Honolulu, Hawaii: Florida Surge market. In 2024, voted D+23%. Democratic peak: D+58 in 1964.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+23MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,445,1682024 5-year
- Median household income
- $100,8082024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 22.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+58 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+25 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Honolulu
HarrisD+23
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 60.6% | 313,044 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 37.5% | 193,661 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.9% | 9,996 |
D+60R+60
4 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | No data |
| 1916 | No data |
| 1920 | No data |
| 1924 | No data |
| 1928 | No data |
| 1932 | No data |
| 1936 | No data |
| 1940 | No data |
| 1944 | No data |
| 1948 | No data |
| 1952 | No data |
| 1956 | No data |
| 1960 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | +57.5% |
| 1968 | +21.1% |
| 1972 | −25.0% |
| 1976 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | −11.3% |
| 1988 | +9.5% |
| 1992 | +11.4% |
| 1996 | +25.3% |
| 2000 | +18.3% |
| 2004 | +8.7% |
| 2008 | +45.2% |
| 2012 | +42.7% |
| 2016 | +32.2% |
| 2020 | +29.5% |
| 2024 | +23.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 313,044 | 193,661 | 516,701 | ||
| D | 366,130 | 196,864 | 574,469 | ||
| D | 266,891 | 128,847 | 428,937 | ||
| D | 306,266 | 120,937 | 434,221 | ||
| D | 325,201 | 120,429 | 452,742 | ||
| D | 231,335 | 194,116 | 428,555 | ||
| D | 205,242 | 137,819 | 367,871 | ||
| D | 205,012 | 113,943 | 360,120 | ||
| D | 179,310 | 136,822 | 372,842 | ||
| D | 192,364 | 158,625 | 354,461 | ||
| R | 147,098 | 184,934 | 335,674 | ||
| D | 135,857 | 130,085 | 303,228 | ||
| D | 147,375 | 140,003 | 291,301 | ||
| R | 101,409 | 168,865 | 270,274 | ||
| D | 141,324 | 91,425 | 236,218 | ||
| D | 163,249 | 44,022 | 207,271 | ||
| D | 92,410 | 92,295 | 184,705 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
5.8%
English
5.1%
Irish
4.7%
Italian
2.1%
French
1.2%
American
1.1%
Polish
0.7%
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: 41.0 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.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$100,808
Honolulu ranks near the middle of US counties.
Honolulu$100,808
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
10.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.1%
Working age (18–64)9.5%
Seniors (65+)9.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
75.3%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander20.4%
Spanish2.1%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Other languages1.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Honolulu's media market spans Oahu and reaches neighbor islands, serving an electorate where Native Hawaiian and Asian American voters form a majority and Democrats have carried statewide races by double-digit margins for decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fifty-eight points in 1964 and a Republican high of twenty-five points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-three points.
A population of 1,445,168, a 22% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $100,808 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Honolulu, Hawaii vote in 2024?
In 2024, Honolulu, Hawaii voted Democratic by 23.1 points (D+23), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 516,701 votes cast, 313,044 went Democratic and 193,661 went Republican.
What is Honolulu, Hawaii's political typology?
Akashic places Honolulu, 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 market has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 2 times, and other 0 times.
When did Honolulu, Hawaii last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Honolulu, Hawaii voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in Honolulu, Hawaii?
Honolulu, Hawaii has a population of 1,445,168 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Honolulu, Hawaii?
Median household income in Honolulu, Hawaii is $100,808 — above the national median of $80,734. The Hawaii state median is $100,389.
What is the political history of Honolulu, Hawaii?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Honolulu, Hawaii from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 2 went Republican. The market's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.