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 KapoleiHawaiiUnited States
Filipino10.0%14.3%0.9%
Japanese9.1%11.7%0.2%
Chinese3.6%4.1%1.3%
Korean1.2%1.4%0.4%
Vietnamese0.7%0.8%0.6%
Native Hawaiian0.8%6.1%—
Samoan0.2%0.9%—
Mexican5.1%3.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican5.0%3.3%1.8%
Spanish1.9%1.3%—
Spaniard1.1%0.7%—
Cuban0.3%—0.7%
German3.1%5.8%12.5%
English2.5%5.1%9.5%
Irish2.4%4.7%9.4%
Portuguese1.3%3.2%—
Italian1.0%2.1%4.8%
American0.8%1.0%5.3%
French0.6%1.2%1.6%
Polish0.5%0.7%2.2%
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 Kapolei
Hawaii
United States
Median age
28.2
41
39.1
Age 18–24
10.0%
8.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
4.5%
20.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
East Kapolei
Hawaii
United States
Median household income
$118,904
$100,389
$84,427
Poverty rate
5.3%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
28.3%
36.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
East Kapolei
Hawaii
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
20.7%
24.7%
22.3%
Spanish
1.0%
2.1%
13.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
17.6%
11.6%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
East Kapolei
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 Kapolei, Hawaii
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−12.3%
2008
+27.5%
2012
+31.0%
2016
+18.7%
2020
+0.1%
2024
−6.1%
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 tallied only at the county level — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits; — marks the bucket as not itemized at this grain, not zero. † 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
R
46.3%Harris1,223
52.3%Trump1,383
1.4%
R+6.1
R+6.2
R+4.6
2,643
D
49.4%Biden750
49.3%Trump748
1.3%
D+0.1
R+18.5
R+4.3
1,517
D
56.3%Clinton404
37.6%Trump270
6.1%
D+18.7
R+12.4
D+16.6
718
D
65.5%Obama19
34.5%Romney10
—
D+31.0
D+3.6
D+27.2
29
D
62.9%Obama321
35.5%McCain181
1.6%
D+27.5
D+39.8
D+20.2
510
R
43.6%Kerry230
56.0%Bush295
0.4%
R+12.3
—
R+9.9
527
East Kapolei is one of Hawaii's fastest-developing census-designated places, built on former sugar and plantation land on Oahu's Ewa Plain. Its young, racially diverse population reflects the westside's broader demographic shift away from the island's older urban core.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 31.0 points in 2012 and a Republican high of 12.3 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 6.1 points.
A population of 7,551, a 9% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $118,904 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Iroquois Point and West Loch Estate.
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 Kapolei, Hawaii voted Republican by 6.1 points (R+6.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,643 votes cast, 1,223 went Democratic and 1,383 went Republican.
When did East Kapolei, Hawaii last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which East Kapolei, Hawaii voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in East Kapolei, Hawaii?
East Kapolei, Hawaii has a population of 7,551 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in East Kapolei, Hawaii?
Median household income in East Kapolei, Hawaii is $118,904 — above the national median of $80,734. The Hawaii state median is $100,389.
What is the political history of East Kapolei, Hawaii?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in East Kapolei, Hawaii from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 2 went Republican.
