Leilani Estates, HI
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | D+62.2 |
| 2012 | D+61.7 |
| 2016 | D+42.2 |
| 2020 | D+40.3 |
| 2024 | D+40.8 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
| Population | 1,490 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | D+40.8 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $30,192 |
| County | Hawaii County |
| State | HI |
Place narrative
This rural Big Island subdivision sits in Leilani Estates, where the 2018 lower East Rift Zone eruption destroyed hundreds of homes and displaced a significant share of residents, leaving a smaller, tightly knit community behind.
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | +40.8% | 332 | 132 | 26 | 490 |
| 2020 | D | +40.3% | 354 | 143 | 26 | 523 |
| 2016 | D | +42.2% | 357 | 123 | 74 | 554 |
| 2012 | D | +61.7% | 509 | 115 | 15 | 639 |
| 2008 | D | +62.2% | 368 | 77 | 23 | 468 |
| 2004† | D | +38.9% | 255 | 112 | 1 | 368 |
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 | 55.3% |
| Black | 1.0% |
| Asian | 5.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10.7% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $30,192 |
| Poverty rate | 29.0% |
| Median age | 54.5 |
| Age 18–29 | 9.7% |
| Age 65 and older | 30.5% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 24.8% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 11.3% |
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.