Hawaii State Senate District 12

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
hi-sd-012
State
Hawaii
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
012
Land Area
2.76 sq mi
Water Area
13.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Hawaii State Senate District 12

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Honolulu County2.68 sq mi97.2%0.4%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Urban Honolulu CDP2.68 sq mi97.2%4.4%

Showing all 1 place

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
HI District 156,390100.0%7.8%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
32,208
Active Voters
29,445 (91.4%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202419,716 (61.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 07/18/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
55,183 (± 2,259)
Median Age
46.1
Median Household Income
$75,933 (± $3,486)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
93.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
48.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 185,2419.5%
18 to 6437,75168.4%
65 and over12,19122.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,9475.3%
White, not Hispanic12,85523.3%
Black, not Hispanic1,0351.9%
Asian, not Hispanic29,28453.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic180.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1,7153.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic920.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,23713.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
46,375
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
41,556

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic43,62594.1%
Hispanic2,7525.9%
White12,25626.4%
Black1,1312.4%
Asian22,13047.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native150.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1,5543.4%
Two or More Races3,3227.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic39,30594.6%
Hispanic2,2495.4%
White11,94128.7%
Black1,4263.4%
Asian21,66952.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1940.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1,3943.4%
Two or More Races2,6926.5%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).