The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the United States federal district District of Columbia.
With the enactment of the 23rd amendment to the Constitution in 1961, the district has been permitted to participate in presidential elections. It is part of the "blue wall", having voted for all Democratic nominees since 1964.
The majority of residents want the district to become a state and gain full voting representation in Congress, which was confirmed with a 2016 referendum. To prepare for this goal, the district has been electing shadow congresspeople since 1990. The shadow senators and shadow representative emulate the role of representing the district in Congress and push for statehood alongside the non-voting House delegate. All shadow congresspeople elected have been Democrats.
Party strength, 1875–present
YearExecutive officeDistrict CouncilU.S. CongressElectoralvotesMayorAttorneyGeneralChairCompositionDelegateShadow U.S. Senator(Seat 1)Shadow U.S. Senator(Seat 2)ShadowRepresentative1801–18701871–1874Norton P. Chipman (R)no such offices1875–19631964–1966Lyndon B. Johnson/Hubert Humphrey (D) 19671968–1970Hubert Humphrey/Edmund Muskie (D) 1971Walter Fauntroy (D)1972–1974George McGovern/Sargent Shriver (D) 1975Walter Washington (D)Sterling Tucker (D)10D, 1R, 11976Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale (D) 197719781979Marion Barry (D)Arrington Dixon (D)1980Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale (D) 198119821983David A. Clarke (D)1984Walter Mondale/Geraldine Ferraro (D) 1985198619871988Michael Dukakis/Lloyd Bentsen (D) 198910D, 1I, 119901991Sharon Pratt Kelly (D)John A. Wilson (D)Eleanor HolmesNorton (D)Florence Pendleton (D)Jesse Jackson (D)Charles Moreland (D)1992Bill Clinton/Al Gore (D) 1993David A. Clarke (D)19941995Marion Barry (D)John Capozzi (D)1996199710D, 1R, 1Paul Strauss (D)Sabrina Sojourner (D)Linda W. Cropp (D)19989D, 2R, 11999Anthony A. Williams (D)10D, 2RTom Bryant (D)2000Al Gore/Joe Lieberman (D) 2001Ray Browne (D)200220032004John Kerry/John Edwards (D) 10D, 1R, 1I200520062007Adrian Fenty (D)Vincent C. Gray (D)Michael DonaldBrown (D)Mike Panetta (D)2008Barack Obama/Joe Biden (D) 200910D, 2I20102011Vincent C. Gray (D)Kwame R. Brown (D)2012Phil Mendelson (D)2013Nate Bennett-Fleming (D)2014Michael DonaldBrown (I)2015Muriel Bowser (D)Karl Racine (D)Franklin Garcia (D)2016Michael DonaldBrown (D)Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine (D) 2017201820192020Joe Biden/Kamala Harris (D) 2021Oye Owolewa (D)20222023Brian Schwalb (D)2024Kamala Harris/Tim Walz (D) 2025Ankit Jain (D)
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See also Voting rights debate in Washington, D.C. Elections in the District of Columbia