DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 3 Electoral Votes
Population 
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, United States Election Project, Board of Elections and Ethics)
Total Population, July 1, 2008 est. 591,833
Total Registration, Nov. 4, 2008 > 426,761
Dem. 321,027 (75.22%)   Rep. 30,465 (7.14%)   St.Grn. 4,548 (1.07%)   No Party 63,340 (14.84%)   Other 1,381 (0.32%)

Government
Mayor: Adrian Fenty (D) elected Nov. 2006.
Legislature: D.C. City Council   13 members
U.S. House: 1D -  Non-Voting Delegate E.H.Norton (D).
U.S. Senate: No Senate Representation. 


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General Election -- Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Voting Eligible Population*: 438,201.
VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 60.7%.

Election Day Turnout 228,372 53.51%
Absentee Turnout 27,955 6.55%
Provisional Turnout 10,544 2.47%
Total 266,871 62.53%
% of registered.
Total Registration: 426,761.
Official Results >


+Obama/Biden (Dem.)
245,800
(92.46)
Nader/Gonzalez (Ind.)
958
(0.36)
McKinney/Clemente (Grn.) 590
(0.22)
McCain/Palin (Rep.)
17,367 (6.53)
w/in
1,138
(0.43)
Total........265,853

Over Votes     310
Under Votes   705
2008 Overview
Obama fared better in the District and McCain worse than any presidential candidate since at least 1992.
Obama/Allies |  McCain/Allies  |  Nader
[Primary Election: September 9, 2008]
Presidential Primary Election --  Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Registration, Jan. 14, 2008: Dem. 279,411 (74.11%)   Rep. 28,502 (7.56%)   St.Grn. 4,532 (1.20%)   No Party 63,293 (16.79%)   Other 1,269 (0.34%)   Total 377,007.
February 12, 2008 regional primary: contests in MD, VA and DC.

Democrats
38 Delegates (15 Pledged, 23 Unpledged) and 4 Alternates.
0.94% of the 4,049 Delegate Votes.

Filing requirements: Petition or pay a $2,500 filing fee by Jan. 2, 2008.  Petitions available from the state party on Dec. 3, 2007.

Clinton  |  Obama

Certified Results  142/142 Precincts
Bill Richardson
145
0.12%
John Edwards
347
0.28%
Dennis Kucinich
193
0.16%
Hillary Clinton
29,470
23.77%
+Barack Obama
93,386
75.31%
Uncommitted
339
0.27%
Write In
114
0.09%
Total
123,994

Turnout: 124,281 of 279,411 registered Democrats (44.48%).

Note.  Building on their experience in 2004, DC Democrats had sought to hold a DC First presidential caucus in January 2008 to draw attention to the District's lack of congressional representation and the party applied to the DNC.  However, at its July 22, 2006 meeting the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee recommended Nevada for the new pre-window caucus position.

Republicans
19 Delegates: 3 RNC; 16 at-large.
0.80% of the 2,380 Delegates.

Delegate allocation is winner-take-all.

former: Giuliani

Certified Results  142/142 Precincts
Mike Huckabee
1,020
16.42%
Mitt Romney
398
6.41%
+John McCain
4,198
67.59%
Ron Paul
494
7.95%
Rudy Giuliani
101
1.63%
Total
6,211

Turnout: 6,292 of 28,502 registered Republicans (22.08%).
 
 

Statehood Green
Cynthia McKinney 214 (41.07%), Jared Ball 19 (3.65%), Kat Swift 21 (4.03), Jesse Johnson 15 (2.88%), Kent Mesplay 17 (3.26%), Howie Hawkins 34 (6.53%), No Candidate 56 (10.75%), Write In 145 (27.83%)  Total 521.


General Election -- Tuesday, November 2, 2004
Voting Eligible Population: 419,142.
VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 54.3%.

Election Day Ballots Cast:  203,448 

Absentee and Special Ballots Cast:  26,657 
Total Ballots Cast:  230,105
(59.94% of registered)

Total Registration: 383,919.
Official Results


+Kerry/Edwards (Dem.)
202,970
(89.18)
Bush/Cheney (Rep.) 
21,256
(9.34)
Nader/Camejo (Ind.) 1,485 (0.65)
Cobb/LaMarche (StGrn.) 737
(0.32)
Write in, if any
506
(0.22)
Badnarik/Campagna (Lib.)
502
(0.22)
Harris/Trowe (SWP)
130
(0.06)
Total........227,586
 

624 over votes
1,883 under votes


2004 Overview
Kerry-Edwards' 89.18% showing in the District of Columbia was the highest in the past four elections. 
General Election Details
[Primary Election: September 14, 2004]
General Election -- Tuesday, November 7, 2000
Voting Eligible Population: 416,696.
VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 48.3%.

Total Registration: 354,410.
Official Results


Browne/Olivier (Lib.)
669
 (0.33)
Bush/Cheney (Rep.)
18,073
(8.95)
Nader/LaDuke (DCSG)
10,576
(5.24)
Harris/Trowe (SWP)
114
(0.06)
+Gore/Lieberman (Dem.)
171,923
(85.16)
Write-in
539
(0.27)
Total........201,894


2000 Overview
There were no surprises on Nov. 7 as the Gore-Lieberman ticket swamped Bush-Cheney in the District with a plurality of 153,850 votes (76.21 percentage points).  Ralph Nader made a point of campaigning for District votes, visiting Anacostia and holding a super-rally at MCI Center, but he did not make it into double figures. 

A surprising development did occur on Dec. 18, however.  Elector Barbara Lett-Simmons, 73, cast a blank ballot to protest DC's lack of voting representation in Congress, meaning that Gore gained only two of DC's three electoral votes.


1992 and 1996 General Elections

1992
Clinton (Dem.)......192,619
(84.64)
Bush (Rep.)...........20,698
(9.10)
Perot (Ind.)...............9,681
(4.25)
Others (7+w/ins)......4,574
(2.01)
Total........227,572

1996
Clinton (Dem.).....158,220
(85.19)
Dole (Rep.)............17,339 
(9.34)
Nader (Grn.)...........4,780
(2.57)
Perot (Ref.).............3,611
(1.94)
Others (3+w/ins).....1,776 
(0.95)
Total........185,726

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