† 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
GroupWaihee-WaiehuHawaiiUnited States
Filipino25.2%14.3%0.9%
Japanese8.4%11.7%0.2%
Chinese1.1%4.1%1.3%
Korean0.8%1.4%0.4%
Vietnamese0.4%0.8%0.6%
Thai0.3%0.2%—
Mexican3.4%3.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican2.1%3.3%1.8%
Spanish0.7%1.3%—
Spaniard0.4%0.7%—
Argentinean0.2%——
English2.1%5.1%9.5%
German2.0%5.8%12.5%
Irish1.8%4.7%9.4%
Portuguese1.4%3.2%—
Italian1.0%2.1%4.8%
French0.5%1.2%1.6%
Scottish0.5%—1.3%
Polish0.4%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
Waihee-Waiehu
Hawaii
United States
Median age
39.5
41
39.1
Age 18–24
10.3%
8.0%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.4%
20.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Waihee-Waiehu
Hawaii
United States
Median household income
$126,735
$100,389
$84,427
Poverty rate
6.0%
10.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
19.6%
36.2%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Waihee-Waiehu
Hawaii
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
24.9%
24.7%
22.3%
Spanish
1.4%
2.1%
13.6%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)
10.2%
4.4%
0.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
12.5%
11.6%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Waihee-Waiehu
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.
Waihee-Waiehu, Hawaii
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+32.0%
2008
+61.8%
2012
+58.1%
2016
+40.6%
2020
+30.1%
2024
+18.6%
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
58.2%Harris2,023
39.7%Trump1,378
2.1%
D+18.6
R+11.5
D+20.0
3,474
D
63.9%Biden2,431
33.9%Trump1,287
2.2%
D+30.1
R+10.5
D+25.6
3,802
D
64.9%Clinton1,797
24.3%Trump674
10.8%
D+40.6
R+17.6
D+38.5
2,769
D
78.0%Obama2,121
19.9%Romney541
2.1%
D+58.1
R+3.7
D+54.3
2,718
D
80.2%Obama2,336
18.3%McCain534
1.5%
D+61.8
D+29.9
D+54.6
2,914
D
65.7%Kerry1,693
33.7%Bush869
0.6%
D+32.0
—
D+34.4
2,578
Waihee-Waiehu sits along Maui's northern coast with one of Hawaii's higher concentrations of Native Hawaiian residents, a demographic pattern that correlates with strong community organizing around land and water rights ballot measures.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 61.8 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 11.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.6 points.
A population of 10,988, a 7% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $126,735 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lihue and Lahaina.
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, Waihee-Waiehu, Hawaii voted Democratic by 18.6 points (D+18.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 3,474 votes cast, 2,023 went Democratic and 1,378 went Republican.
How many people live in Waihee-Waiehu, Hawaii?
Waihee-Waiehu, Hawaii has a population of 10,988 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Waihee-Waiehu, Hawaii?
Median household income in Waihee-Waiehu, Hawaii is $126,735 — above the national median of $80,734. The Hawaii state median is $100,389.
What is the political history of Waihee-Waiehu, Hawaii?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Waihee-Waiehu, Hawaii from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
