Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupEast HonoluluHawaiiUnited States
Filipino16.8%14.3%0.9%
Japanese15.3%11.7%0.2%
Chinese6.1%4.1%1.3%
Korean2.0%1.4%0.4%
Vietnamese1.1%0.8%0.6%
Asian Indian0.2%0.2%1.4%
Thai0.2%0.2%—
Laotian0.2%——
German7.2%5.8%12.5%
English5.8%5.1%9.5%
Irish5.7%4.7%9.4%
Portuguese3.1%3.2%—
Italian2.4%2.1%4.8%
American1.8%1.0%5.3%
French1.4%1.2%1.6%
Polish1.1%0.7%2.2%
Mexican1.6%3.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.6%3.3%1.8%
Spanish0.6%1.3%—
Spaniard0.4%0.7%—
African American†0.7%1.1%9.9%
African0.1%—0.5%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
East Honolulu
Hawaii
United States
Median age
49.1
41
39.1
Age 18–24
5.6%
8.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
28.3%
20.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
East Honolulu
Hawaii
United States
Median household income
$159,518
$100,389
$84,427
Poverty rate
5.3%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
59.9%
36.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
East Honolulu
Hawaii
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
20.5%
24.7%
22.3%
Spanish
1.7%
2.1%
13.6%
Korean
2.1%
1.0%
0.3%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
3.7%
2.5%
1.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
8.1%
11.6%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
East Honolulu
Hawaii
United States
Catholic
—
18.6%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
8.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
59.7%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
East Honolulu, Hawaii
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−3.1%
2008
+36.2%
2012
+30.2%
2016
+30.4%
2020
+35.2%
2024
+33.3%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
65.8%Harris17,626
32.5%Trump8,705
1.7%
D+33.3
R+1.9
D+34.8
26,778
D
66.9%Biden20,239
31.7%Trump9,596
1.3%
D+35.2
D+4.8
D+30.7
30,239
D
62.2%Clinton14,940
31.8%Trump7,646
6.0%
D+30.4
D+0.1
D+28.3
24,022
D
64.4%Obama16,338
34.2%Romney8,676
1.3%
D+30.2
R+6.0
D+26.4
25,350
D
67.5%Obama17,373
31.3%McCain8,049
1.3%
D+36.2
D+39.3
D+28.9
25,747
R
48.0%Kerry12,335
51.2%Bush13,137
0.8%
R+3.1
—
R+0.7
25,681
East Honolulu packs over 50,000 residents into a narrow strip between the Ko'olau Range and the Pacific, producing one of O'ahu's highest-income and highest-turnout suburban corridors.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 36.2 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 3.1 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 33.3 points.
A population of 51,360, a 23% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $159,518 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kailua and Mililani Town.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, East Honolulu, Hawaii voted Democratic by 33.3 points (D+33.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 26,778 votes cast, 17,626 went Democratic and 8,705 went Republican.
When did East Honolulu, Hawaii last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which East Honolulu, Hawaii voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in East Honolulu, Hawaii?
East Honolulu, Hawaii has a population of 51,360 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in East Honolulu, Hawaii?
Median household income in East Honolulu, Hawaii is $159,518 — above the national median of $80,734. The Hawaii state median is $100,389.
What is the political history of East Honolulu, Hawaii?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in East Honolulu, Hawaii from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.
