Hilo-Kailua, HI, Hawaii
Akashic| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 63.0% | 52,163 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 34.7% | 28,748 |
| Jill SteinG | 2.3% | 1,912 |
County-level results (1 county) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii County, HI | Democratic | D+28.3 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 63.0%Harris52,163 | 34.7%Trump28,748 | 2.3%Stein1,912 | 82,823 | ||
| D | 66.9%Biden58,731 | 30.6%Trump26,897 | 2.5%Jorgensen2,186 | 87,814 | ||
| D | 63.6%Clinton41,259 | 27.0%Trump17,501 | 9.4%Johnson6,107 | 64,867 | ||
| D | 74.4%Obama47,224 | 23.2%Romney14,753 | 2.3%Johnson1,477 | 63,454 | ||
| D | 75.9%Obama50,819 | 22.2%McCain14,866 | 1.8%Nader1,231 | 66,916 | ||
| D | 60.9%Kerry35,116 | 38.2%Bush22,032 | 1.0%Cobb554 | 57,702 | ||
| D | 56.4%Gore28,670 | 33.5%Bush17,050 | 10.1%Nader5,140 | 50,860 | ||
| D | 55.7%Clinton27,262 | 27.6%Dole13,516 | 16.7%Perot8,199 | 48,977 | ||
| D | 50.5%Clinton25,725 | 30.4%Bush15,460 | 19.1%Perot9,731 | 50,916 | ||
| D | 57.7%Dukakis24,091 | 41.0%Bush17,125 | 1.3%Paul552 | 41,768 | ||
| R | 45.6%Mondale17,866 | 52.9%Reagan20,707 | 1.5%Bergland570 | 39,143 | ||
| D | 49.2%Carter17,630 | 39.7%Reagan14,247 | 11.1%Anderson3,984 | 35,861 | ||
| D | 50.2%Carter15,960 | 48.4%Ford15,366 | 1.4%Macbride439 | 31,765 | ||
| R | 40.9%McGovern11,652 | 59.1%Nixon16,832 | 0.0% | 28,484 | ||
| D | 61.5%Humphrey15,819 | 37.4%Nixon9,625 | 1.1%Wallace283 | 25,727 | ||
| D | 80.1%Johnson20,011 | 19.9%Goldwater4,962 | 0.0% | 24,973 | ||
| R | 48.5%Kennedy11,557 | 51.5%Nixon12,251 | 0.0% | 23,808 | ||
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| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1960 | −2.9% |
| 1964 | +60.3% |
| 1968 | +24.1% |
| 1972 | −18.2% |
| 1976 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | +9.4% |
| 1984 | −7.3% |
| 1988 | +16.7% |
| 1992 | +20.2% |
| 1996 | +28.1% |
| 2000 | +22.8% |
| 2004 | +22.7% |
| 2008 | +53.7% |
| 2012 | +51.2% |
| 2016 | +36.6% |
| 2020 | +36.3% |
| 2024 | +28.3% |
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 114,649 |
| 2018 | 115,406 |
| 2020 | 127,348 |
| 2022 | 131,275 |
| 2024 | 135,537 |
The Big Island's largest metro blends Native Hawaiian communities, Japanese-American working-class neighborhoods, and a university town in Hilo — a mix that has delivered Democrats double-digit margins in most statewide contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 60.3 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 18.2 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 8.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 28.3 points.
A population of 205,769, a 30% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,639 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kahului-Wailuku, HI and Kapaa, HI.
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