DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | 3 Electoral Votes |
Population (Source: U.S. Census Bureau, United States Election Project, Board of Elections and Ethics)
Government |
District
of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics DC
Democratic Party |
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Voting Eligible Population*: 438,201. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 60.7%.
% of registered.
Total Registration: 426,761.
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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 |
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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. |
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. Certified Results 142/142 Precincts
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
Turnout: 6,292 of
28,502
registered Republicans (22.08%). Statehood
Green |
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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. |
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2004
Overview Kerry-Edwards' 89.18% showing in the District of Columbia was the highest in the past four elections. General Election Details |
General Election -- Tuesday, November 7, 2000 |
Voting Eligible Population: 416,696. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 48.3%. Total Registration: 354,410. |
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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. |
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