Hawaii 1st State Senate District, Hawaii: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+28%. Democratic peak: D+54 in 2008.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+28MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 50,2992024 5-year
- Median household income
- $78,6392024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 30.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+54 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 1, HIOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 12,751 | 7,027 | 20,246 | ||
| D | 14,356 | 6,575 | 21,466 | ||
| D | 10,086 | 4,278 | 15,856 | ||
| D | 11,544 | 3,606 | 15,511 | ||
| D | 12,422 | 3,634 | 16,357 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
8.1%
English
8.0%
Irish
6.0%
Italian
2.5%
French
1.5%
Scottish
1.4%
American
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: 44.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$78,639
State Senate District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 1$78,639
Hawaii$100,389
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.2%
Working age (18–64)14.6%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
77.4%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander15.9%
Other languages2.7%
Spanish2.3%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Stretching across O'ahu's North Shore and parts of the island's rural interior, this district delivered a 28-point Democratic presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a mix of Native Hawaiian communities and longstanding labor-aligned voter blocs.
The Democratic margin in Hawaii 1st State Senate District reached its widest at fifty-four points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was twenty-eight points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $78,639, a 31% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 50,299 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 1, Hawaii vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 1, Hawaii voted Democratic by 28.3 points (D+28), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 20,246 votes cast, 12,751 went Democratic and 7,027 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 1, Hawaii's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 1, Hawaii as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 1, Hawaii?
State Senate District 1, Hawaii has a population of 50,299 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 1, Hawaii?
Median household income in State Senate District 1, Hawaii is $78,639 — below the national median of $80,734. The Hawaii state median is $100,389.
What is the political history of State Senate District 1, Hawaii?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 1, Hawaii from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.