† 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
GroupKaunakakaiHawaiiUnited States
Native Hawaiian1.6%6.1%—
Mexican5.8%3.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican3.7%3.3%1.8%
Spanish1.3%1.3%—
Spaniard0.6%0.7%—
Argentinean0.4%——
Dominican0.3%—0.7%
Peruvian0.3%——
Venezuelan0.3%——
Filipino7.9%14.3%0.9%
Japanese2.6%11.7%0.2%
Chinese0.4%4.1%1.3%
Korean0.3%1.4%0.4%
English1.7%5.1%9.5%
German1.6%5.8%12.5%
Irish1.5%4.7%9.4%
Portuguese1.2%3.2%—
Italian0.8%2.1%4.8%
French0.4%1.2%1.6%
Scottish0.4%—1.3%
Polish0.3%0.7%2.2%
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
Kaunakakai
Hawaii
United States
Median age
34.4
41
39.1
Age 18–24
8.8%
8.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.7%
20.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Kaunakakai
Hawaii
United States
Median household income
$76,131
$100,389
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.7%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
19.1%
36.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Kaunakakai
Hawaii
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
20.2%
24.7%
22.3%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
1.1%
4.4%
0.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
17.8%
11.6%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Kaunakakai
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.
Kaunakakai, Hawaii
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+27.3%
2008
+58.7%
2012
+56.8%
2016
+37.2%
2020
+26.4%
2024
+12.0%
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
54.7%Harris702
42.7%Trump548
2.6%
D+12.0
R+14.4
D+13.5
1,283
D
62.3%Biden892
35.9%Trump514
1.8%
D+26.4
R+10.8
D+21.9
1,432
D
62.7%Clinton735
25.5%Trump299
11.8%
D+37.2
R+19.6
D+35.1
1,172
D
77.3%Obama925
20.6%Romney246
2.1%
D+56.8
R+2.0
D+52.9
1,196
D
78.6%Obama747
19.9%McCain189
1.5%
D+58.7
D+31.4
D+51.5
950
D
63.6%Kerry542
36.3%Bush309
0.1%
D+27.3
—
D+29.8
852
Kaunakakai serves as the de facto center of Maui County's Molokai district, where Native Hawaiian residents make up an unusually high share of the population and voter turnout patterns diverge sharply from Honolulu-area norms.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 58.7 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 14.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 12.0 points.
A population of 4,360, a 9% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,131 describe the city.
In 2024, Kaunakakai, Hawaii voted Democratic by 12.0 points (D+12.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,283 votes cast, 702 went Democratic and 548 went Republican.
How many people live in Kaunakakai, Hawaii?
Kaunakakai, Hawaii has a population of 4,360 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kaunakakai, Hawaii?
Median household income in Kaunakakai, Hawaii is $76,131 — below the national median of $80,734. The Hawaii state median is $100,389.
What is the political history of Kaunakakai, Hawaii?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Kaunakakai, Hawaii from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
