† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
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
GroupLahainaHawaiiUnited States
Filipino25.9%14.3%0.9%
Japanese8.7%11.7%0.2%
Chinese1.2%4.1%1.3%
Korean0.9%1.4%0.4%
Vietnamese0.4%0.8%0.6%
Thai0.3%0.2%—
English5.5%5.1%9.5%
German5.3%5.8%12.5%
Irish4.8%4.7%9.4%
Portuguese3.8%3.2%—
Italian2.6%2.1%4.8%
French1.4%1.2%1.6%
Scottish1.3%—1.3%
Polish1.0%0.7%2.2%
Mexican4.1%3.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican2.6%3.3%1.8%
Spanish0.9%1.3%—
Spaniard0.4%0.7%—
Argentinean0.3%——
Dominican0.2%—0.7%
Peruvian0.2%——
Venezuelan0.2%——
Native Hawaiian2.0%6.1%—
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
Lahaina
Hawaii
United States
Median age
40.5
41
39.1
Age 18–24
5.7%
8.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.3%
20.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Lahaina
Hawaii
United States
Median household income
$88,889
$100,389
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.5%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
26.4%
36.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Lahaina
Hawaii
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
36.7%
24.7%
22.3%
Spanish
4.2%
2.1%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
2.0%
0.4%
2.0%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
10.2%
4.4%
0.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
19.4%
11.6%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Lahaina
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.
Lahaina, Hawaii
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+17.8%
2008
+51.8%
2012
+49.2%
2016
+36.0%
2020
+31.6%
2024
+15.7%
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
56.9%Harris1,368
41.2%Trump990
1.9%
D+15.7
R+15.8
D+17.2
2,404
D
64.8%Biden2,853
33.2%Trump1,463
2.0%
D+31.6
R+4.4
D+27.1
4,403
D
63.7%Clinton1,851
27.7%Trump805
8.6%
D+36.0
R+13.2
D+33.9
2,905
D
73.6%Obama2,085
24.4%Romney691
2.0%
D+49.2
R+2.6
D+45.3
2,834
D
75.1%Obama2,442
23.3%McCain758
1.5%
D+51.8
D+34.0
D+44.5
3,250
D
58.8%Kerry1,770
41.0%Bush1,233
0.2%
D+17.8
—
D+20.3
3,010
Lahaina's electorate, already navigating the tensions between tourism-driven growth and Native Hawaiian cultural preservation, faces a new political reality as post-fire rebuilding decisions draw intense scrutiny from residents and state officials alike.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 51.8 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 15.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 15.7 points.
A population of 10,162, a 25% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $88,889 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Waimea and Makawao.
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, Lahaina, Hawaii voted Democratic by 15.7 points (D+15.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,404 votes cast, 1,368 went Democratic and 990 went Republican.
How many people live in Lahaina, Hawaii?
Lahaina, Hawaii has a population of 10,162 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lahaina, Hawaii?
Median household income in Lahaina, Hawaii is $88,889 — above the national median of $80,734. The Hawaii state median is $100,389.
What is the political history of Lahaina, Hawaii?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Lahaina, Hawaii from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
