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Politics in US district
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the United States federal district Washington, D.C.
With the enactment of the 23rd amendment to the Constitution in 1961, the district has been permitted to participate in presidential elections . It is part of the "blue wall ", having voted for all Democratic nominees since 1964 .
The majority of residents want the district to become a state and gain full voting representation in Congress, which was confirmed with a 2016 referendum . To prepare for this goal, the district has been electing shadow congresspeople since 1990. The shadow senators and shadow representative emulate the role of representing the district in Congress and push for statehood alongside the non-voting House delegate. All shadow congresspeople elected have been Democrats.
Party strength, 1875–present
Year
Executive office
District Council
U.S. Congress
Electoral votes
Mayor
Attorney General
Chair
Composition
Delegate
Shadow U.S. Senator (Seat 1)
Shadow U.S. Senator (Seat 2)
Shadow Representative
1801–1870
1871–1874
Norton P. Chipman (R)
no such offices
1875–1963
1964–1966
Lyndon B. Johnson /Hubert Humphrey (D) Y
1967
1968–1970
Hubert Humphrey /Edmund Muskie (D) N
1971
Walter Fauntroy (D)
1972–1974
George McGovern /Sargent Shriver (D) N
1975
Walter Washington (D)
Sterling Tucker (D)
10D, 1R, 1SG
1976
Jimmy Carter /Walter Mondale (D) Y
1977
1978
1979
Marion Barry (D)
Arrington Dixon (D)
1980
Jimmy Carter /Walter Mondale (D) N
1981
1982
1983
David A. Clarke (D)
1984
Walter Mondale /Geraldine Ferraro (D) N
1985
1986
1987
1988
Michael Dukakis /Lloyd Bentsen (D) N
1989
10D, 1I, 1SG
1990
1991
Sharon Pratt Kelly (D)
John A. Wilson (D)
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)
Florence Pendleton (D)
Jesse Jackson (D)
Charles Moreland (D)
1992
Bill Clinton /Al Gore (D) Y
1993
David A. Clarke (D)
1994
1995
Marion Barry (D)
John Capozzi (D)
1996
1997
10D, 1R, 1SG
Paul Strauss (D)
Sabrina Sojourner (D)
Linda W. Cropp (D)
1998
9D, 2R, 1SG
1999
Anthony A. Williams (D)
10D, 2R
Tom Bryant (D)
2000
Al Gore /Joe Lieberman (D) N
2001
Ray Brown (D)
2002
2003
2004
John Kerry /John Edwards (D) N
10D, 1R, 1I
2005
2006
2007
Adrian Fenty (D)
Vincent C. Gray (D)
Michael Donald Brown (D)
Mike Panetta (D)
2008
Barack Obama /Joe Biden (D) Y
2009
10D, 2I
2010
2011
Vincent C. Gray (D)
Kwame R. Brown (D)
2012
Phil Mendelson (D)
2013
Nate Bennett-Fleming (D)
2014
Michael Donald Brown (I)
2015
Muriel Bowser (D)
Karl Racine (D)
Franklin Garcia (D)
2016
Michael Donald Brown (D)
Hillary Clinton /Tim Kaine (D) N
2017
2018
2019
2020
Joe Biden /Kamala Harris (D) Y
2021
Oye Owolewa (D)
2022
2023
Brian Schwalb (D)
2024
Kamala Harris /Tim Walz (D) N
Key to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress and other politicians or officials
Notes
The District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801 creates the District of Columbia; the cities of Washington, Georgetown, and Alexandria maintain their separate charters.
First awarded electoral votes in 1964 .
The District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 is enacted by Congress, creating a single, unified government of the District of Columbia.
From 1874 to 1974, the District of Columbia was administered by a Board of Commissioners , whose members were appointed by the President.
Congress eliminated the position in 1874 and restored it in 1971.
The commissioner form of government was replaced in 1967 by a mayor-commissioner and a nine-member city council appointed by the President.
Attorney general popularly elected beginning in 2014, with the first elected attorney general taking office in 2015.
Elected interim chair by Council while holding an at-large seat; subsequently elected in special election.
References
"Presidential Vote for D.C." National Constitution Center . Archived from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
"Clinton's Campaign Is Focused on Battleground States She Doesn't Really Need" . The Atlantic . 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
Davis, Aaron C. (November 8, 2016). "District Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Referendum to Make D.C. the 51st State" . The Washington Post . Retrieved 2022-12-24.
"What does DC's 'Shadow Delegation' to Congress Actually Do?" . WUSA9 . November 2, 2018. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
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