I have never heard of this as a state before, yet I have seen it listed as one in various places, making a total of 51 states! Surely this is incorrect??
2007-01-15 21:43:11 · 9 answers · asked by martina_ie 3 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Other - United States
The District of Columbia is the Capital of United States. It is not considered a state, it's just the capital.
That's why you hear "Washington DC"
2007-01-15 21:56:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ignorance runs rampant here on Yahoo answers!
Of course Washington DC residents vote for president! DC has 3 electoral votes in the Electoral College, same as the smallest population states..
Also, it is not a state, it is a federal district, situated between VA and MD. At the time it was founded, it was centrally located. It is often listed amongst the states, sometimes Puerto Rico is included as well.
2007-01-16 00:45:41 · answer #2 · answered by Ara57 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The citizens chosen to stay there and are not being held there. additionally, given the reality that there are approximately seven-hundred,000 people in the District, why could those people get a representative and a pair of Senators, a value of representation that's all out of share to the the remainder of the rustic. in case you look at a map of DC, you will see it is not sq.. as quickly as upon a time it exchange into, yet Virginia has already taken returned its ingredient of the sq.. Maryland could take returned its section, different than they don't want it by way of fact it would be a drain on the state. I easily have constrained sympathy for the District, by way of fact the powers that be in the city have been unwilling to attempt new issues to make their city doable. it is obtainable, even with the undeniable fact that it would require significant rethinking and willingness to alter. by utilising the way, for a locality that has "Taxation with out representation" as a rallying cry to declare they are mistreated, DC is relatively rapid to attempt to stress people working in DC yet living someplace else to pay a commuter tax, which may be double taxation with out representation.
2016-12-16 05:48:34 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The city of Washington DC does not belong to any state, they are allowed to vote for politicians but they only have local politicians.
They do not have congressional or senatorial representation and the population is too small to qualify to get a vote in the electoral college which means they can't vote for a president either.
2007-01-15 22:08:46 · answer #4 · answered by dullorb 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The District of Columbia is in the state of Maryland. It is not a state in itself.
2007-01-15 21:51:41 · answer #5 · answered by nevada nomad 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no, Washington DC is not a state. it is part of the united States but it is its own independent city. if it was a state it wold have to have a capital within a capital.
2007-01-15 22:10:20 · answer #6 · answered by Dan C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It isn't actually a state and as a matter of fact, they have no right to vote there, as I understand it, but that is supposed to change soon hopefully.
2007-01-15 21:52:18 · answer #7 · answered by Al B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it is not a state itself it is part of another state.
2007-01-15 23:38:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
isn't it in south america or am i thinking of something else?
2007-01-15 21:51:06 · answer #9 · answered by leannexfairy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋