District of Columbia's at-large congressional district

District of Columbia's At-large congressional district
Current Delegate		Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)
Area	68.3 mi²
Population (2000)	572,059
Median income	$40,127
Ethnicity	30.8% White, 60.0% Black, 2.7% Asian, 2.4% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 3.8% other
Occupation	16.3% blue collar, 72.5% white collar, 11.2% gray collar
Cook PVI	D+41

The District of Columbia's At-large congressional district is a congressional district based entirely of the District of Columbia. According to the U.S. Constitution, only states may be represented in the Congress of the United States. The District of Columbia is not a U.S. state and therefore has no voting representation. Instead, constituents in the district elect a non-voting delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives. Unlike residents of U.S. territories, who also elect non-voting delegates to the Congress, D.C. residents pay federal income tax, which in the view of many residents subjects them to "taxation without representation".

Despite lacking full voting privileges on the floor of the House of Representatives, delegates are voting members in U.S. Congressional committees and they lobby their congressional colleagues regarding the District's interests. In January 2007, the House of Representatives adopted H.Res. 78, which permits delegates to cast non-binding floor votes when the House of Representatives was operating in the Committee of the Whole, a procedure that last existed from 1993-1995.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Eleanor Holmes Norton.

Delegates to the United States House of Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
District created: March 4, 1871
Vacant		March 4, 1871 – April 21, 1871
Norton P. Chipman	Republican	April 21, 1871 – March 3, 1875	Seat eliminated
Seat eliminated		March 4, 1875
Seat recreated		September 22, 1970
Vacant		September 22, 1970 – March 23, 1971
Walter E. Fauntroy	Democratic	March 23, 1971 – January 3, 1991	Won special election Retired to run for Mayor of Washington, D.C.
Eleanor Holmes Norton	Democratic	January 3, 1991 – Present	First elected 1990

Recent election Results

2000

D.C. At Large Congressional District Election (2000)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Eleanor Holmes Norton	158,824	90.43%
	Republican	Edward Henry Wolterbeek	10,258	5.84%
	Libertarian	Robert D. Kampia	4,594	2.62%
	Socialist Workers	Sam Manuel	1,419	0.81%
	No party	Others	536	0.31%
Totals			175,631	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2002

D.C. At Large Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Eleanor Holmes Norton	119,268	93.01%
	Independent	Pat Kidd	7,733	6.03%
	No party	Others	1,232	0.96%
Totals			128,233	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2004

D.C. At Large Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Eleanor Holmes Norton	202,027	91.33%
	Republican	Michael Andrew Monroe	18,296	8.27%
	No party	Others	890	0.40%
Totals			221,213	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2006

D.C. At Large Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Eleanor Holmes Norton	111,726	97.34%
	No party	Others	3,051	2.66%
Totals			114,777	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2008

D.C. At Large Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Eleanor Holmes Norton	228,376	92.28%
	Green	Maude Hills	16,693	6.75%
	No party	Others	2,402	0.97%
Totals			247,471	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2010

D.C. At Large Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Eleanor Holmes Norton	117,990	88.94%
	Republican	Missy Reilly Smith	8,109	6.11%
	Green	Rick Tingling-Clemmons	4,413	3.33%
	No party	Others	2,144	1.61%
Totals			132,656	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2012

D.C. At Large Congressional District Election (2012)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Eleanor Holmes Norton	246,664	88.54%
	Libertarian	Bruce Majors	16,524	5.93%
	Green	Natale "Lino" Stracuzzi	13,243	4.75%
	No party	Others	2,132	0.78%
Totals			278,563	100.00%
Voter turnout			%

See also

• District of Columbia voting rights
• District of Columbia statehood movement
• United States congressional delegations from the District of Columbia
• List of United States congressional districts

External links

• District of Columbia Congressional District map