League of Women Voters - District of Columbia. 💪 Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy. 💪 We are making democracy work for all. We are the League of Women Voters of the District of Columbia. Making Democracy Work for the citizens of DC since 1920. The League of Women Voters supports and encourages active and informed participation of the citizens of Washington, D.C. in their local government and to increase understanding of public policy issues facing District residents. The goal is to make complex and controversial issues facing our city accessible to the non-expert citizen in a balanced manner, to gather citizens with diverse views, and to share our studies and publications with current and future community leaders.