Washington, D.C.'s Eight Wards: Neighborhoods and Representation

The District of Columbia is divided into eight wards, each electing a councilmember. Here's a breakdown:

Ward 1

Adams Morgan, Dupont Circle, Foggy Bottom, Georgetown, West End.

Ward 2

Anacostia, Barry Farm, Brookland, Capitol Hill, Ivy City.

Ward 3

American University Park, Cathedral Heights, Cleveland Park, Forest Hills, Glover Park, Kent, Massachusetts Heights, Palisades, Spring Valley, Tenleytown.

Ward 4

Chevy Chase, Friendship Heights, Forest Glen, Glen Echo, Martin's Additions, Palisades, Wesley Heights.

Ward 5

Congress Heights, Deanwood, Garfield Heights, Hillcrest, Kingman Park, Minnesota Avenue, Naylor Gardens, Woodland Heights.

Ward 6

Barry Farms, Capitol Hill (North/South), H Street NE, Kingman Park, North Michigan Park, Trinidad.

Ward 7

Benning, Brookland, Deanwood, Hill East/West, Kenilworth, Marshall Heights, Mayfair, Minnesota Avenue, Near Northeast, Stanton Park.

Ward 8

Anacostia, Bellevue, Congress Heights, Fort Dupont, Hillcrest, Ivy City, Kenilworth, Minnesota Avenue, Naylor Gardens, Near Southeast, Penn Branch, Skyland, Woodland.

Ward boundaries are redrawn after each census to reflect population changes.