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1876–2024
Kahului-Wailuku, HI·Hawaii

Kahului-Wailuku, HI has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential elections — D+26 in 2024.

Maui's commercial core, where tourism and local labor markets collide

1876 — 2024·38 elections
HI
LatestD+26in 2024
TypologyFlorida Surgecluster typology
Population164,5222024 ACS

Kahului-Wailuku, HI, Hawaii: Florida Surge metro. In 2024, voted D+26%. Democratic peak: D+56 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+26MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Florida SurgeAkashic typology
Population
164,5222024 5-year
Median household income
$97,1612024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
30.2%2024 5-year
Black
0.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
10.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+56 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+22 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Kahului-Wailuku, HI
HarrisD+26
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic61.9%38,905
Donald TrumpRepublican36.0%22,621
OtherAll other candidates2.2%1,367
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: +25.9% in 2024.flipped D · 1988+25.9%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892No data
1896No data
1900No data
1904No data
1908No data
1912No data
1916No data
1920No data
1924No data
1928No data
1932No data
1936No data
1940No data
1944No data
1948No data
1952No data
1956No data
1960−9.6%
1964+56.2%
1968+23.1%
1972−22.2%
1976+7.1%
1980+9.0%
1984−6.2%
1988+14.9%
1992+21.1%
1996+32.3%
2000+27.0%
2004+22.4%
2008+55.2%
2012+50.3%
2016+38.6%
2020+35.4%
2024+25.9%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+25.9%
38,90522,62162,893
D
+35.4%
47,30522,12671,044
D
+38.6%
33,48013,44651,945
D
+50.3%
36,05211,60248,653
D
+55.2%
39,72711,15451,789
D
+22.4%
28,80318,18747,430
D
+27.0%
23,48412,87639,248
D
+32.3%
20,6009,32334,867
D
+21.1%
18,96211,15136,958
D
+14.9%
17,53212,94430,850
R
−6.2%
12,96614,72028,067
D
+9.0%
12,67410,35925,751
D
+7.1%
11,92110,31822,538
R
−22.2%
7,39911,61819,017
D
+23.1%
10,3136,40116,951
D
+56.2%
12,6663,55316,219
R
−9.6%
7,3028,84816,150
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
6.2%
German
5.9%
Irish
5.4%
Italian
2.9%
French
1.6%
Scottish
1.4%
Polish
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 43.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.4%
2.9%
75–84
3.2%
6.2%
65–74
6.3%
6.9%
55–64
7.0%
6.5%
45–54
6.3%
6.8%
35–44
6.9%
5.5%
25–34
5.8%
3.3%
18–24
3.3%
8.1%
5–17
7.5%
2.8%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$97,161
Kahului-Wailuku, HI ranks near the middle of US counties.
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$97,161
Hawaii$100,389
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.5%
Working age (18–64)9.2%
Seniors (65+)8.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
78.0%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander17.7%
Spanish2.5%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
20.8%
Other Christian
12.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
6.7%
Non-Christian
3.4%
Mainline Protestant
1.9%
Baptist
0.6%
Methodist
0.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Kahului-Wailuku anchors Maui County's economic and civic life, with a workforce shaped by hospitality employment and a Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander population notably above state averages, producing turnout patterns distinct from Honolulu metro.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fifty-six points in 1964 and a Republican high of twenty-two points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved ten points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-six points.

A population of 164,522, a 30% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $97,161 describe the metro.

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Kahului-Wailuku, HI, Hawaii. Akashic. https://akashic.app/cbsa/27980/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Kahului-Wailuku, HI, Hawaii vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kahului-Wailuku, HI, Hawaii voted Democratic by 25.9 points (D+26), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 62,893 votes cast, 38,905 went Democratic and 22,621 went Republican.
What is Kahului-Wailuku, HI, Hawaii's political typology?
Akashic places Kahului-Wailuku, HI, Hawaii in the "Florida Surge" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 3 times, and other 0 times.
When did Kahului-Wailuku, HI, Hawaii last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Kahului-Wailuku, HI, Hawaii voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Kahului-Wailuku, HI, Hawaii?
Kahului-Wailuku, HI, Hawaii has a population of 164,522 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kahului-Wailuku, HI, Hawaii?
Median household income in Kahului-Wailuku, HI, Hawaii is $97,161 — above the national median of $80,734. The Hawaii state median is $100,389.
What is the political history of Kahului-Wailuku, HI, Hawaii?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kahului-Wailuku, HI, Hawaii from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.