Hawaii County, Hawaii: Florida Surge county. In 2024, voted D+28%. Democratic peak: D+60 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+28MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 205,7692024 5-year
- Median household income
- $78,6392024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 30.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+60 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+18 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Maui County, HI · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Hawaii CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Hawaii County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | No data |
| 1916 | No data |
| 1920 | No data |
| 1924 | No data |
| 1928 | No data |
| 1932 | No data |
| 1936 | No data |
| 1940 | No data |
| 1944 | No data |
| 1948 | No data |
| 1952 | No data |
| 1956 | No data |
| 1960 | −2.9% |
| 1964 | +60.3% |
| 1968 | +24.1% |
| 1972 | −18.2% |
| 1976 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | +9.4% |
| 1984 | −7.3% |
| 1988 | +16.7% |
| 1992 | +20.2% |
| 1996 | +28.1% |
| 2000 | +22.8% |
| 2004 | +22.7% |
| 2008 | +53.7% |
| 2012 | +51.2% |
| 2016 | +36.6% |
| 2020 | +36.3% |
| 2024 | +28.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
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| D | 52,163 | 28,748 | 82,823 | ||
| D | 58,731 | 26,897 | 87,814 | ||
| D | 41,259 | 17,501 | 64,867 | ||
| D | 47,224 | 14,753 | 63,454 | ||
| D | 50,819 | 14,866 | 66,916 | ||
| D | 35,116 | 22,032 | 57,702 | ||
| D | 28,670 | 17,050 | 50,860 | ||
| D | 27,262 | 13,516 | 48,977 | ||
| D | 25,725 | 15,460 | 50,916 | ||
| D | 24,091 | 17,125 | 41,768 | ||
| R | 17,866 | 20,707 | 39,143 | ||
| D | 17,630 | 14,247 | 35,861 | ||
| D | 15,960 | 15,366 | 31,765 | ||
| R | 11,652 | 16,832 | 28,484 | ||
| D | 15,819 | 9,625 | 25,727 | ||
| D | 20,011 | 4,962 | 24,973 | ||
| R | 11,557 | 12,251 | 23,808 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
8.1%
English
8.0%
Irish
6.0%
Italian
2.5%
French
1.5%
Scottish
1.4%
American
1.1%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 44.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$78,639
Hawaii County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Hawaii County$78,639
Hawaii$100,389
United States$80,734
Hawaii County ranks in the top 25% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.2%
Working age (18–64)14.6%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
77.4%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander15.9%
Other languages2.7%
Spanish2.3%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Spanning the entire island of Hawaiʻi, this county blends rural plantation-era communities with a growing retiree population, yet its presidential margins have remained consistently lopsided toward Democrats by double digits for over two decades.
The Democratic margin here once reached sixty points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved eight points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-eight points.
A population of 205,769, a 31% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,639 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Maui County and Glacier County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Hawaii County, Hawaii vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hawaii County, Hawaii voted Democratic by 28.3 points (D+28), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 82,823 votes cast, 52,163 went Democratic and 28,748 went Republican.
What is Hawaii County, Hawaii's political typology?
Akashic places Hawaii County, Hawaii in the "Florida Surge" typology — Florida coastal and retiree counties that moved sharply Republican across the Trump era. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 3 times, and other 0 times.
When did Hawaii County, Hawaii last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Hawaii County, Hawaii voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Hawaii County, Hawaii?
Hawaii County, Hawaii has a population of 205,769 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hawaii County, Hawaii?
Median household income in Hawaii County, Hawaii is $78,639 — below the national median of $80,734. The Hawaii state median is $100,389.
What is the political history of Hawaii County, Hawaii?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Hawaii County, Hawaii from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The county's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.