Are there other non states like Washington D.C.?

Answer 1

If the question relates to Commonwealths versus states, it's important to note that Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Virginia are all Commonwealths, although the distinction has no legal meaning or effect whatsoever.

The District of Columbia, which includes the capital city of Washington, D.C., is between the states of Virginia and Maryland, but is not part of any state. The District of Columbia was created to be separate from any state, so it would not seem like the country was favoring one state over the other.

There is no such thing.

Although 4 of the 50 states (Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Virginia) are known as Commonwealths. They are still states.

The United States has 50 states, 5 (inhabited) territories, and a federal district.

The 5 territories (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, United States Virgin Islands) are not states, so they can't be states that aren't states.

The federal district (District of Columbia) houses the City of Washington DC. Some say this is the only City in the United States that's not in a state, but there are several very large cities in the territories that are just as much part of the United States as Washington DC and are not in a state either.

Answer 2

Washington DC is somewhat unique in that it is the only Federal District (i.e. Capital) of the United States. However, there are other parts of the US that are similarly disenfranchised.

The best way to fully answer this question is to ask... Are there other Non-Voting members of congress.

A Delegate to Congress is a non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives who is elected from a U.S. territory or from Washington, D.C. to a two-year term. While unable to vote in the full House, a non-voting Delegate may vote in a House committee of which the Delegate is a member. Similar to the office of Delegate is that of Resident Commissioner.

There are five delegates and one resident commissioner, and they are:

Puerto RicoPuerto Rico, a U.S. Commonwealth, has been represented by a non-voting Resident Commissioner since 1901. District of ColumbiaThe District of Columbia, otherwise known as Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States, is technically a federal district - not a territory, commonwealth or insular area. The Virgin Islands and GuamIn 1972, the House agreed to admit two more delegates: the US Virgin Islands, which became a U.S. territory in 1917; and Guam which became part of the US in 1899. American SamoaAmerican Samoa, an insular area since 1929, first elected a delegate in 1970. However, one was not seated until 1981. Northern Mariana IslandsFor thirty years, since 1978, the citizens of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands elected a Resident Representative, commonly known as Washington representative. In 2008, the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 replaced the position of Resident Representative with a nonvoting delegate to the House of Representatives.

Answer 3

It is not in a state because it is America's capital

Answer 4

Washington DC is not a state, it is a district.

Answer 5

It is the capital of the United States, so they didn't put it in a state.

Answer 6

Washington DC is not a state, thus District of Columbia.

Answer 7

That is correct.