2016 D. C. Statehood Referendum

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:referendum
gptkbp:advocacy D. C. Statehood Coalition
gptkbp:consequences increased attention to D. C. statehood
gptkbp:context push for D. C. statehood
gptkbp:date November 8, 2016
gptkbp:demographics predominantly Democratic voters
gptkbp:events continued advocacy for statehood
gptkbp:future_prospects potential for statehood legislation
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:historical_significance symbol of self-determination
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2016 D. C. Statehood Referendum
gptkbp:is_debated_in statehood vs. home rule
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Congressional_Republicans
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Cindy_Hyde-Smith
gptkb:Brianne_Nadeau
gptkb:David_Grosso
gptkb:Elissa_Silverman
gptkb:John_Falcicchio
gptkb:Kenyan_Mc_Duffie
gptkb:Mary_Cheh
gptkb:Nadia_L._Brown
gptkb:Trayon_White
gptkb:Marcia_Fudge
gptkb:Rashida_Tlaib
gptkb:Ilhan_Omar
gptkb:Sheila_Jackson_Lee
gptkb:Rick_Santorum
gptkb:David_Perdue
gptkb:Josh_Hawley
gptkb:Ted_Cruz
gptkb:Tammy_Baldwin
gptkb:Catherine_Cortez_Masto
gptkb:John_Mc_Cain
gptkb:Marco_Rubio
gptkb:Stacey_Plaskett
gptkb:Amy_Klobuchar
gptkb:Lindsey_Graham
gptkb:Rand_Paul
gptkb:Richard_Burr
gptkb:Alma_Adams
gptkb:Cori_Bush
gptkb:Maxine_Waters
gptkb:Debbie_Wasserman_Schultz
gptkb:Anita_Bonds
gptkb:Jahana_Hayes
gptkb:Jeff_Flake
gptkb:Tim_Scott
gptkb:Thad_Cochran
gptkb:Paul_Ryan
gptkb:Shelley_Moore_Capito
gptkb:Barbara_Lee
gptkb:Maggie_Hassan
gptkb:Elizabeth_Warren
gptkb:John_Boehner
gptkb:Scott_Brown
gptkb:Cynthia_Lummis
gptkb:George_Allen
gptkb:Jim_Jordan
gptkb:Rick_Scott
gptkb:Mike_Lee
gptkb:Tammy_Duckworth
gptkb:Ayanna_Pressley
gptkb:John_Kennedy
gptkb:Robert_White
gptkb:Kelly_Loeffler
gptkb:Bob_Corker
gptkb:Tom_Tillis
gptkb:Vincent_Gray
gptkb:Lisa_Murkowski
gptkb:Lucille_Roybal-Allard
gptkb:Bob_Dole
gptkb:Jack_Evans
gptkb:Bill_Cassidy
gptkb:John_Barrasso
gptkb:Johnny_Isakson
gptkb:Joni_Ernst
gptkb:Kevin_Mc_Carthy
gptkb:Lamar_Alexander
gptkb:Newt_Gingrich
gptkb:Pat_Toomey
gptkb:Mark_Meadows
gptkb:Steve_Scalise
gptkb:Tom_Cotton
gptkb:Yvette_Clarke
gptkb:Susan_Collins
gptkb:Marsha_Blackburn
gptkb:Roger_Wicker
gptkb:Diana_De_Gette
gptkb:Kirsten_Gillibrand
gptkb:Mitch_Mc_Connell
gptkb:Muriel_Bowser
gptkb:Nydia_Velázquez
gptkb:Jim_De_Mint
gptkb:Charles_Allen
Kathy Henderson
Diane W. Smith
gptkbp:legal_status non-binding
gptkbp:location gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive
gptkbp:polling_results over 80% in favor
gptkbp:proposed_representation two senators
one representative
gptkbp:proposed_state_name New Columbia
gptkbp:public_perception majority support for statehood
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:2015_D._C._statehood_bill
gptkbp:result passed
gptkbp:significance first referendum on statehood since 1993
gptkbp:slogan “ Make D. C. a State”
gptkbp:sponsored_by gptkb:D._C._Council
gptkbp:support gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:voter_turnout approximately 55%
gptkbp:year gptkb:2016
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:District_of_Columbia_Voting_Rights
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5