District of Columbia Ward 2

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
dc-sd-002
State
District of Columbia
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
002
Land Area
5.92 sq mi
Water Area
1.17 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of District of Columbia Ward 2

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
District of Columbia5.92 sq mi100.0%9.7%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Washington city5.92 sq mi100.0%9.7%

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-Large89,485100.0%13.0%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
52,385
Active Voters
52,385 (100.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic36,62469.9%
Republican3,8567.4%
Unaffiliated11,22821.4%
Other parties6621.3%
No party recorded150.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202436,842 (70.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202219,396 (37.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202024,152 (46.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201814,082 (26.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201615,570 (29.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20148,073 (15.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201210,234 (19.5%)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
80,347 (± 2,529)
Median Age
33.3
Median Household Income
$132,753 (± $6,757)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
85.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 184,7846.0%
18 to 6465,80981.9%
65 and over9,75412.1%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)10,78613.4%
White, not Hispanic49,15461.2%
Black, not Hispanic7,7889.7%
Asian, not Hispanic8,01310.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic770.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1140.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic2420.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,1735.2%

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
70,537
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
66,149

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic63,03289.4%
Hispanic7,50510.6%
White47,64767.5%
Black7,18310.2%
Asian5,1747.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native780.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1120.2%
Two or More Races1950.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic59,63190.1%
Hispanic6,5149.8%
White45,53168.8%
Black6,81010.3%
Asian4,9137.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native750.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1150.2%
Two or More Races1360.2%

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