Makakilo, HI is a vibrant and diverse community located on the island of Oahu. The local politics of Makakilo are centered around providing quality services and making sure that everyone in the area has their needs met. Local government works hard to ensure that all issues are addressed with efficiency and care, and that the community feels represented. Local politicians strive to be transparent and open to public input in order to create an atmosphere of trust between citizens and their representatives. Leadership takes seriously the responsibility to provide an adequate level of support for all members of the community, from seniors over 65 to children under 5 years old. In addition, Makakilo focuses on promoting sustainability initiatives in order to protect its natural resources for future generations. This commitment has led to strong growth in tourism along with other economic indicators over recent years. Overall, local politics in Makakilo are focused on creating an ideal environment for residents and visitors alike.
The political climate in Makakilo, HI is somewhat liberal.
Honolulu County, HI is strongly liberal. In Honolulu County, HI 62.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 35.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Honolulu county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.5% to 35.7%.
Honolulu county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Makakilo, HI is somewhat liberal.
Honolulu County, Hawaii is strongly liberal.
Urban Honolulu Metro Area is strongly liberal.
Hawaii is strongly liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Makakilo, Hawaii: D d D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Makakilo, HI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,032 contributions totaling $134,504 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 270 contributions totaling $49,056 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)