Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the city’s overall result across 2004–2024, on current city boundaries.
President results by year
Vote totals, margins, and source status
HarrisDemocratic58.6%918TrumpRepublican39.1%612OtherAll other candidates2.4%37
D+19.5
Lead
306
Total
1,567
vs nation
D+21.0
BidenDemocratic64.8%1,059TrumpRepublican32.8%536OtherAll other candidates2.3%38
D+32.0
Lead
523
Total
1,633
vs nation
D+27.6
ClintonDemocratic64.8%731TrumpRepublican24.9%281OtherAll other candidates10.3%116
D+39.9
Lead
450
Total
1,128
vs nation
D+37.8
ObamaDemocratic74.2%740RomneyRepublican23.8%237OtherAll other candidates2.0%20
D+50.5
Lead
503
Total
997
vs nation
D+46.6
ObamaDemocratic73.0%729McCainRepublican24.8%248OtherAll other candidates2.2%22
D+48.1
Lead
481
Total
999
vs nation
D+40.9
KerryDemocratic56.0%526BushRepublican42.5%399OtherAll other candidates1.5%14
D+13.5
Lead
127
Total
939
vs nation
D+16.0
Key facts
2024 presidential margin
D+19.5MIT Election Lab
Population
3,5912024 5-year
Population density
326 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area
11 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income
$122,9172024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
24.3%2024 5-year
Black
0.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
12.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+50.5 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Participation
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
2012–20246 cycles · 5 audited
2024 turnout
64.8%1,582 participants ÷ 2,440 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off
+22.3 ptsPresidential-dependent
Drop-off vs state
+5.8 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026
42.5%–51.4%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
0%20%40%60%80%
48.8%
46.4%
201220162018202020222024
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
Cycle
Participants
CVAP
Turnout
Series
Quality
1,582
2,440 ± 298
64.8%
Audited
E/D
2022Mid
1,226
2,644 ± 281
46.4%
Audited
E/D
1,649
2,401 ± 254
68.7%
Audited
E/D
2018Mid
1,101
2,256 ± 261
48.8%
Audited
E/D
1,148
2,149 ± 262
53.4%
Audited
E/D
997
1,919
52.0%
Derived
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Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
2024: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 323/229.
2022: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 322/184.
2020: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 321/4.
2018: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 320/139.
2016: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 319/133.
2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
presidential history
Party record book
Waikapu, HI · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
2004–2024 · 6 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2012
74.2%
740 votes · D+50.5
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 73.0%
Republican
George W. Bush2004
42.5%
399 votes · D+13.5
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 39.1%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
1,059votes
64.8% of the vote · D+32.0
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 918 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
612votes
39.1% of the vote · D+19.5
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 536 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Barack Obama2012
+46.6pts D vs U.S.
Place D+50.5 · U.S. D+3.9
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · +40.9 pts
Republican
George W. Bush2004
−16.0pts R vs U.S.
Place D+13.5 · U.S. R+2.5
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · −21.0 pts
U.S. House elections · 2 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Waikapu · which candidate this place backed in each party’s presidential nominating contest, cycle by cycle. A primary is a contest inside one party, so it has no Democratic–Republican margin and is not part of the general-election record above.
Akashic reports votes cast, not delegates awarded. The two can disagree: Clinton led the 2008 national primary popular vote by less than half a point and did not win the nomination.
Primary returns are published at county grain. The figures below are Maui County, Hawaii, the county containing Waikapu — Waikapu’s own primary vote sits inside those totals and is not separately reported.
Presidential nominating contests in Waikapu, by party and cycle.
○no contest record — Akashic holds no result for that party and cycle here. It is not a claim that no contest was held. Telling apart a contest that was cancelled, one that went uncontested, and one simply not yet ingested needs a nominating-contest calendar, which is a separate ingest from results and does not exist yet.
Republican presidential primaries are not yet ingested — the Republican series runs from 1856 and is in scope. The row is kept so its absence is visible: a Democratic-only panel would otherwise read as though no one else held a contest.
Akashic carries 10 states for 2012 and 3 states for 2024. Cycles in which an incumbent president seeks renomination are thin by nature — few states run a contested primary — so a sparse column is politics, not a hole in the record.
County returns carry a leader and a lead over the runner-up, and nothing more. The full candidate field with vote shares is published at state grain — follow a cycle above to the state contest for it.
Waikapu sits between Kahului and Kīhei on Maui's central isthmus, where agricultural land conversion debates have long shaped local ballot priorities and county council races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 50.5 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 12.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.5 points.
A population of 3,591, a 24% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $122,917 describe the city.
In 2024, Waikapu, Hawaii voted Democratic by 19.5 points (D+19.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 1,567 votes cast, 918 went Democratic and 612 went Republican.
How many people live in Waikapu, Hawaii?
Waikapu, Hawaii has a population of 3,591 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Waikapu, Hawaii?
Median household income in Waikapu, Hawaii is $122,917 — above the national median of $80,734. The Hawaii state median is $100,389.
What is the political history of Waikapu, Hawaii?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Waikapu, Hawaii from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
