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1876–2024
State House District 22·Hawaii

Hawaii 22nd State House District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

One of Honolulu's most reliably Democratic legislative seats

1876 — 2024·38 elections
HI
Latest
D+22
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
11,992
2024 ACS

Hawaii 22nd State House District, Hawaii: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+22%. Democratic peak: D+57 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+22MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
11,9922024 5-year
Median household income
$106,1952024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
18.4%2024 5-year
Black
2.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
9.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+57 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+27 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 D · 0 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+21.6%
2,4471,5634,084
D
+26.9%
2,8611,6324,577
D
+29.9%
2,1051,0823,423
D
+39.1%
2,4481,0603,554
D
+41.1%
2,5661,0563,675
D
+2.8%
1,8271,7273,576
D
+14.9%
1,6721,2143,066
D
+22.7%
1,7221,0273,057
D
+7.5%
1,4841,2453,184
D
+7.2%
1,6651,4403,133
R
−13.2%
1,2861,6802,996
R
−1.4%
1,1561,1932,695
D
+1.5%
1,3341,2942,665
R
−26.6%
9221,5912,513
D
+20.2%
1,2958542,182
D
+56.9%
1,4604021,861
D
+2.5%
8257851,611
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
5.3%
English
4.3%
Irish
4.2%
Italian
1.8%
American
1.3%
French
1.0%
Polish
0.8%
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: 39.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.0%
85+
1.9%
2.8%
75–84
3.4%
4.9%
65–74
5.5%
5.9%
55–64
6.0%
5.9%
45–54
5.8%
6.9%
35–44
6.5%
7.5%
25–34
6.7%
4.9%
18–24
3.8%
7.7%
5–17
7.2%
2.9%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$106,195
State House District 22 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 22$106,195
Hawaii$100,389
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.3%
Working age (18–64)8.6%
Seniors (65+)9.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
74.0%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander22.2%
Spanish2.0%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Other languages0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
18.0%
Other Christian
9.6%
Non-Christian
4.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.8%
Mainline Protestant
1.8%
Baptist
1.4%
Methodist
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in urban Honolulu, this district posts presidential margins exceeding 50 points, reflecting a dense, multiethnic electorate that has shown little competitive variation in recent cycles.

The Democratic margin in Hawaii 22nd State House District reached its widest at fifty-seven points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was twenty-two points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $106,195, a 18% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 11,992 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 22, Hawaii vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 22, Hawaii voted Democratic by 21.6 points (D+22), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 4,084 votes cast, 2,447 went Democratic and 1,563 went Republican.
What is State House District 22, Hawaii's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 22, Hawaii as a "Democratic loyalist" 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 22, Hawaii last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 22, Hawaii voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in State House District 22, Hawaii?
State House District 22, Hawaii has a population of 11,992 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 22, Hawaii?
Median household income in State House District 22, Hawaii is $106,195 — above the national median of $80,734. The Hawaii state median is $100,389.
What is the political history of State House District 22, Hawaii?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 22, Hawaii from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.