Political party strength in Washington, D.C.

The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the United States federal district of Washington, D.C.:

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

For years in which a U.S. presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the District's electoral votes.

The parties are as follows:   Democratic (D),   Independent (I),   Republican (R), and   Statehood Green (SG).

YearExecutive officeDistrict CouncilU.S. CongressPresidential electoral college votes
MayorAttorney GeneralChairCompositionU.S. House DelegateShadow U.S. Senator (Seat 1)Shadow U.S. Senator (Seat 2)Shadow Representative
1801
...
1870
[1] [2]
1871 [3] Norton P. Chipman (R) [4]
1872
1873
1874
1875
...
1963
[5] [6]
1964 Lyndon Johnson and Hubert Humphrey (D) Green tick
1965
1966
1967 [7]
1968 Hubert Humphrey and Edmund Muskie (D) Red X
1969
1970
1971 Walter E. Fauntroy (D)
1972 George McGovern and R. Sargent Shriver (D) Red X
1973
1974
1975 Walter Washington (D) [8] Sterling Tucker (D) 10D, 1R, 1SG
1976 Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale (D) Green tick
1977
1978
1979 Marion Barry (D) Arrington Dixon (D)
1980 Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale (D) Red X
1981
1982
1983 David A. Clarke (D)
1984 Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro (D) Red X
1985
1986
1987
1988 Michael Dukakis and Lloyd Bentsen (D) Red X
1989 10D, 1I, 1SG
1990
1991 Sharon Pratt Kelly (D) John A. Wilson (D) Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) Florence Pendleton (D) Jesse Jackson (D) Charles Moreland (D)
1992 Bill Clinton and Al Gore (D) Green tick
1993 David A. Clarke (D)
1994
1995 Marion Barry (D) John Capozzi (D)
1996
1997 10D, 1R, 1SG Paul Strauss (D) Sabrina Sojourner (D)
Linda W. Cropp (D)
1998 9D, 2R, 1SG
1999 Anthony A. Williams (D) 10D, 2R Tom Bryant (D)
2000 Al Gore and Joe Lieberman (D) Red X
2001 Ray Brown (D)
2002
2003
2004 John Kerry and John Edwards (D) Red X
10D, 1R, 1I
2005
2006
2007 Adrian Fenty (D) Vincent C. Gray (D) Michael D. Brown (D) Mike Panetta (D)
2008 Barack Obama and Joe Biden (D) Green tick
2009 10D, 2I
2010
2011 Vincent C. Gray (D) Kwame R. Brown (D)
2012 Phil Mendelson (D)[9]
2013 Nate Bennett-Fleming (D)
2014 Michael D. Brown (I)
2015 Muriel Bowser (D) Karl Racine (D) Franklin Garcia (D)
2016 Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine (D) Red X
YearMayorAttorney GeneralChairCompositionU.S. House DelegateShadow U.S. Senator (Seat 1)Shadow U.S. Senator (Seat 2)Shadow RepresentativePresidential electoral college votes
Executive officeCity CouncilU.S. Congress

Notes

  1. The District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801 creates the District of Columbia; the cities of Washington, Georgetown, and Alexandria maintain their separate charters.
  2. First awarded electoral votes in 1964.
  3. The District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 is enacted by Congress, creating a single, unified government of the District of Columbia.
  4. Position of shadow senators and shadow representative first elected in November 1990.
  5. From 1874 to 1974, the District of Columbia was administered by a Board of Commissioners, whose members were appointed by the President
  6. Congress eliminated the position in 1874 and restored it in 1971.
  7. The commissioner form of government was replaced in 1967 by a mayor-commissioner and a nine-member city council appointed by the President.
  8. Attorney general popularly elected beginning in 2014, with the first elected attorney general taking office in 2015.
  9. Elected interim chair by Council while holding an at-large seat; subsequently elected in special election.

See also

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