U.S. House seat · lines in effect since 2022
District of Columbia Delegate
A district of about 681,000 people, 42% Black, 64% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+87.2 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) · won80.1%
- Kymone Freeman (GRN)7.0%
- Myrtle Patricia Alexander (R)6.3%
- Michael A. Brown (IND)6.1%
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Where it sits among all 435 seats
Every U.S. House seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
5 races since 2016. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) | Kymone Freeman (I) | 73.1 |
| 2022 | Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) | Nelson F. Rimensnyder (R) | 80.7 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (D) | 78.9 |
| 2018 | No winner recorded | Franklin Garcia (D) | Unopposed |
| 2016 | No winner recorded | Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) | — |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap DC-AL
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of DC-AL's area in each.
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| President | D+83.2 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 435 seats. Small marks are other seats in District of Columbia. The black marker is DC-AL.
Higher than 99% of seats.
Lowest of 435 seats.
Lower than 54% of seats.
Higher than 95% of seats.
Higher than 60% of seats.
Denser than 96% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
GA-549% Black · 49% college gradsD+72.6Held DIL-7
41% Black · 47% college gradsD+68.1Held DPA-3
51% Black · 44% college gradsD+78.9Held DMA-7
23% Hispanic · 50% college gradsD+67.2Held D
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET