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Hawaii 15th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+36.12012D+41.02016D+30.22020D+20.62024D+14.0
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+14.0
2024
median income$92,806U.S. $80,734 · HI $100,389
median age32.8U.S. 39.1 · HI 41
poverty rate8.6%U.S. 12.5% · HI 10.0%
bachelor’s+ (25+)38.5%U.S. 35.6% · HI 36.2%
non-english26.0%U.S. 22.3% · HI 24.7%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
Filipino15.1%
Japanese13.8%
Chinese5.5%
German7.5%
English6.1%
Irish5.9%
Native Hawaiian5.9%
Samoan1.4%
Marshallese0.6%
Mexican3.4%
Puerto Rican3.3%
Spanish1.3%
African American†3.4%
African0.4%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Honolulu County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Hawaii 15th State Senate District

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Hawaii 15th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+14.0
2024
2024 presidential margin for Hawaii 15th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Hawaii 15th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+14.0), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Hawaii 15th State Senate District · D+14.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic56.2%8,998
Donald TrumpRepublican42.2%6,749
Jill SteinG1.6%263
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Hawaii 15th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Honolulu County, HIDemocraticD+21.7
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
56.2%Harris8,998
42.2%Trump6,749
1.6%Stein263
+14.0%
16,010
D
59.5%Biden11,532
38.9%Trump7,547
1.6%Jorgensen307
+20.6%
19,386
D
62.1%Clinton8,574
31.8%Trump4,397
6.1%Johnson840
+30.2%
13,811
D
70.5%Obama9,960
29.5%Romney4,172
0.0%
+41.0%
14,132
D
67.3%Obama9,974
31.2%McCain4,627
1.5%Nader229
+36.1%
14,830
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +14.0% in 2024.+14.0%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+36.1%
2012+41.0%
2016+30.2%
2020+20.6%
2024+14.0%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DGlenn WakaiState Senate · 15

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Centered in urban Honolulu, this district's dense residential neighborhoods and diverse working-class population have produced consistent double-digit Democratic presidential margins, making it one of Hawaii's more reliably blue legislative seats.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 41.0 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 6.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.0 points.

A population of 79,465, a 24% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $92,806 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 14 and State Senate District 19.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State Senate District 14
Hawaii
98.4twin score
% Asian12-yr trend2012 margin
State Senate District 19
Hawaii
96.9twin score
% Asian2008–2012 trajectoryelasticity≠ 12-yr trend
State Senate District 18
Hawaii
95.9twin score
% Asian2008–2012 trajectory12-yr trend

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Hawaii 15th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hawaii 15th State Senate District voted Democratic by 14.0 points (D+14.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 16,010 votes cast, 8,998 went Democratic and 6,749 went Republican.
How many people live in Hawaii 15th State Senate District?
Hawaii 15th State Senate District has a population of 79,465 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hawaii 15th State Senate District?
Median household income in Hawaii 15th State Senate District is $92,806 — above the national median of $80,734. The Hawaii state median is $100,389.
What is the political history of Hawaii 15th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Hawaii 15th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.