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District of Columbia

One in six people in District of Columbia who took the quiz scored libertarian, fewer than the country. One in 170 voted that way. Here is what the count says about District of Columbia, what the state has changed, and who is doing the work.

16.4%

of quiz takers hold libertarian positions4,529 people with a District of Columbia ZIP, January to October 2024, margin ±1.1 points

0.6%

voted Libertarian2020 presidential, 2,061 of 0.3 million votes

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on the state scorenot scored: Cato ranks states only

How District of Columbia scores

The District is not scored because Cato ranks the 50 states only. Its parts are shown anyway.

Personal freedom Cato rank — of 50, —weight 25

Economic freedom Cato rank — of 50, —weight 25

Civil forfeiture law Institute for Justice grade B, 202575weight 10

Quiz takers who hold libertarian positions 16.4% of 4,529, pulled toward the national 18.9% for sample size, then ranked against the other states3weight 25

Voted Libertarian for president 0.6% in 2020, ranked against the other states5weight 15

Wins on the ledger, 0 for District of Columbia, are listed below and left out of the score, because the ledger records what we have checked, not everything that happened.

Where District of Columbia lands

Quiz takers in the state against quiz takers everywhere, by type. The bar is the state; the line is the country.

Libertarian16.4%

Moderate44.3%

Progressive25.1%

Conservative7.8%

Authoritarian6.4%

United States, same window. These are quiz takers, not a sample of residents. The current quiz version cannot be shown by state until ZIP capture, which stopped in January 2026, is restored.

How free is District of Columbia

Eight measures, each from its publisher, each with the year it was measured.

Overall freedom rank—Cato,

Economic freedom rank—Cato,

Personal freedom rank—Cato,

Education freedom rank—not ranked

Civil forfeiture gradeBInstitute for Justice, 2025

Right to workNoNRTW, 2024

Concealed carry—

CannabisRecreationalNCSL, 2025

What District of Columbia changed

Every entry is a real change in what the government forbids or requires, one an ordinary person could feel the next day, with sources. Partial wins say so.

Nothing on the ledger for District of Columbia yet. That is a gap in monitoring as much as in outcomes. Report a win.

Who is doing the work in District of Columbia

Advocates for Self-Government, which publishes this site, works in every state. Other national groups take cases and run programs everywhere. Say who you are and what you care about to sort the whole directory.

Advocates for Self-GovernmentPublishes the World's Smallest Political Quiz, teaches libertarians to persuade, and runs this site. Founded 1985, based in Sacramento. Take the quiz, run it for a room, a booth or your own site, and the Operation Politically Homeless booth program.Sacramento, CA, publishes this site

Cato InstitutePublic policy research across every issue on this site, with a sponsors program and internships.National

Reason FoundationPolicy research on transportation, pensions, drug policy, criminal justice and education, and publisher of Reason magazine.National

Institute for JusticePublic-interest law firm that litigates occupational licensing, civil forfeiture, eminent domain, school choice and free speech cases at no cost to the client.National

Who are you, and what do you care about?Find your people in District of Columbia

Count District of Columbia

The state's count grows one booth and one classroom at a time. Three ways to add to it.

Be countedTake the quiz. Your result joins the District of Columbia count the same day, with nothing attached but two scores and a ZIP. Count a roomRun a live session with a join code at a dinner, a meeting, a club or a class, and watch the chart fill in. Count a crowdSet up a booth with the QR poster and talk, or drop the quiz into your own site and keep the leads.