How the District of Columbia has voted since 1964
The District of Columbia has 3 electoral votes in 2028. Since it first voted in 1964 it has voted Democratic in every presidential election. It has backed the national winner in 7 of 16 elections. Kamala Harris carried it in 2024 by 83.8 points, 85.3 points more Democratic than the nation. In 2024, 64.9% of its eligible voters cast a ballot, ranking 25th among the 50 states and DC (nationally, 64.3%).
- 1964Johnson+71.0
- 1968Humphrey+63.6
- 1972McGovern+56.5
- 1976Carter+65.1
- 1980Carter+61.5
- 1984Mondale+71.7
- 1988Dukakis+68.4
- 1992Clinton+75.5
- 1996Clinton+75.9
- 2000Gore+76.2
- 2004Kerry+79.8
- 2008Obama+85.9
- 2012Obama+83.6
- 2016Clinton+86.8
- 2020Biden+86.8
- 2024Harris+83.8
Each box is one election: the winner in District of Columbia and the margin in points. Darker boxes were won by 10 points or more, lighter by under 5.
Election night
8 p.m. ET
Polls close at 8 p.m. ET.
Also closing at 8 p.m. ET: AL, CT, DE, IL, KS, ME, MD, MA, MI, MS, MO, NH, NJ, ND, OK, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX.
Times from the 2024 general election; states rarely change them, and they will be confirmed for 2028.
2028 ratings
- Safe D Electoral Vote Map Sept. 28, 2026
In Congress
Delegate to the House (non-voting)
From Congress.gov, as of Sept. 28, 2026. Vacant seats are not listed.
Margin by election
District of Columbia margin National popular vote
Results by year
| Year | Winner | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin | Nation | Turnout | EV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala HarrisHarris lost | Harris 90.3%294,185 | Trump 6.5%21,076 | 3.3% | D+83.8 | R+1.5 | 64.9% | 3 |
| 2020 | Joe BidenBiden | Biden 92.2%317,323 | Trump 5.4%18,586 | 2.5% | D+86.8 | D+4.5 | 68.9% | 3 |
| 2016 | Hillary ClintonClinton lost | Clinton 90.9%282,830 | Trump 4.1%12,723 | 5.1% | D+86.8 | D+2.1 | 60.4% | 3 |
| 2012 | Barack ObamaObama | Obama 90.9%267,070 | Romney 7.3%21,381 | 1.8% | D+83.6 | D+3.9 | 61.4% | 3 |
| 2008 | Barack ObamaObama | Obama 92.5%245,800 | McCain 6.5%17,367 | 1.0% | D+85.9 | D+7.3 | 61.7% | 3 |
| 2004 | John KerryKerry lost | Kerry 89.2%202,970 | Bush 9.3%21,256 | 1.5% | D+79.8 | R+2.5 | 55.7% | 3 |
| 2000 | Al GoreGore lost | Gore 85.2%171,923 | Bush 9.0%18,073 | Nader 5.2% | D+76.2 | D+0.5 | 49.8% | 3* |
| 1996 | Bill ClintonClinton | Clinton 85.2%158,220 | Dole 9.3%17,339 | 5.5% | D+75.9 | D+8.5 | 47.4% | 3 |
| 1992 | Bill ClintonClinton | Clinton 84.6%192,619 | Bush 9.1%20,698 | 6.3% | D+75.5 | D+5.6 | 54.2% | 3 |
| 1988 | Michael DukakisDukakis lost | Dukakis 82.7%159,407 | Bush 14.3%27,590 | 3.1% | D+68.4 | R+7.7 | 43.5% | 3 |
| 1984 | Walter MondaleMondale lost | Mondale 85.4%180,408 | Reagan 13.7%29,009 | 0.9% | D+71.7 | R+18.2 | 46.5% | 3 |
| 1980 | Jimmy CarterCarter lost | Carter 74.9%130,231 | Reagan 13.4%23,313 | Anderson 9.3% | D+61.5 | R+9.7 | 37.9% | 3 |
| 1976 | Jimmy CarterCarter | Carter 81.6%137,818 | Ford 16.5%27,873 | 1.9% | D+65.1 | D+2.1 | — | 3 |
| 1972 | George McGovernMcGovern lost | McGovern 78.1% | Nixon 21.6% | 0.3% | D+56.5 | R+23.2 | — | 3 |
| 1968 | Hubert HumphreyHumphrey lost | Humphrey 81.8% | Nixon 18.2% | 0.0% | D+63.6 | R+0.7 | — | 3 |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. JohnsonJohnson | Johnson 85.5% | Goldwater 14.5% | 0.0% | D+71.0 | D+22.6 | — | 3 |
Margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's, in percentage points; Nation is the same for the national popular vote. "Other" is everyone else combined, or the leading third-party candidate where one took 5% or more. Vote counts from 1976. Turnout is ballots cast as a share of eligible voters, from 1980 (UF Election Lab; the newest year is preliminary).
- 2000: One elector, Barbara Lett-Simmons, left her ballot blank to protest the District's lack of voting representation in Congress.
Electoral votes
Electoral votes change after each census, when House seats are reapportioned.
- 31964–19681960 census
- 31972–19801970 census
- 31984–19881980 census
- 31992–20001990 census
- 32004–20082000 census
- 32012–20202010 census
- 32024–20282020 census