| Year | Pres. | House | Senate | Democrats | Republicans | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | R | R | R | |||
| 1904 | R | R | R | |||
| 1908 | R | R | R | We demand for the people of Alaska and Porto Rico the full enjoyment of the rights and privileges of a territorial form of government, and that the officials appointed to administer the government of all our territories and the District of Columbia should be thoroughly qualified by previous bona-fide residence. | ||
| 1912 | R | D | R | |||
| 1916 | D | D | D | |||
| 1920 | D | R | R | |||
| 1924 | R | R | R | |||
| 1928 | R | R | R | |||
| 1932 | R | R | R | |||
| 1936 | D | D | D | |||
| 1940 | D | D | D | We also favor the extension of the right of suffrage to the people of the District of Columbia. | ||
| 1944 | D | D | D | We favor the extension of the right of suffrage to the people of the District of Columbia. | ||
| 1948 | D | R | R | We favor the extension of the right of suffrage to the people of the District of Columbia. | We favor self-government for the residents of the nation’s capital. | |
| 1952 | D | D | D | We favor immediate home rule and ultimate national representation for the District of Columbia. | We favor self-government and national suffrage for the residents of the Nation’s Capital. | |
| 1956 | R | D | D | We favor immediate home rule and ultimate national representation for the District of Columbia. | We favor self-government, national suffrage and representation in the Congress of the United States for residents of the District of Columbia. | |
| 1960 | R | D | D | We urge the legislatures of the 50 states to ratify the 23rd Amendment, passed by the Democratic Congress, to give District citizens the right to participate in Presidential elections. . . We also support a Constitutional amendment giving the District voting representation in Congress. | Republicans will continue to work for Congressional representation and self- government for the District of Columbia and also support the constitutional amendment granting suffrage in national elections. | |
| 1961 | D | D | D | Amendment passes to allow DC residents to vote in Presidential elections | ||
| 1964 | D | D | D | We also support a constitutional amendment giving the District voting representation in Congress and, pending such action, the enactment of legislation providing for a non- voting delegate from District of Columbia to the House of Representatives. | ||
| 1968 | D | D | D | The Democratic Party supports full citizenship for residents of the District of Columbia and a Constitutional amendment to grant such citizenship through voting representation in Congress. Until this can be done, we propose non- voting representation. | We specifically favor representation in Congress for the District of Columbia. | |
| 1972 | R | D | D | Full home rule for the District of Columbia, including an elected mayor-city council government, broad legislative power, control over appointments, automatic federal payment and voting representation in both Houses of Congress; No discriminatory districting | We support voting representation for the District of Columbia in the United States Congress | |
| 1976 | R | D | D | full home rule for the District of Columbia, including authority over its budget and local revenues, elimination of federal restrictions in matters which are purely local and voting representation in the Congress | support giving the District of Columbia voting representation in the United States Senate and House of Representatives and full home rule over those matters that are purely local. | |
| 1980 | D | D | D | |||
| 1984 | R | D | R | |||
| 1988 | R | D | D | by supporting statehood for the District of Columbia | ||
| 1992 | R | D | D | We oppose statehood as inconsistent with the original intent of the Framers of the Constitution and with the need for a federal city belonging to all the people as our Nation’s Capital. | ||
| 1996 | D | R | R | we believe all Americans have a right to fair political representation — including the citizens of the District of Columbia who deserve full self- governance, political representation, and statehood. | We reaffirm the constitutional status of the District of Columbia as the seat of government of the United States and reject calls for statehood for the District. | |
| 2000 | R | R | R | The citizens of the District of Columbia are entitled to autonomy in the conduct of their civic affairs, full political representation as Americans who are fully taxed, and statehood. | We respect the design of the Framers of the Constitution that our nation’s capital has a unique status and should remain independent of any individual state. | |
| 2004 | R | R | R | We support equal rights to democratic self- government and Congressional representation for the citizens of our nation’s capital. | We respect the design of the Framers of the Constitution that our nation’s capital has a unique status and should remain independent of any individual state. | |
| 2008 | R | D | D | We support equal rights to democratic self- government and congressional representation for the citizens of our nation’s capital. | The nation’s capital is a special responsibility of the federal government. | |
| 2012 | D | R | D | The American citizens who live in Washington, D.C., like the citizens of the 50 states, should have full and equal congressional rights and the right to have the laws and budget of their local government respected without congressional interference. | We oppose statehood for the District of Columbia. | |
| 2016 | D | R | R | Restoring our democracy also means finally passing statehood for the District of Columbia, so that the American citizens who reside in the nation’s capital have full and equal congressional rights as well as the right to have the laws and budget of their local government respected without Congressional interference. | Statehood for the District can be advanced only by a constitutional amendment. Any other approach would be invalid. | |
| 2020 | R | D | R | Democrats unequivocally support statehood for Washington, D.C., so the citizens of the District can at last have full and equal representation in Congress and the rights of self-determination. | ||
| 2024 | D | R | D | Democrats reject the unequal treatment of residents of D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. territories. We unequivocally support statehood for D.C., which its residents overwhelmingly support but Republicans blocked from even getting a vote in the Senate. | Republicans will reassert greater Federal Control over Washington, DC to restore Law and Order in our Capital City, and ensure Federal Buildings and Monuments are well-maintained. |