District of Columbia At-Large Congressional District: Diversifying Metro district. In 2024, voted D+84%. Democratic peak: D+87 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+84MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 680,2432024 5-year
- Median household income
- $109,9032024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 37.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 42.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+87 in 2016MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
D
NORTON, Eleanor Holmes
NORTON scores -0.49 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District (at Large)
HarrisD+84
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 90.3% | 294,185 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 6.5% | 21,076 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.3% | 10,608 |
D+60R+60
3 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +85.9% |
| 2012 | +83.6% |
| 2016 | +86.8% |
| 2020 | +86.8% |
| 2024 | +83.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 294,185 | 21,076 | 325,869 | ||
| D | 317,323 | 18,586 | 344,356 | ||
| D | 282,830 | 12,723 | 311,268 | ||
| D | 267,070 | 21,381 | 293,764 | ||
| D | 245,800 | 17,367 | 265,853 |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
8.1%
German
7.8%
English
7.1%
Italian
4.6%
American
3.0%
Polish
2.3%
French
1.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 34.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$109,903
Congressional District (at Large) ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District (at Large)$109,903
District of Columbia$93,170
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.8%
Working age (18–64)13.7%
Seniors (65+)14.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
80.9%
speak English only
Spanish9.4%
Other Indo-European4.7%
Other languages2.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
D.C.'s at-large seat covers a majority-minority, highly educated urban electorate that has returned presidential margins above 80 points for over a decade — while its delegate holds a non-voting seat in the House.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eighty-seven points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eighty-four points.
A population of 680,243, a 38% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $109,903 describe the district.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District (at Large), District of Columbia vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District (at Large), District of Columbia voted Democratic by 83.8 points (D+84), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 325,869 votes cast, 294,185 went Democratic and 21,076 went Republican.
What is Congressional District (at Large), District of Columbia's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District (at Large), District of Columbia in the "Diversifying Metro" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Congressional District (at Large), District of Columbia?
Congressional District (at Large), District of Columbia has a population of 680,243 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District (at Large), District of Columbia?
Median household income in Congressional District (at Large), District of Columbia is $109,903 — above the national median of $80,734. The District of Columbia state median is $93,170.
What is the political history of Congressional District (at Large), District of Columbia?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District (at Large), District of Columbia from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.