Why is Honolulu more Republican than the other Hawaiian islands?

[ElectionsGuy]

Racial Demographics:

Honolulu County:

43.3% Asian, 21.6% Two or More Races, 19.4% White, 9.6% Native Hawaiian, 8.8% Hispanic

Hawaii County:

30.7% White, 29.5% Two or More Races, 22.5% Asian, 12.5% Native Hawaiian, 12.0% Hispanic

Maui County:

31.6% White, 29.1% Asian, 23.2% Two or More Races, 10.5% Native Hawaiian, 10.4% Hispanic

Kauai County:

31.7% Asian, 30.1% White, 24.7% Two or More Races, 9.9% Hispanic, 9.3% Native Hawaiian


Honolulu County appears to be much more Asian and much less white than the other islands. Asians are most likely the most conservative group in Hawaii (yes, even whites are more liberal). Many of these asians are wealthy too, and Honolulu county has an average income of $71,263 compared to the rest of Hawaii ($67,116). I would also think the whites there vote more republican than the other islands as well. It is strange though that the more urban part of the state is more republican, which is very much unlike the Midwestern, southern, and western parts of the continental US. After all its not that much more conservative than the others, it just has some demographics that (in Hawaii) lean more republican.