District of Columbia Ward 1

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
dc-sd-001
State
District of Columbia
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
001
Land Area
2.47 sq mi
Water Area
0.07 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of District of Columbia Ward 1

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
District of Columbia2.47 sq mi100.0%4.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Washington city2.47 sq mi100.0%4.0%

Showing all 1 place

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
DC At-Large85,285100.0%12.4%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
57,653
Active Voters
57,653 (100.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic44,54277.3%
Republican2,0513.6%
Unaffiliated10,11317.5%
Other parties9291.6%
No party recorded180.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202439,590 (68.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202221,754 (37.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202028,204 (48.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201817,623 (30.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201618,413 (31.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20149,073 (15.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201211,631 (20.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/02/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
81,010 (± 2,917)
Median Age
32.7
Median Household Income
$132,588 (± $7,079)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
75.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1811,60514.3%
18 to 6462,59277.3%
65 and over6,8138.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)17,24821.3%
White, not Hispanic35,58243.9%
Black, not Hispanic18,25622.5%
Asian, not Hispanic4,7375.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1020.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic550.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic6630.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,3675.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
71,341
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
59,936

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic59,96584.1%
Hispanic11,37916.0%
White35,03749.1%
Black17,70224.8%
Asian3,6665.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1030.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander540.1%
Two or More Races6941.0%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic52,83588.2%
Hispanic7,09811.8%
White32,47354.2%
Black14,04823.4%
Asian3,4735.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native1030.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander530.1%
Two or More Races6161.0%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).