Pahala, HI
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | D+78.5 |
| 2012 | D+52.9 |
| 2016 | D+58.7 |
| 2020 | D+40.7 |
| 2024 | D+25.8 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 1,768 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | D+25.8 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $71,518 |
| County | Hawaii County |
| State | HI |
Place narrative
Pahala's economy and layout still reflect its origins as a sugar plantation settlement, and its isolation in Ka'ū — one of Hawaii's least-populated districts — shapes both its demographics and its low voter-registration density.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | +25.8% | 362 | 209 | 22 | 593 |
| 2020 | D | +40.7% | 338 | 141 | 5 | 484 |
| 2016 | D | +58.7% | 322 | 79 | 13 | 414 |
| 2012 | D | +52.9% | 813 | 242 | 25 | 1,080 |
| 2008 | D | +78.5% | 333 | 38 | 5 | 376 |
| 2004† | D | +58.9% | 232 | 60 | 0 | 292 |
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
Akashic
| Race & Ethnicity | |
|---|---|
| White | 5.4% |
| Black | 3.6% |
| Asian | 34.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31.6% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $71,518 |
| Poverty rate | 11.3% |
| Median age | 32.4 |
| Age 18–29 | 18.0% |
| Age 65 and older | 18.2% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 23.0% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 37.9% |
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.