Washington, DC is a densely populated area with an incredibly diverse population and a rich political history. Located in the heart of the nation's capital, this vibrant community has elected a broadly representative range of elected officials to serve their interests. In 20036 Washington, DC these officials include local representatives Elissa Silverman and Charles Allen at the Council level, as well as Eleanor Holmes Norton who serves as Congressional Delegate. Each of these political leaders have demonstrated their commitment to putting the needs of the Washington, DC community first by focusing on progressive policies that create greater economic opportunity for all residents regardless of race or class. They have also worked to ensure equitable education spending for all public schools and have advocated for increased investment in infrastructure throughout the district.
The political climate in Zip 20036 (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 20036 (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 20036 (Washington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,720 contributions totaling $82,053,574 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $12,210 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,233 contributions totaling $3,895,049 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $3,159 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)