District of Columbia presidential election results and history
District of Columbia has voted in 16 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 7 of the 16 with a recorded winner (44%).
Current members of Congress from District of Columbia (1)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton At-large district ยท Democrat
- Latest (2024)
- Kamala Harris83.8 pts
- Electoral votes
- 3
- Democratic wins
- 16
Counties in 2024
Full 2024 resultsEvery presidential election in District of Columbia
Download CSV| Year | Carried by | Share | Runner-up | Margin | EV | Votes counted | National winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 90.3% | Donald J. Trump | 83.8 | 3 | 325,869 | Donald J. Trump ✗ |
| 2020 | Joseph R. Biden | 92.2% | Donald J. Trump | 86.8 | 3 | 344,356 | Joseph R. Biden ✓ |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 90.9% | Donald J. Trump | 86.8 | 3 | 311,268 | Donald J. Trump ✗ |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 90.9% | Mitt Romney | 83.6 | 3 | 293,764 | Barack Obama ✓ |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 92.5% | John McCain | 85.9 | 3 | 265,853 | Barack Obama ✓ |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 89.2% | George W. Bush | 79.8 | 3 | 227,586 | George W. Bush ✗ |
| 2000 | Albert Gore, Jr. | 85.2% | George W. Bush | 76.2 | 2 | 201,894 | George W. Bush ✗ |
| 1996 | William J. Clinton | 85.2% | Robert Dole | 75.9 | 3 | 185,726 | William J. Clinton ✓ |
| 1992 | William J. Clinton | 84.6% | George H. W. Bush | 75.6 | 3 | 227,572 | William J. Clinton ✓ |
| 1988 | Michael Dukakis | 82.6% | George H. W. Bush | 68.3 | 3 | 192,877 | George H. W. Bush ✗ |
| 1984 | Walter Mondale | 85.4% | Ronald Reagan | 71.7 | 3 | 211,288 | Ronald Reagan ✗ |
| 1980 | Jimmy Carter | 74.8% | Ronald Reagan | 61.4 | 3 | 175,237 | Ronald Reagan ✗ |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter | 81.6% | Gerald R. Ford | 65.1 | 3 | 168,830 | Jimmy Carter ✓ |
| 1972 | George McGovern | 78.1% | Richard M. Nixon | 56.5 | 3 | 163,421 | Richard M. Nixon ✗ |
| 1968 | Hubert Humphrey | 81.8% | Richard M. Nixon | 63.6 | 3 | 170,578 | Richard M. Nixon ✗ |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson | 85.5% | Barry Goldwater | 71.0 | 3 | 198,597 | Lyndon B. Johnson ✓ |
Counties
- District of Columbia County
- Ward 2 County
- Ward 3 County
- Ward 4 County
- Ward 5 County
- Ward 6 County
- Ward 7 County
- Ward 8 County
Questions and answers
How has District of Columbia voted in recent presidential elections?
2024: Kamala Harris by 83.8 points; 2020: Joseph R. Biden by 86.8 points; 2016: Hillary Clinton by 86.8 points; 2012: Barack Obama by 83.6 points; 2008: Barack Obama by 85.9 points.
When did District of Columbia last vote Democratic for president?
In 2024, for Kamala Harris.
How often does District of Columbia vote for the winning presidential candidate?
District of Columbia backed the national winner in 7 of 16 elections in this record (44%).
Is District of Columbia a swing state?
No. It has been safely one-sided: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Democratic by 83.6 points, Democratic by 86.8 points, Democratic by 86.8 points and Democratic by 83.8 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data