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Shouldn't this article be titled "United States presidential elections in the District of Columbia"? This would be consistent with the pages for each individual election (e.g.
2020 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia), and it would be more accurate because officially, the electoral votes come from the District of Columbia rather than Washington, D.C. As proof, notice that during the 2021 counting of electoral votes by Congress, they do not say "Washington, D.C." but rather "District of Columbia":
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Azmjc02 (
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04:43, 12 November 2021 (UTC)reply
As the nominator of FLC, I also have no objections, but would appreciate if a discussion on larger level is conducted regarding use of "Washington, D.C." and "District of Columbia". –
Kavyansh.Singh (
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06:18, 12 November 2021 (UTC)reply
Now I'm wondering if the Washington/District of Columbia dichotomy is not something that has already been discussed somewhere. I'll look for that tomorrow, to be sure.
BD2412T07:45, 12 November 2021 (UTC)reply
Basically, think of the District of Columbia as the "state equivalent", and Washington as the "capital" of that. Washington is the city, the District of Columbia is the "state", if you will. This is why I am mostly against referring to the place as "Washington, D.C.". I understand it is to differentiate it from Washington, the state, but saying "Washington, D.C." is similar to saying something like "Charlotte, N.C.". TLDR: The District of Columbia is the state equivalent, which includes and is coterminous with the City of Washington.
Azmjc02 (
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17:41, 12 November 2021 (UTC)reply