District of Columbia elections in 2026
3 electoral votes · 0 House seats · Mid-Atlantic · no statewide race on the 2026 ballot
The political landscape
The District of Columbia participates in presidential elections with three electoral votes but has no voting representation in Congress, which keeps statehood and home rule at the center of its politics. It is the most reliably Democratic jurisdiction in the country.
Its largest population centers include Washington. Where a state's people live, and what those places do for a living, is the starting point for how Electorate HQ simulations reason about it.
On the ballot in District of Columbia
District of Columbia has no Senate or governor race in 2026.
Latest District of Columbia political headlines
Trump administration urges Supreme Court to issue a decision in mail-in voting disputeWhose Election Is It, Anyway?Court panel declines to block Trump's mail ballot order, but its status for midterms remains unclearTrump mail voting executive order on Supreme Court’s radarTrump administration is coercing states to change election laws, lawsuit claimsVeteran Prosecutors J.P. Cooney and Molly Gaston Join Democracy Forward, Launching Anti-Corruption Initiative to Confront Ethics Abuses and the Weaponization of the Government Against the PeopleTrump administration urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midtermsThruLines - Volume 1, Number 3Simulate District of Columbia
In the Electorate HQ simulator, District of Columbia is one of 51 delegations that reads current reporting and decides a presidential race issue by issue. Results are AI simulations, clearly labeled, with the reasoning shown for every call. See the methodology for what that does and does not mean.