Should the DC be its own state? A new Gallup poll finds that 64% of Americans say no
Should the District of Columbia be its own state? A new Gallup poll finds that 64 percent of Americans say no.
In a survey, more than half of participants across every category -- gender, race, age group, education level, political party and ideology -- said they would oppose the move to grant statehood to nation's capital city. Democrats and people identifying ideologically as"liberal" were less likely to oppose the idea. Fifty-one percent of Democrats and 50 percent of"liberal" people said they wouldn't be in favor of the idea.
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