Politics in Paia, HI are largely centered around the issues of sustainability, environmental protection, and economic growth. Local candidates often focus on providing access to clean water and renewable energy sources, protecting local habitats, and revitalizing business opportunities in the community. They also emphasize the importance of preserving the cultural identity of Paia and its residents by honoring native Hawaiian customs and traditions. In addition to this, local politicians have been working to address issues of ocean pollution and marine life conservation in order to keep the area healthy for generations to come. Overall, political activity in Paia is often focused on creating a vibrant future for the town while maintaining its unique character.
The political climate in Paia, HI is moderately liberal.
Maui County, HI is very liberal. In Maui County, HI 66.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Maui county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.6% to 31.1%.
Maui county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Paia, HI is moderately liberal.
Maui County, Hawaii is very liberal.
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina Metro Area is very 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.
Paia, 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 Paia, HI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 672 contributions totaling $65,351 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 101 contributions totaling $22,725 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)