In 20004 Washington, DC, the politics are quite complex. The district is well-represented by two U.S. senators and one House member in the U.S. Congress, each of whom work on behalf of their constituents to bring about positive change in the city and its surrounding areas. There is also a mayor, council members, a shadow senator and a delegate who all work together to ensure that the needs of all citizens are met. These elected officials collaborate with local organizations and community leaders to advance initiatives that improve the lives of those living in the district as well as promote social justice and equity for all people. They push for more resources for education, public safety, housing affordability, public transportation, environmental protections and civil rights reform within the city limits of Washington, DC.
The political climate in Zip 20004 (Washington, DC) is very liberal.
District of Columbia County, DC is very liberal. In District of Columbia County, DC 92.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 5.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, District of Columbia county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 92.1% to 5.4%.
District of Columbia county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 20004 (Washington, DC) is very liberal.
Washington, District of Columbia is very liberal.
District of Columbia County, District of Columbia is very liberal.
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metro Area is very liberal.
District of Columbia is very liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Washington, District of Columbia: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 20004 (Washington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,276 contributions totaling $5,688,040 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,736 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,438 contributions totaling $3,573,567 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,485 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)