Washington D.C.
Welcome to the Washington D.C. page! Here, D.C. organizers can access and document ongoing projects, current leadership positions, upcoming races, and other important information. This list is non-exhaustive, and state teams are encouraged to expand and adapt these pages to their organizing needs.
Political Landscape of Washington D.C.
Partisan Composition of Washington D.C.
Overall, Washington D.C. is considered an overwhelmingly-blue district, regularly voting 80-90% Democrat in district-wide races. In fact, no Democrat running for mayor of D.C. has ever gotten less than 55% of the vote since they started holding elections in the 70's. The mayor, as such, is a Democrat. The city council, currently consisting of 13 members, contains 11 Democrats and 2 Independents. (As of 2/17/24)
Progressive Outlook for Washington D.C.
The overall progressive strategy for Washington D.C. is pretty straightforward. The state already votes for Democrats by a large margin, so the gameplan is making sure those Democrats are high-quality progressive voices with the aim of enfranchising D.C. into its own state for greater electoral representation. D.C. appreciates big government and the Democrat primaries for various city positions are the real elections here. The mayor is the main government executive body whereas the city council is the legislative body, with the council containing 5 at-large council members and 8 ward members.
Get Involved
Register to Vote in Washington D.C.
Progressive Organizations in Washington D.C.
Below is a list of progressive organizations in Washington D.C.. If you see a state organization that isn't on this list, please add it.
Notable Campaigns in 2024
Below is a list of progressive candidates or ballot measures in the 2024 election cycle for Washington D.C.. Non-progressive candidates may also be placed here if they are substantially to the left of their district's partisan lean and worth campaigning for. If you see a candidate or ballot measure that should be on this list, please add them.
June 4th Primary Election (Filing Deadline March 6th)
November 5th General Election
Candidates
Ballot Questions
- Washington, D.C., Initiative 83, Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative (November 2024) - Voting YES on this ballot question would allow voters to choose their top 5 candidates for primary and general elections, as well as enable Independents to vote in the primaries of their choosing. A very worthwhile campaign to support this November!
Run for Local Office
An underrated way to impact change is to run for a local position! Please feel free to add information on doing so below.