District of Columbia Ward 4

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
dc-sd-004
State
District of Columbia
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
004
Land Area
8.88 sq mi
Water Area
0.06 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of District of Columbia Ward 4

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
District of Columbia8.88 sq mi100.0%14.5%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Washington city8.88 sq mi100.0%14.5%

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-Large84,660100.0%12.3%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
60,777
Active Voters
60,777 (100.0%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic47,92878.9%
Republican2,1633.6%
Unaffiliated9,72216.0%
Other parties9441.6%
No party recorded200.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202442,432 (69.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202227,466 (45.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202039,328 (64.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201826,698 (43.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201630,013 (49.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201418,175 (29.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201222,703 (37.4%)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
85,682 (± 3,279)
Median Age
39.5
Median Household Income
$127,583 (± $7,976)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
60.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1820,81624.3%
18 to 6451,83160.5%
65 and over13,03515.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)17,40920.3%
White, not Hispanic22,15425.9%
Black, not Hispanic38,75545.2%
Asian, not Hispanic1,7512.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic830.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic290.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,1341.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,3675.1%

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
76,750
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
56,698

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic65,25285.0%
Hispanic11,49915.0%
White22,39629.2%
Black37,77749.2%
Asian1,5072.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native820.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander280.0%
Two or More Races5770.8%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic50,36988.8%
Hispanic6,32711.2%
White17,49130.8%
Black29,66452.3%
Asian1,1872.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native840.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander250.0%
Two or More Races5551.0%

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