We want to hear from people in all 50 states (and D.C.!) on why they support statehood for the District of Columbia. Read on to learn more about why we need D.C. statehood to save our democracy, and record a video today to make your voice heard and demand that your senators support making DC the 51st state!

American democracy is built on the promise that all people should have a say in our federal government through elected representatives who can then create and execute laws on behalf of the people. However, that is not the case for the 700,000 Americans who live in the District of Columbia, who lack equal voting rights compared to their neighbors across the country. In fact, D.C. residents lack a voting representative in the House and have no representation in the Senate at all. Making D.C. the 51st state would go a long way towards making the legislative branch more representative of the country as a whole.

In addition to being a critical democracy reform, D.C. statehood is also a racial justice issue. Historically, racist politicians have prevented D.C. from becoming a state to prevent D.C.’s Black residents from building political power, from the days of the Emancipation Proclamation to the present. D.C. has long been a majority Black city, and the current population is still made up by a majority of Black people and people of color. If D.C. is granted statehood, it will be the only state in the nation to have a plurality of Black residents.

D.C. statehood has already passed the House, and now it's up to the Senate to get it to President Biden's desk. If Democrats care about fixing our democracy and ensuring racial justice for all, then they must support statehood for D.C. — and not let anti-democratic rules like the filibuster get in the way.