Poll: A Big Majority of Americans Don't Want D.C. to Be a State

Poll: A Big Majority of Americans Don’t Want D.C. to Be a State

by Perry Stein September 27th, 2013October 17th, 2020

OK, D.C. It looks like it’s us against the rest of the country.

Only 25 percent of Americans think D.C. should become a state, according to a poll released today from right-leaning polling firm Rasmussen Reports. The question, however, was a bit leading, potentially skewing answers a bit: “The U.S. Constitution designates the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C., as a federal district and not a state. Should Washington, D.C. be a state?”

The poll, which is paywalled, also found that only 12 percent of Americans think it would be good for the country to add more states. Forty-four percent think it would be bad for the country, while 24 percent think it would have no impact.

The poll surveyed 1,000 American adults and has a margin of error of +/-3 percent.

Well, at least we got shirts.

Image courtesy Josh Burch

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