District of Columbia State Profile

Election Schedule

No known election dates.

Election Vitals

Governor:Adrian Fenty (D) not seeking re-election 2010
Senator: 
Senator: 

No information.

Past Presidential Elections

Percentage of Votes for Jimmy Carter in 1976 81.6%
Percentage of Votes for Gerald Ford in 1976 16.5%
Percentage of Votes for Jimmy Carter in 1980 74.8%
Percentage of Votes for Ronald Reagan in 1980 13.4%
Percentage of Votes for Walter Mondale in 1984 85.4%
Percentage of Votes for Ronald Reagan in 1984 13.7%
Percentage of Votes for Michael Dukakis in 1988 82.6%
Percentage of Votes for George Bush in 1988 14.3%
Percentage of Votes for Bill Clinton in 1992 84.6%
Percentage of Votes for George Bush in 1992 9.1%
Percentage of Votes for Bill Clinton in 1996 85.2%
Percentage of Votes for Bob Dole in 1996 9.3%
Percentage of Votes for Al Gore in 2000 85.2%
Percentage of Votes for George W. Bush in 2000 9.0%
Percentage of Votes for John Kerry in 2004 89.4%
Percentage of Votes for George W. Bush in 2004 9.4%
Percentage of Votes for Barack Obama in 2008 92.9%
Percentage of Votes for John McCain in 2008 6.6%

State Demographics

Population 604,453
Percentage White 38.3%
Percentage Black 50.5%
Percentage American Indian / Alaska Native 0.9%
Percentage Asian 3.5%
Percentage Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.0%
Percentage Mixed Race 2.9%
Percentage Other Race 4.0%
 
Percentage Hispanic 9.1%
Percentage Non Hispanic White 34.7%
Percentage Non Hispanic Black 49.8%
 
Percentage Households All Speak Language Other than English 14.5%
 
Median Household Income $60,903
Percentage Married Couple Both Work 30.9%
Percentage Income in Poverty in 2009 19.2%
Percentage Lived in different household in 2005 52.2%
 
Percentage Homes heated by Electricity 28.2%
Percentage Homes heated by Gas 60.9%
Percentage Homes heated by Coal 0.0%
Percentage Homes heated by Fuel Oil 3.1%
Percentage of Population Age 65 and Up 11.5%
Percentage Employed Civilians 16-years-old and up 49.5%
Percentage with a College Degree 52.1%
Percentage Management or Professional Workers 59.3%
Percentage Sales or Office Workers 17.3%
Percentage Production or Transportation Workers 4.9%
 
Unemployment rate 8.5%
Unemployment figures as of 2012-12
Unemployment Monthly Change 0.0%
 
Percentage Married Couples 21.5%
Percentage Married Couples with Children 7.8%
Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Male living with Male 0.9%
Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Female living with Female 0.2%

Last updated 12:16am May 21, 2013