Hawaii 1st Congressional District (HI) — Elections 1876–2024

Hawaii 1st Congressional District, Hawaii: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+22%. Democratic peak: D+57 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+22MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 347,4472024 5-year
Median household income: $106,1952024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 18.4%2024 5-year
Black: 2.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 9.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+57 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+27 in 1972MIT Election Lab

CASE, EdCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: HANABUSA, Colleen (2017–2019), HANABUSA, Colleen (2015–2017), TAKAI, Mark (2015–2017), HANABUSA, Colleen (2013–2015)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+21.7%	70,903	45,286	118,316
2020	D	+26.9%	82,899	47,289	132,612
2016	D	+29.9%	60,975	31,348	99,183
2012	D	+39.1%	70,919	30,700	102,984
2008	D	+41.1%	74,352	30,597	106,479
2004	D	+2.8%	52,925	50,030	103,611
2000	D	+15.0%	48,454	35,160	88,841
1996	D	+22.7%	49,903	29,770	88,586
1992	D	+7.5%	43,002	36,071	92,260
1988	D	+7.2%	48,230	41,735	90,780
1984	R	−13.1%	37,274	48,676	86,808
1980	R	−1.4%	33,481	34,565	78,084
1976	D	+1.5%	38,657	37,496	77,210
1972	R	−26.6%	26,708	46,103	72,811
1968	D	+20.2%	37,530	24,730	63,230
1964	D	+56.8%	42,291	11,639	53,930
1960	D	+2.5%	23,917	22,746	46,663
1956	—	No data	—	—	—
1952	—	No data	—	—	—
1948	—	No data	—	—	—
1944	—	No data	—	—	—
1940	—	No data	—	—	—
1936	—	No data	—	—	—
1932	—	No data	—	—	—
1928	—	No data	—	—	—
1924	—	No data	—	—	—
1920	—	No data	—	—	—
1916	—	No data	—	—	—
1912	—	No data	—	—	—
1908	—	No data	—	—	—
1904	—	No data	—	—	—
1900	—	No data	—	—	—
1896	—	No data	—	—	—
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 19 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	D	64.6%	31.9%	501,763
2022	D	71.1%	26.0%	409,148
2018	D	71.2%	28.8%	388,351
2016	D	70.1%	21.2%	437,664
2014	D	66.8%	26.5%	369,703
2012	D	61.6%	36.8%	437,159
2010	D	74.8%	21.6%	370,583
2006	D	61.3%	36.8%	342,842
2004	D	75.5%	21.0%	415,347
2000	D	72.7%	24.5%	345,623
1998	D	79.2%	17.8%	398,124
1994	D	71.8%	24.2%	356,902
1992	D	57.3%	26.9%	363,662
1990	D	54.0%	44.6%	349,666
1988	D	76.6%	20.7%	323,876
1986	D	73.6%	26.4%	328,797
1982	D	80.1%	17.0%	306,410
1980	D	77.9%	18.4%	288,006
1976	D	53.7%	40.6%	302,092

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

5.3%

English

4.3%

Irish

4.2%

Italian

1.8%

American

1.3%

French

1.0%

Polish

0.8%

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: 39.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.0%

85+

1.9%

2.8%

75–84

3.4%

4.9%

65–74

5.5%

5.9%

55–64

6.0%

5.9%

45–54

5.8%

6.9%

35–44

6.5%

7.5%

25–34

6.7%

4.9%

18–24

3.8%

7.7%

5–17

7.2%

2.9%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$106,195

Congressional District 1 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 1$106,195

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 1811.3%

Working age (18–64)8.6%

Seniors (65+)9.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

74.0%

speak English only

Asian & Pacific Islander22.2%

Spanish2.0%

Other Indo-European1.2%

Other languages0.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

18.0%

Other Christian

9.6%

Non-Christian

4.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.8%

Mainline Protestant

1.8%

Baptist

1.4%

Methodist

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Hawaii's 1st district covers urban Honolulu and returned a 24.6-point Democratic margin in 2024, reflecting a dense, multiracial electorate where Asian American and Native Hawaiian voters make up a majority of the population.

The Democratic margin in Hawaii 1st Congressional District reached its widest at fifty-seven points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was twenty-two points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $106,195, a 18% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 347,447 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 1, Hawaii vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 1, Hawaii voted Democratic by 21.7 points (D+22), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 118,316 votes cast, 70,903 went Democratic and 45,286 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 1, Hawaii's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 1, Hawaii as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 3 times, and other 0 times.

When did Congressional District 1, Hawaii last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 1, Hawaii voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in Congressional District 1, Hawaii?

Congressional District 1, Hawaii has a population of 347,447 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 1, Hawaii?

Median household income in Congressional District 1, Hawaii is $106,195 — above the national median of $80,734. The Hawaii state median is $100,389.

What is the political history of Congressional District 1, Hawaii?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 1, Hawaii from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Hawaii 1st Congressional District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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