96780 Papaaloa, HI is a small rural community located on the Big Island of Hawaii. It is home to a diverse population, comprising of Hawaiians, Caucasians, Japanese-Americans and other ethnicities. The politics in 96780 Papaaloa, HI are largely focused on local issues such as infrastructure and public services. Local politicians prioritize funding for public education, healthcare and infrastructure improvements for their constituents. They are also committed to protecting the rights of all citizens in their district regardless of race or gender. Additionally, they are actively engaged with local environmental initiatives. All of these issues have been taken into consideration when electing representatives who will work together to bring positive change to 96780 Papaaloa, HI.
The political climate in Zip 96780 (Papaaloa, HI) is moderately liberal.
Hawaii County, HI is very liberal. In Hawaii County, HI 66.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hawaii county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 66.9% to 30.6%.
Hawaii county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 96780 (Papaaloa, HI) is moderately liberal.
Papaaloa, Hawaii is moderately liberal.
Hawaii County, Hawaii is very liberal.
Hilo 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.
Papaaloa, 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 96780 (Papaaloa)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $320 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)