† 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
GroupMakawaoHawaiiUnited States
English6.1%5.1%9.5%
German5.8%5.8%12.5%
Irish5.3%4.7%9.4%
Portuguese4.1%3.2%—
Italian2.8%2.1%4.8%
French1.6%1.2%1.6%
Scottish1.4%—1.3%
Polish1.1%0.7%2.2%
Filipino11.8%14.3%0.9%
Japanese4.0%11.7%0.2%
Chinese0.5%4.1%1.3%
Korean0.4%1.4%0.4%
Vietnamese0.2%0.8%0.6%
Native Hawaiian2.7%6.1%—
Tongan0.2%0.3%—
Mexican7.0%3.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican4.4%3.3%1.8%
Spanish1.5%1.3%—
Spaniard0.8%0.7%—
Argentinean0.5%——
Dominican0.3%—0.7%
Peruvian0.3%——
Venezuelan0.3%——
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
Makawao
Hawaii
United States
Median age
42.8
41
39.1
Age 18–24
4.8%
8.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.6%
20.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Makawao
Hawaii
United States
Median household income
$96,444
$100,389
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.2%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
28.3%
36.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Makawao
Hawaii
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.3%
24.7%
22.3%
Spanish
1.1%
2.1%
13.6%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
1.9%
4.4%
0.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
3.4%
11.6%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Makawao
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.
Makawao, Hawaii
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+31.8%
2008
+61.8%
2012
+53.9%
2016
+39.6%
2020
+41.9%
2024
+27.6%
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
62.7%Harris2,011
35.0%Trump1,124
2.3%
D+27.6
R+14.3
D+29.1
3,209
D
69.9%Biden2,414
28.0%Trump966
2.1%
D+41.9
D+2.3
D+37.5
3,454
D
64.2%Clinton1,708
24.5%Trump653
11.3%
D+39.6
R+14.2
D+37.5
2,662
D
75.9%Obama1,912
22.0%Romney555
2.1%
D+53.9
R+7.9
D+50.0
2,519
D
79.9%Obama2,239
18.2%McCain509
1.9%
D+61.8
D+30.0
D+54.5
2,801
D
65.2%Kerry1,619
33.4%Bush830
1.4%
D+31.8
—
D+34.2
2,483
Makawao sits at roughly 1,500 feet on Maui's slopes, where a mix of longtime ranching families and newer residents has produced consistent Democratic margins in recent cycles without the resort-economy dynamics that shape coastal precincts.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 61.8 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 14.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 27.6 points.
A population of 7,353, a 29% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $96,444 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Waimea and Lahaina.
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, Makawao, Hawaii voted Democratic by 27.6 points (D+27.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,209 votes cast, 2,011 went Democratic and 1,124 went Republican.
How many people live in Makawao, Hawaii?
Makawao, Hawaii has a population of 7,353 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Makawao, Hawaii?
Median household income in Makawao, Hawaii is $96,444 — above the national median of $80,734. The Hawaii state median is $100,389.
What is the political history of Makawao, Hawaii?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Makawao, Hawaii from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
