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Hawaii 18th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+36.72012D+36.02016D+24.12020D+20.02024D+15.0
full record · 20082024
D+15.0
2024
median income$123,157U.S. $80,734 · HI $100,389
median age44.2U.S. 39.1 · HI 41
poverty rate4.3%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
Filipino19.4%
Japanese17.7%
Chinese7.1%
German3.1%
English2.5%
Irish2.4%
Mexican3.0%
Puerto Rican2.9%
Spanish1.1%
Native Hawaiian4.0%
Samoan0.9%
Marshallese0.4%
African American1.0%
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 18th State Senate District

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Hawaii 18th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+15.0
2024
2024 presidential margin for Hawaii 18th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Hawaii 18th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+15.0), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Hawaii 18th State Senate District · D+15.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic56.7%12,484
Donald TrumpRepublican41.7%9,187
Jill SteinG1.5%334
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 18th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Honolulu County, HIDemocraticD+21.7
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
56.7%Harris12,484
41.7%Trump9,187
1.5%Stein334
+15.0%
22,005
D
59.2%Biden14,035
39.2%Trump9,285
1.6%Jorgensen372
+20.0%
23,692
D
58.9%Clinton10,527
34.8%Trump6,218
6.3%Johnson1,132
+24.1%
17,877
D
68.0%Obama12,679
32.0%Romney5,967
0.0%
+36.0%
18,646
D
67.8%Obama13,183
31.1%McCain6,047
1.2%Nader225
+36.7%
19,455
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: +15.0% in 2024.+15.0%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+36.7%
2012+36.0%
2016+24.1%
2020+20.0%
2024+15.0%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DMichelle KidaniState Senate · 18

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Anchored in urban Honolulu, this district has delivered Democratic presidential margins exceeding 30 points in recent cycles, reflecting a dense, multiethnic electorate with deep roots in the state's labor and public-sector organizing tradition.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 36.7 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 5.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 15.0 points.

A population of 54,566, a 10% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $123,157 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 16 and State Senate District 17.

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

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 18th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hawaii 18th State Senate District voted Democratic by 15.0 points (D+15.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 22,005 votes cast, 12,484 went Democratic and 9,187 went Republican.
How many people live in Hawaii 18th State Senate District?
Hawaii 18th State Senate District has a population of 54,566 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hawaii 18th State Senate District?
Median household income in Hawaii 18th State Senate District is $123,157 — above the national median of $80,734. The Hawaii state median is $100,389.
What is the political history of Hawaii 18th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Hawaii 18th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.