2020 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia

2020 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia
Turnout	66.9%
Ward results Biden 80–90% 90–100%
President before election; Donald Trump; Republican	Elected President ; Joe Biden; Democratic

The 2020 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated.^[2] District of Columbia voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. The District of Columbia has three electoral votes in the Electoral College.^[3] Prior to the election, Washington DC was considered to be a virtual certainty for Biden. The nation's capital is heavily Democratic and has voted for the Democratic nominee for president by large margins in every election it has participated in.

As has happened in every election since 1961, when the District was granted electors under the Twenty-third Amendment, the Democratic nominee received a higher vote share in the District of Columbia than in any other jurisdiction. Biden's 86.75 point margin of victory was virtually identical to that secured by Hillary Clinton in 2016.^[4]

Primary elections[]

The District of Columbia held primary elections on June 2, 2020.

Republican primary[]

Donald Trump ran unopposed in the Republican primary, and thus received all of the district's 19 delegates to the 2020 Republican National Convention.^[5]

Democratic primary[]

2020 District of Columbia Democratic presidential primary^[6]
Candidate	Votes	%	Delegates^[7]
Joe Biden	84,093	75.97%	20
Elizabeth Warren (withdrawn)	14,228	12.85%
Bernie Sanders (withdrawn)	11,116	10.04%
Tulsi Gabbard (withdrawn)	442	0.40%
Write-in	809	0.73%
Total	110,688	100%	20

General election[]

Final predictions[]

Source	Ranking
The Cook Political Report^[8]	Solid D
Inside Elections^[9]	Solid D
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[10]	Safe D
Politico^[11]	Solid D
RCP^[12]	Solid D
Niskanen^[13]	Safe D
CNN^[14]	Solid D
The Economist^[15]	Safe D
CBS News^[16]	Likely D
270towin^[17]	Safe D
ABC News^[18]	Solid D
NPR^[19]	Likely D
NBC News^[20]	Solid D
538^[21]	Solid D

Polling[]

Graphical summary[]

Aggregate polls[]


Source of poll aggregation	Dates administered	Dates updated	Joe Biden Democratic	Donald Trump Republican	Other/ Undecided ^[a]	Margin
FiveThirtyEight	until November 2, 2020	November 3, 2020	90.8%	5.8%	3.4%	Biden +85.0

Polls[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[b]	Margin of error	Donald Trump Republican	Joe Biden Democratic	Jo Jorgensen Libertarian	Howie Hawkins Green	Other	Undecided
SurveyMonkey/Axios	Oct 20 – Nov 2, 2020	495 (LV)	± 6%	5%^[c]	94%	-	-	–	–
SurveyMonkey/Axios	Oct 1–28, 2020	969 (LV)	–	9%	89%	-	-	–	–
SurveyMonkey/Axios	Sep 1–30, 2020	343 (LV)	–	12%	86%	-	-	–	2%
SurveyMonkey/Axios	Aug 1–31, 2020	252 (LV)	–	16%	83%	-	-	–	2%
SurveyMonkey/Axios	Jul 1–31, 2020	290 (LV)	–	8%	91%	-	-	–	1%
SurveyMonkey/Axios	Jun 8–30, 2020	151 (LV)	–	11%	87%	-	-	–	3%

Results[]

2020 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joe Biden Kamala Harris	317,323	92.15%	1.29%
	Republican	Donald Trump Mike Pence	18,586	5.4%	1.31%
	Write-in		3,137	0.91%	1.19%
	Libertarian	Jo Jorgensen Spike Cohen	2,036	0.59%	0.99%
	D.C. Statehood Green	Howie Hawkins Angela Walker	1,726	0.5%	0.87%
	Independent	Gloria La Riva Sunil Freeman	855	0.25%	N/A
	Independent	Brock Pierce Karla Ballard	693	0.2%	N/A
Total votes			344,356	100.00%	1.6%

Notes[]

^ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
^ Overlapping sample with the previous SurveyMonkey/Axios poll, but more information available regarding sample size

References[]

^ "General Election 2020 - Certified Results". D.C. Board of Elections.
^ Kelly, Ben (August 13, 2018). "US elections key dates: When are the 2018 midterms and the 2020 presidential campaign?". The Independent. Retrieved January 3, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Distribution of Electoral Votes". National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
^ "District of Columbia Election Results". The New York Times. November 3, 2020. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
^ "District of Columbia Republican Delegation 2020". The Green Papers. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
^ "DCBOE Election Results". electionresults.dcboe.org. DC Board of Elections. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
^ "Delegate Tracker". interactives.ap.org. Associated Press. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
^ "2020 POTUS Race ratings" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
^ "POTUS Ratings | Inside Elections". insideelections.com. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
^ "Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball » 2020 President". crystalball.centerforpolitics.org. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
^ "2020 Election Forecast". Politico. November 19, 2019.
^ "Battle for White House". RCP. April 19, 2019.
^ 2020 Bitecofer Model Electoral College Predictions Archived April 23, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, Niskanen Center, March 24, 2020, retrieved: April 19, 2020.
^ David Chalian; Terence Burlij. "Road to 270: CNN's debut Electoral College map for 2020". CNN. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
^ "Forecasting the US elections". The Economist. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
^ "2020 Election Battleground Tracker". CBS News. July 12, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
^ "2020 Presidential Election Interactive Map". 270 to Win.
^ "ABC News Race Ratings". CBS News. July 24, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
^ "2020 Electoral Map Ratings: Trump Slides, Biden Advantage Expands Over 270 Votes". NPR.org. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
^ "Biden dominates the electoral map, but here's how the race could tighten". NBC News. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
^ "2020 Election Forecast". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
^ "General Election 2020 - Certified Results". D.C. Board of Elections.

External links[]

Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "District of Columbia (D.C.)", Voting & Elections Toolkits
"District of Columbia: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
"League of Women Voters of the District of Columbia". (Affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
Washington, D.C. at Ballotpedia
"State Elections Legislation Database", Ncsl.org, Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures, State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020

[othercalc-22] Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.

[key-23] Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

[24] Overlapping sample with the previous SurveyMonkey/Axios poll, but more information available regarding sample size

[1] "General Election 2020 - Certified Results". D.C. Board of Elections.

[2] Kelly, Ben (August 13, 2018). "US elections key dates: When are the 2018 midterms and the 2020 presidential campaign?". The Independent. Retrieved January 3, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "Distribution of Electoral Votes". National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 3, 2020.

[4] "District of Columbia Election Results". The New York Times. November 3, 2020. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 9, 2020.

[GP-GOP-5] "District of Columbia Republican Delegation 2020". The Green Papers. Retrieved June 3, 2020.

[2020_District_of_Columbia_Democratic_presidential_primary_DC-BOE-results-6] "DCBOE Election Results". electionresults.dcboe.org. DC Board of Elections. Retrieved June 3, 2020.

[2020_District_of_Columbia_Democratic_presidential_primary_DC-AP-delegates-7] "Delegate Tracker". interactives.ap.org. Associated Press. Retrieved June 3, 2020.

[8] "2020 POTUS Race ratings" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Retrieved May 21, 2019.

[9] "POTUS Ratings | Inside Elections". insideelections.com. Retrieved May 21, 2019.

[10] "Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball » 2020 President". crystalball.centerforpolitics.org. Retrieved May 21, 2019.

[11] "2020 Election Forecast". Politico. November 19, 2019.

[12] "Battle for White House". RCP. April 19, 2019.

[niskanen-13] 2020 Bitecofer Model Electoral College Predictions Archived April 23, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, Niskanen Center, March 24, 2020, retrieved: April 19, 2020.

[14] David Chalian; Terence Burlij. "Road to 270: CNN's debut Electoral College map for 2020". CNN. Retrieved June 16, 2020.

[15] "Forecasting the US elections". The Economist. Retrieved July 7, 2020.

[16] "2020 Election Battleground Tracker". CBS News. July 12, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.

[17] "2020 Presidential Election Interactive Map". 270 to Win.

[18] "ABC News Race Ratings". CBS News. July 24, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2020.

[19] "2020 Electoral Map Ratings: Trump Slides, Biden Advantage Expands Over 270 Votes". NPR.org. Retrieved August 3, 2020.

[20] "Biden dominates the electoral map, but here's how the race could tighten". NBC News. Retrieved August 6, 2020.

[21] "2020 Election Forecast". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved August 14, 2020.

[25] "General Election 2020 - Certified Results". D.C. Board of Elections.

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