District of Columbia
			3 votes
			Kerry - 81 points
			The last time the District voted Republican....
			... was never.
			Race
			- Majority African-American - Large white population
			Race, like most things in this heavily Democratic stronghold, was not much of a factor here. Ninety-seven percent of blacks and 80% of whites voted Kerry.
			Age
			All groups - Kerry
			Nothing to analyse here. The oldest voters gave Kerry 87% of the vote and they were the LEAST supportive group.
			Economics
			All groups - Kerry
			Nothing here either. Kerry did not manage less than 80% in any group.
			Politics
			- High partisanship - Overwhelming Democratic tilt - Excellent Democratic loyalty - Horrifically low Republican loyalty - Independents tilt overwhelmingly Democratic
			Not much here either. When Democrats outnumber Republicans and independents combined almost three times over, it's not exactly a nail biter. But Democrats here do have a quality not found among their brethern elsewhere: They actually vote Democratic. At 97%, our nation's capital sports the highest Democratic loyalty rate in the nation. Meanwhile, even the Republicans in D.C. don't like the Republican Party much. At 75%, D.C. has by far the least loyal Republicans in the country.
			Ideology
			- Overwhelming liberal tilt
			One of the few places on Earth it is unpopular to be a conservative. Liberals outnumber moderates by two points and conservatives by 32.
			Religion
			- Predominantly Protestant - Sizable Catholic population - Small Jewish population
			Trust me, religion was not a factor either. Everyone voted Kerry.
			Demographics
			- Completely urban population
			No rural areas. No suburbs.
			Other factors
			Less than 3 in every 20 voters approve of the war. Bush's overall approval mirrored those numbers and three of every four residents "strongly" disapproved of him.

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