Washington, DC is a vibrant city with a diverse political landscape. It is home to the federal government, which serves as an important center of political activity. At the local level, there are several elected officials that make decisions on behalf of their constituents. These include the Mayor and Councilmembers who serve four-year terms and are responsible for legislation relating to education, public safety, economic development, transportation and other critical issues. Additionally, all residents in the District have a voice in the decision making process through their vote in elections for City Council seats and initiatives such as referendums. Together these people work to create an environment where residents are empowered to pursue their vision for the future of Washington DC.
The political climate in Zip 20032 (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 20032 (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 20032 (Washington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 572 contributions totaling $44,862 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $1,427 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)