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District of Columbia's At-large congressional district 
Current Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) Area 68.3 mi² Population (2000) 572,059 Median income $40,127 Ethnicity 30.8% White, 60.0% Black, 2.7% Asian, 2.4% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 3.8% other Occupation 16.3% blue collar, 72.5% white collar, 11.2% gray collar Cook PVI D+39 The District of Columbia's At-large congressional district is a congressional district based entirely of the District of Columbia. Since, according to the U.S. Constitution, only states may be represented in Congress, the District of Columbia has no voting representative. Instead, constituents in the district elect a non-voting delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives. Unlike residents of U.S. territories, who also elect non-voting delegates to Congress, residents of D.C. pay federal income tax, which in the view of many residents subjects them to "taxation without representation".
Despite lacking full voting privileges on the floor of the House of Representatives, delegates are voting members in U.S. House committees and they lobby their congressional colleagues regarding the District's interests. In January 2007, the House of Representatives adopted H.Res. 78, which permits delegates to cast non-binding floor votes when the House of Representatives was operating in the Committee of the Whole, a procedure that last existed from 1993-1995.
The district is currently represented by Democrat Eleanor Holmes Norton.
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Delegates to the United States House of Representatives
Representative Lived Party Time Served Notes District created: March 4, 1871 Vacant March 4, 1871 - April 21, 1871 Norton P. Chipman (1834-1924) Republican April 21, 1871 - March 3, 1875 District eliminated District eliminated March 4, 1875 District recreated: September 22, 1970 Vacant September 22, 1970 - March 23, 1971 Special election March 23, 1971 Walter E. Fauntroy (b. 1933) Democratic March 23, 1971 - January 3, 1991 Ran for Mayor of Washington, D.C. Eleanor Holmes Norton (b. 1937) Democratic January 3, 1991 - Present Election Results
2002
D.C. At Large Congressional District Election (2002) Party Candidate Votes Percentage Democratic Eleanor Holmes Norton* 119,628 93.03% Independent Pat Kidd 7,733 6.01% No party Others 1,232 0.96% Totals 128,593 100.00% Voter turnout % Democratic hold 2004
D.C. At Large Congressional District Election (2004) Party Candidate Votes Percentage Democratic Eleanor Holmes Norton* 183,445 91.49% Republican Michael Andrew Monroe 16,287 8.12% No party Others 782 0.39% Totals 200,514 100.00% Voter turnout % Democratic hold 2006
D.C. At Large Congressional District Election (2006) Party Candidate Votes Percentage Democratic Eleanor Holmes Norton* 105,078 97.41% No party Others 2,794 2.59% Totals 107,872 100.00% Voter turnout % Democratic hold 2008
D.C. At Large Congressional District Election (2008) Party Candidate Votes Percentage Democratic Eleanor Holmes Norton* 228,376 92.28% Green Maude Hills 16,693 6.75% No party Others 2,402 0.97% Totals 247,471 100.00% Voter turnout % Democratic hold 2010
D.C. At Large Congressional District Election (2010) Party Candidate Votes Percentage Democratic Eleanor Holmes Norton* 117,990 88.94% Republican Missy Reilly Smith 8,109 6.11% Green Rick Tingling-Clemmons 4,413 3.33% No party Others 2,144 1.61% Totals 132,656 100.00% Voter turnout % Democratic hold See also
- District of Columbia voting rights
- D.C. Statehood
- United States congressional delegations from the District of Columbia
- List of United States congressional districts
External links
Delegates to the United States House of Representatives from the District of Columbia 
District of Columbia's congressional districts All districts: At-large
See also: District of Columbia's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting – Gerrymandering – Maps
Categories:- Congressional districts of the District of Columbia
- At-large United States congressional districts
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