Eleanor Holmes NortonDemocrat
District of Columbia
- District of Columbia Governor
- Mayor Muriel Bowser (Democratic)
- District of Columbia Population
- 693,645
- District of Columbia U.S. Senators
- 0 U.S. Senators
- District of Columbia U.S. House Members
- 1 U.S. House delegate/resident commissioner
The District of Columbia is the federal capital rather than a state. Its civic life includes neighborhood government, local services, federal oversight, regional transportation, universities, tourism, public safety, housing, and the continuing debate over congressional representation and statehood. Residents encounter both local elected government and federal authority in ways that differ from the states. This profile helps readers orient themselves to D.C. representation, local government resources, and the structural questions that shape public life in a city that is also the seat of national government.
U.S. House Members