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Civics test answers for District of Columbia

At your interview, four civics questions depend on where you live. These are the answers for District of Columbia. Answer with the officials serving on the day of your interview.

Last updated November 2, 2026

Question 23

Who is one of your state's U.S. senators now?

Your answer

  • D.C. has no U.S. senators.

Question 61

Who is the governor of your state now?

Your answer

  • D.C. does not have a governor.

Question 62

What is the capital of your state?

Your answer

  • D.C. is not a state and does not have a capital.

Question 29

U.S. representatives for District of Columbia

Name your U.S. representative.

Your representative depends on your congressional district.

  • Delegate (nonvoting)Eleanor Holmes Norton

USCIS's note about nonvoting members names territories, not D.C. D.C.'s nonvoting delegate is listed here; check with USCIS if you're unsure.

How do you answer these questions in D.C.?

People who live in D.C. answer that D.C. has no U.S. senators. That is the answer written in USCIS's official question list, so you don't need to name anyone.

D.C. elects one nonvoting delegate to the House: Eleanor Holmes Norton.

D.C. is led by a mayor, not a governor, so the answer USCIS accepts is that D.C. does not have a governor.

D.C. is not a state, so the official answer is that it does not have a capital.

How do these questions fit into the civics test?

On the 2025 civics test, the officer asks up to 20 questions from the list of 128, and you pass by answering 12 correctly. The four questions on this page are part of that list, so any of them may come up. If one does, answer for the place where you live at the time of your interview.

Officeholders can change at any time, after an election, a resignation, or an appointment. We update this page from official sources and show the date of the last check at the top.

Read our guide to the 2025 civics test

After the oath: registering to vote

Once you take the Oath of Allegiance, you're a U.S. citizen and can register to vote in D.C. elections. vote.gov, the federal government's voter registration site, explains how registration works in D.C. and links to the D.C. election office.

Register to vote in District of Columbia (vote.gov)
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