Hawaii presidential election results and history
Hawaii has voted in 17 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 10 of the 17 with a recorded winner (59%).
Current members of Congress from Hawaii (4)
- Mazie K. Hirono Senator · Democrat
- Brian Schatz Senator · Democrat
- Ed Case District 1 · Democrat
- Jill N. Tokuda District 2 · Democrat
- Latest (2024)
- Kamala Harris23.1 pts
- Electoral votes
- 4
- Democratic wins
- 15
- Republican wins
- 2
Counties in 2024
Full 2024 resultsEvery presidential election in Hawaii
Download CSV| Year | Carried by | Share | Runner-up | Margin | EV | Votes counted | National winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 60.6% | Donald J. Trump | 23.1 | 4 | 516,701 | Donald J. Trump ✗ |
| 2020 | Joseph R. Biden | 63.7% | Donald J. Trump | 29.5 | 4 | 574,469 | Joseph R. Biden ✓ |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 62.2% | Donald J. Trump | 32.2 | 4 | 428,937 | Donald J. Trump ✗ |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 70.5% | Mitt Romney | 42.7 | 4 | 434,697 | Barack Obama ✓ |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 71.8% | John McCain | 45.3 | 4 | 453,568 | Barack Obama ✓ |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 54.0% | George W. Bush | 8.7 | 4 | 429,013 | George W. Bush ✗ |
| 2000 | Albert Gore, Jr. | 55.8% | George W. Bush | 18.3 | 4 | 367,951 | George W. Bush ✗ |
| 1996 | William J. Clinton | 56.9% | Robert Dole | 25.3 | 4 | 360,120 | William J. Clinton ✓ |
| 1992 | William J. Clinton | 48.1% | George H. W. Bush | 11.4 | 4 | 372,842 | William J. Clinton ✓ |
| 1988 | Michael Dukakis | 54.3% | George H. W. Bush | 9.5 | 4 | 354,461 | George H. W. Bush ✗ |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan | 55.1% | Walter Mondale | 11.3 | 4 | 335,846 | Ronald Reagan ✓ |
| 1980 | Jimmy Carter | 44.8% | Ronald Reagan | 1.9 | 4 | 303,287 | Ronald Reagan ✗ |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter | 50.6% | Gerald R. Ford | 2.5 | 4 | 291,301 | Jimmy Carter ✓ |
| 1972 | Richard M. Nixon | 62.5% | George McGovern | 25.0 | 4 | 270,274 | Richard M. Nixon ✓ |
| 1968 | Hubert Humphrey | 59.8% | Richard M. Nixon | 21.1 | 4 | 236,218 | Richard M. Nixon ✗ |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson | 78.8% | Barry Goldwater | 57.5 | 4 | 207,271 | Lyndon B. Johnson ✓ |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy | 50.0% | Richard M. Nixon | 0.1 | 3 | 184,705 | John F. Kennedy ✓ |
Counties
Questions and answers
How has Hawaii voted in recent presidential elections?
2024: Kamala Harris by 23.1 points; 2020: Joseph R. Biden by 29.5 points; 2016: Hillary Clinton by 32.2 points; 2012: Barack Obama by 42.7 points; 2008: Barack Obama by 45.3 points.
When did Hawaii last vote Democratic for president?
In 2024, for Kamala Harris.
When did Hawaii last vote Republican for president?
In 1984, for Ronald Reagan.
How often does Hawaii vote for the winning presidential candidate?
Hawaii backed the national winner in 10 of 17 elections in this record (59%).
Is Hawaii a swing state?
No. It has been safely one-sided: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Democratic by 42.7 points, Democratic by 32.2 points, Democratic by 29.5 points and Democratic by 23.1 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data