Adams Morgan Blog

The 2016 presidential election results for the District of Columbia. Source: DC Board of Elections   Welcome to the District of Columbia. Whether you are here to celebrate President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration or to protest it, you are sincerely welcomed to this city. It's a great place, and hopefully you'll find time to visit the museums and get out of the downtown area to explore the neighborhoods. Here are 10 things you ought to know about the people who actually live here. 1. Only 4 percent of the District's residents voted for Donald Trump, so if you see a lot of people celebrating the inauguration in a bar odds are they aren't from around here. 2. There are 660,000 plus people living in the District and the population has been growing at about 1,000 a month. DC's population is larger than Vermont and Wyoming. DC residents can vote for a president, but the District has no representation in the Senate or voting representation in the U.S. Hou...