Honokaa, HI
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | D+61.2 |
| 2012 | D+63.8 |
| 2016 | D+45.4 |
| 2020 | D+40.7 |
| 2024 | D+36.2 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
| Population | 1,963 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | D+36.2 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $87,019 |
| County | Hawaii County |
| State | HI |
Place narrative
Honokaa's roughly 2,000 residents reflect the multiethnic labor migrations that shaped plantation Hawaii, and the Hāmākua Coast's rural, working-class character consistently produces turnout patterns distinct from Hilo or Kona precincts.
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | +36.2% | 756 | 344 | 39 | 1,139 |
| 2020 | D | +40.7% | 761 | 313 | 27 | 1,101 |
| 2016 | D | +45.4% | 571 | 186 | 92 | 849 |
| 2012 | D | +63.8% | 712 | 149 | 21 | 882 |
| 2008 | D | +61.2% | 799 | 184 | 22 | 1,005 |
| 2004† | D | +34.1% | 552 | 270 | 4 | 826 |
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.
These Census-place returns are modeled candidate-vote estimates on Census boundaries unless a row explicitly says certified. They are not automatically the official city or town return.
† 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source reported that cycle at county or municipality level (COVID-era consolidated reporting), so block-level detail is interpolated from adjacent cycles and scaled to certified totals.
Demographics
| Race & Ethnicity | |
|---|---|
| White | 14.5% |
| Black | 0.0% |
| Asian | 33.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11.8% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $87,019 |
| Poverty rate | 6.3% |
| Median age | 41.1 |
| Age 18–29 | 12.3% |
| Age 65 and older | 20.2% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 19.4% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 41.7% |
ACS 5-year survey estimates, subject to a margin of error. Race shares are single-race; Hispanic or Latino is a separate, overlapping ethnicity.
Ancestry, religious adherence, and side-by-side parent comparisons appear on the Hawaii County county page and the HI state page.