In 2009, Washington, DC was a bustling hub of political activity. The city is the seat of the United States government and home to a number of elite universities and think tanks, further amplifying its political presence. In this year, many iconic political landmarks were present in D.C., such as the White House and Capitol Hill. The population of the city was around 600,000 people at the time and was represented by six members in the House of Representatives and two senators in Congress. During this period, Washington D.C.'s politics were dominated by issues related to national security, economic policy, health care reform, environmental protection and social justice initiatives. There were numerous local politicians who served their constituents with distinction during this period, including Eleanor Holmes Norton (the District's delegate to Congress) and Marion Barry (who served as mayor). As Washington D.C.'s popularity continued to grow among citizens from all over the country looking for leadership on these important issues, 2009 marked an important milestone in its political history.
The political climate in Zip 20009 (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 20009 (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 20009 (Washington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31,910 contributions totaling $10,467,352 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $328 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,140 contributions totaling $1,252,723 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $585 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)