Kula, HI is located in Maui County and is an area of diverse political views. It has a large population of farmers, small business owners, and local artisans contributing to the culture and community of Kula. The residents are very engaged with their local government and regularly participate in elections to have their voices heard. Local politics tend to focus on issues such as the economy, education, healthcare, and environmental sustainability. Recent local candidates have focused on improving the quality of life for all residents by enhancing services and working towards creating more job opportunities. The majority of voters in 96790 Kula HI are strongly supportive of progressive change that moves away from an unsustainable status quo and works towards a future that benefits everyone in the community.
The political climate in Zip 96790 (Kula, 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
Zip 96790 (Kula, HI) is moderately liberal.
Kula, Hawaii 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.
Kula, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 96790 (Kula)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,011 contributions totaling $129,561 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 110 contributions totaling $14,061 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)