hawaii?
Kahului, Hawaii has a population of 28,288 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kahului, Hawaii?
Median household income in Kahului, Hawaii is $98,077 — above the national median of $80,734. The Hawaii state median is $100,389.
What is the political history of Kahului, Hawaii?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Kahului, Hawaii from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
