Like any new state, the commonwealth would get electoral votes equal to its number of senators and House representatives — three in all, in this case. The question that has lingered is what would happen to the three electoral votes that the 23rd Amendment grants to the federal district? The only residents living there would presumably be those at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue — and Democrats and Republicans agree that the president’s family should not control three electoral votes.

Source: Washington Post May 13, 2021 22:52 UTC