A surge of young, mainly white voters living in newly affluent neighborhoods emerged as a powerful force in last November’s elections in the District, a seismic shift that mirrors the evolution of the city’s population and could reshape its politics in years to come.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/a-mostly-white-youth-movement-is-reshaping-politics-in-the-district/2015/03/07/e57f95b2-b6d3-11e4-aa05-1ce812b3fdd2_story.html