Hawaii 6th State House District, Hawaii: Populist district. In 2024, voted D+28%. Democratic peak: D+60 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+28MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 5,6632024 5-year
- Median household income
- $78,6392024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 30.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+60 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+18 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 6, HIOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1,436 | 791 | 2,279 | ||
| D | 1,616 | 740 | 2,417 | ||
| D | 1,135 | 482 | 1,785 | ||
| D | 1,300 | 406 | 1,746 | ||
| D | 1,399 | 409 | 1,842 | ||
| D | 966 | 606 | 1,588 | ||
| D | 789 | 469 | 1,400 | ||
| D | 750 | 372 | 1,348 | ||
| D | 708 | 425 | 1,401 | ||
| D | 663 | 471 | 1,149 | ||
| R | 492 | 570 | 1,077 | ||
| D | 485 | 392 | 987 | ||
| D | 439 | 423 | 874 | ||
| R | 321 | 463 | 784 | ||
| D | 435 | 265 | 708 | ||
| D | 551 | 137 | 687 | ||
| R | 318 | 337 | 655 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
8.1%
English
8.0%
Irish
6.0%
Italian
2.5%
French
1.5%
Scottish
1.4%
American
1.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 44.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$78,639
State House District 6 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 6$78,639
Hawaii$100,389
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.2%
Working age (18–64)14.6%
Seniors (65+)10.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
77.4%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander15.9%
Other languages2.7%
Spanish2.3%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored along O'ahu's Windward Coast, this 25,000-resident district has backed Democratic presidential candidates by double digits for more than a decade, reflecting the broader pattern of suburban Honolulu trending reliably blue at both state and federal levels.
The Democratic margin in Hawaii 6th State House District peaked at sixty points in 1964. By 1988 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was twenty-eight points, the most Democratic-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $78,639 sits well below state and national norms, and 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 6, Hawaii vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 6, Hawaii voted Democratic by 28.3 points (D+28), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,279 votes cast, 1,436 went Democratic and 791 went Republican.
What is State House District 6, Hawaii's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 6, Hawaii as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 3 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 6, Hawaii last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 6, Hawaii voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in State House District 6, Hawaii?
State House District 6, Hawaii has a population of 5,663 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 6, Hawaii?
Median household income in State House District 6, Hawaii is $78,639 — below the national median of $80,734. The Hawaii state median is $100,389.
What is the political history of State House District 6, Hawaii?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 6, Hawaii from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.