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1876–2024
Kahului-Wailuku, HI·Hawaii

Kahului-Wailuku, HI has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

Maui's commercial core, where tourism and local labor markets collide

1876 — 2024·38 elections
HI
Latest
D+26
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
164,522
2024 ACS

Kahului-Wailuku, HI, Hawaii: Democratic loyalist metro. In 2024, voted D+26%. Democratic peak: D+56 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+26MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
164,5222024 5-year
Median household income
$97,1612024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
30.2%2024 5-year
Black
0.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
10.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+56 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+22 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+25.9%
38,90522,62162,893
D
+35.4%
47,30522,12671,044
D
+38.6%
33,48013,44651,945
D
+50.3%
36,05211,60248,653
D
+55.2%
39,72711,15451,789
D
+22.4%
28,80318,18747,430
D
+27.0%
23,48412,87639,248
D
+32.3%
20,6009,32334,867
D
+21.1%
18,96211,15136,958
D
+14.9%
17,53212,94430,850
R
−6.2%
12,96614,72028,067
D
+9.0%
12,67410,35925,751
D
+7.1%
11,92110,31822,538
R
−22.2%
7,39911,61819,017
D
+23.1%
10,3136,40116,951
D
+56.2%
12,6663,55316,219
R
−9.6%
7,3028,84816,150
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
6.2%
German
5.9%
Irish
5.4%
Italian
2.9%
French
1.6%
Scottish
1.4%
Polish
1.1%
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.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 43.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.4%
2.9%
75–84
3.2%
6.2%
65–74
6.3%
6.9%
55–64
7.0%
6.5%
45–54
6.3%
6.8%
35–44
6.9%
5.5%
25–34
5.8%
3.3%
18–24
3.3%
8.1%
5–17
7.5%
2.8%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$97,161
Kahului-Wailuku, HI ranks near the middle of US counties.
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$97,161
Hawaii$100,389
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.5%
Working age (18–64)9.2%
Seniors (65+)8.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
78.0%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander17.7%
Spanish2.5%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
20.8%
Other Christian
12.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
6.7%
Non-Christian
3.4%
Mainline Protestant
1.9%
Baptist
0.6%
Methodist
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Kahului-Wailuku anchors Maui County's economic and civic life, with a workforce shaped by hospitality employment and a Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander population notably above state averages, producing turnout patterns distinct from Honolulu metro.

The Democratic margin in Kahului-Wailuku, HI reached its widest at fifty-six points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was twenty-six points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $97,161, a 30% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 164,522 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Kahului-Wailuku, HI, Hawaii — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/27980/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Kahului-Wailuku, HI, Hawaii vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kahului-Wailuku, HI, Hawaii voted Democratic by 25.9 points (D+26), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 62,893 votes cast, 38,905 went Democratic and 22,621 went Republican.
What is Kahului-Wailuku, HI, Hawaii's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Kahului-Wailuku, HI, Hawaii as a "Democratic loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 3 times, and other 0 times.
When did Kahului-Wailuku, HI, Hawaii last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Kahului-Wailuku, HI, Hawaii voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Kahului-Wailuku, HI, Hawaii?
Kahului-Wailuku, HI, Hawaii has a population of 164,522 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kahului-Wailuku, HI, Hawaii?
Median household income in Kahului-Wailuku, HI, Hawaii is $97,161 — above the national median of $80,734. The Hawaii state median is $100,389.
What is the political history of Kahului-Wailuku, HI, Hawaii?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kahului-Wailuku, HI, Hawaii from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.