The District of Columbia, commonly referred to as DC or the District, is the capital of the United States. The city is unique in that it is run by a mayor and a 13-member Council of the District of Columbia. The politics in the District are highly influenced by its close proximity to our nation's capital, Washington D.C., and has seen a history of diverse political views and representation. On the local level, citizens are encouraged to get involved with their communities through civic engagement initiatives such as voting and attending town halls. In recent years, DC County has become an increasingly important political force in state politics due to its large population and rising influence in the national spotlight. Several prominent politicians have emerged from this region who have carved out their own successes on both local and national levels. In addition to these leaders, there are also several organizations dedicated to promoting social justice within DC County such as FairVoteDC and DC Vote Rights Coalition that work towards increasing voter turnout among local residents. With so much attention being directed towards local initiatives within DC County, it is clear that politics here has a strong presence that continues to shape our nation's future for generations to come.
The political climate in 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
District of Columbia County, DC 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.
District of Columbia, 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 District of Columbia County, DC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 299,056 contributions totaling $426,835,189 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,427 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30,305 contributions totaling $97,583,316 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $3,220 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)