Upcoming Events

105th Anniversary & 93rd Annual Awards

Celebration & Scholarship Luncheon

Saturday, October 24, 2026, 11:00 AM-2:00 PM

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling’s Club and Community Center

50 Theisen Street, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20032

 Advance Registration Required

The 2026 ANC Candidate Survey Results

(https://dcfca-anc2026.netlify.app/)

The Tuesday, November 3 General Election is coming!  We are now receiving our mail-in ballots which may be returned by mail, or you may drop your mail-in-ballot in ANY Ballot Drop Box at ANY time beginning Friday, October 9 at 11:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, 2026.  Find your Ballot Drop Box here (https://dcboe.org/voters/find-out-where-to-vote/mail-ballot-drop-box-locations).  Find where to vote, both Early Vote Centers and Election Day Vote Centers here (https://dcboe.org/voters/find-out-where-to-vote/election-day-vote-centers).

At our May General Assembly several people expressed concern about not knowing who their Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) Single Member District candidates are and what those candidates stand for.  As a result, we voted to conduct a survey of the ANC candidates as declared to the DC Board of Elections to determine what they stood for, their perspective on selected issues.  The DC Federation does not endorse any candidates; however, we are concerned about the issues affecting our member Associations. And to that end we conducted a survey, the 2026 ANC Candidate Survey.  The results of the survey may be found HERE (https://dcfca-anc2026.netlify.app/).

At the survey results site you may view the summary results for each of the survey questions and see each ANC candidate’s responses in the candidate guide.  There was a 21% response rate where 80 candidates out of a possible 375 candidates responded.  The questionnaire was presented to all the candidates via email at least three times.  And we extended the due date.  If a candidate did not respond it is noted with “No Response” in the Candidate Guide.  About ten candidates did not have email addresses.  Those candidates were invited on text message to respond.

In rank order the highest number of respondents were from Ward 5 (23), followed by Wards 4 and 6 with eleven each, then Wards 1 (9), 7 (8), and 2 (7).  Meanwhile, Ward 3 had 5 respondents and Ward 8 had 4.  While most ANC candidates are running unopposed, there are several SMDs without a declared candidate.

While several member delegates and invited knowledgeable guests contributed to the questionnaire’s design, the DC Federation of Civic Associations must acknowledge the Dupont Circle Citizens Association, which provided invaluable assistance and financial support in the fulfilment of this survey.

The 2026 ANC Candidate Survey Results (https://dcfca-anc2026.netlify.app/).

Welcome to the Federation

The D.C. Federation of Civic Associations (DCFCA) is dedicated to informing, representing, and supporting the residents of the District of Columbia by bringing together leaders of its diverse neighborhoods in an action-oriented body.

Our Next Meeting

The DCFCA meets every fourth Wednesday at 7:00 PM, unless otherwise posted.

Our meeting dates for 2026 are:

• January 28
• February 25
• March 25
• April 22
• May 27
• June 24
• September 23
• October 28
• November 18*
• December 2 (Annual Assembly – Elections)

*Recommended date due to Thanksgiving Holiday on November 26th.

Mailing Address

DCFCA
P.O. Box 4549
Washington, DC 20017

Please contact us via: info@dcfca.org for all other contacts.