Editing Kauaʻi County, Hawaii (section)

==Government and politics==
Kaua{{okina}}i County operates under a [[mayor-council]] form of municipal government. The [[Mayor of Kauai|Mayor of Kaua{{okina}}i]], elected by the voters on a nonpartisan basis, holds executive authority for a four-year term. Meanwhile, legislative authority is vested in the seven-member County Council. Members of the County Council are elected on a nonpartisan, at-large basis to two-year terms.

=== United States Congress===
Kaua{{okina}}i County, like the rest of Hawaii, is represented entirely by [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] in both the [[United States Senate]] and the [[United States House of Representatives]].

{| class=wikitable
|-
! colspan="2"  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Senators'''
!  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Name'''
!  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Party'''
!  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''First Elected'''
!  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Level'''
|-
| style="background:blue;"|&nbsp;
| Senate Class 1
| [[Mazie Hirono]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2013
| Junior Senator
|-
| style="background:blue;"|&nbsp;
| Senate Class 3
| [[Brian Schatz]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2012
| Senior Senator
|-
! colspan="2"  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Representatives'''
!  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Name'''
!  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Party'''
!  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''First Elected'''
!  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Area(s) of Kaua{{okina}}i County Represented'''
|-
| style="background:blue;"|&nbsp;
| [[Hawaii's 2nd congressional district|District 2]]
| [[Jill Tokuda]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2023
| entire county 
|}

===Hawaii Legislature===

====Hawaii Senate====
{| class=wikitable
|-
! colspan="2"  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''District'''
!  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Name'''
!  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Party'''
!  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''First Elected'''
!  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Area(s) of Kauaʻi County Represented'''
|-
| style="background:blue;"|&nbsp;
| 8
| [[Ron Kouchi]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2010
| entire county 
|}

====Hawaii House of Representatives====
{| class=wikitable
|-
! colspan="2"  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''District'''
!  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Name'''
!  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Party'''
!  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''First Elected'''
!  style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"| '''Area(s) of Kauaʻi County Represented'''
|-
| style="background:blue;"|&nbsp;
| 15
| [[Nadine Nakamura]] 
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2016
| Hā‘ena, Wainiha, [[Hanalei, Hawaii|Hanalei]], [[Princeville, Hawaii|Princeville]], [[Kilauea, Hawaii|Kīlauea]], [[Anahola, Hawaii|Anahola]], Keālia, [[Kapaʻa, Hawaiʻi|Kāpa‘a]], portion of [[Wailua, Kauai|Wailuā]], Kawaihau
|-
| style="background:blue;"|&nbsp;
| 16
| [[Luke Evslin]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2023{{efn|Appointed to seat on February 15, 2023, by Governor Josh Green after [[James Tokioka]] was appointed to join the governor's cabinet.<ref name="GreenAppt">{{cite news |title=Green makes appointments for open House seats |url=https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/02/16/gov-green-appoints-successors-state-house-seats/ |access-date=March 14, 2023 |date=February 15, 2023}}</ref>}}
| [[Wailua, Kauai|Wailuā]], [[Hanamaulu, Hawaii|Hanamāʻulu]], Kapaia, [[Lihue, Hawaii|Līhuʻe]], [[Puhi, Hawaii|Puhi]], portion of [[Omao, Hawaii|ʻŌmaʻo]]
|-
| style="background:blue;"|&nbsp;
| 17
| [[Dee Morikawa]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2011
| [[Niihau|Niʻihau]], portion of [[Omao, Hawaii|ʻŌmaʻo]], [[Koloa, Hawaii|Kōloa]], Po‘ipū, Lāwa‘i, Kalāheo, ‘Ele‘ele, Hanapēpē, Kaawanui Village, Pākalā Village, [[Waimea, Kauai County, Hawaii|Waimea]], Kekaha
|}

===Elections===

====Federal====
Kaua{{okina}}i County has traditionally been a solid Democratic stronghold. The county has not voted Republican since the [[1984 United States presidential election|1984 federal election]], when it narrowly voted in favor of [[Ronald Reagan]]. In 2024, while it still voted majority Democratic, Kaua{{okina}}i County cast the highest percentage of its vote for the Republican candidate out of any county in the state, a record that has generally been held by Honolulu County. This was the first time since 1960 that the county held this distinction.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/ | title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections }}</ref> The island of Kaua{{okina}}i leans majority Democratic overall. The island of Ni'ihau, while it has a very small population, tends to vote almost entirely Republican, by far the strongest such leaning of all major Hawaiian islands.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/us/elections/2024-election-map-precinct-results.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qk4.9CUE.eUcpg0mNRL9r&smid=url-share | title=An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2024 Election | work=The New York Times | date=January 15, 2025 | last1=Datar | first1=Saurabh | last2=Marcus | first2=Ilana | last3=Murray | first3=Eli | last4=Singer | first4=Ethan | last5=Lemonides | first5=Alex | last6=Zhang | first6=Christine }}</ref>

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{{PresRow|2020|Democratic|11,582|21,225|690|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|2016|Democratic|7,574|16,456|2,305|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|6,121|18,641|610|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|6,245|20,416|563|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|9,740|14,916|220|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|6,583|13,470|1,720|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|5,325|13,357|2,338|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|6,274|10,715|2,138|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|8,298|11,770|198|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|9,249|8,862|221|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|5,883|9,081|1,657|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|6,278|8,105|139|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|7,571|5,401|0|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|4,140|7,051|155|Hawaii}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,971|8,713|0|Hawaii}}
{{PresFoot|1960|Republican|5,655|4,636|0|Hawaii}}