A brain fart
Okay, before I get to the nuts and bolts of this OP I'd like to say that perhaps once or twice a month I stay up rather late sipping on rum and coke, on the backyard patio, while perusing the internet. Tonight is one of those nights but it is not exactly late yet and I have not yet sipped very much rum and coke
So, I 'started' to read an article
District of Columbias Demographics Change, but Democratic Voting Doesnt and then I thought: "Why are they voting? Hmm they don't get to have Senators and Representatives that represent them. When they vote in a presidential election what 'state' do their votes count in? Do they count?" Of course if I had read to the end of the article at the time I would have found part of the answers to my questions. But as most of us know even when drinking a small amount of rum it can fog your brain and get ya to start clicking over the place to other websites to find answers.
Anyway, YES there are votes in the District of Columbia that do count.
For the folks that do not know or may have forgotten:
The District is not a part of any U.S. state.
A locally elected mayor and 13-member city council have governed the District since 1973; however, the Congress maintains supreme authority over the city and may overturn local laws. D.C. residents therefore have less self-governance than residents of U.S. states. The District has a non-voting, at-large Congressional delegate, but no senators. The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1961, grants the District
three electoral votes in presidential elections.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_D.C.
And as far as Congress goes:
I must admit I knew that! But had a big brain fart tonight