Benning Ridge

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Benning Ridge
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Benning Ridge within the District of Columbia
Country United States
District Washington, D.C.
WardWard 7
Government
  Councilmember Vincent C. Gray
Benning Ridge neighborhood at the intersection of F St and Chaplin St SE Benning Ridge neighborhood Washington DC.jpg
Benning Ridge neighborhood at the intersection of F St and Chaplin St SE

Benning Ridge is a residential neighborhood located in Southeast Washington, D.C. It is bounded by Fort Chaplin Park to the northwest, Southern Avenue to the south, Benning Road to the east, and Ridge Road SE to the west. Benning Ridge is an unusual neighborhood for its location east of the Anacostia River: although it is surrounded by working-class and low-income African American neighborhoods, Benning Ridge is rather affluent, with a diverse population of middle- and upper-middle-class white and black residents. [1] As of 2015 the neighbourhood was one of the top ten most liberal neighbourhoods in Washington D.C.. [2]

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References

  1. Brooks, Siobhan (2020). Everyday Violence against Black and Latinx LGBT Communities. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 29. ISBN   9781498575768 . Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  2. Stein, Perry (4 December 2015). "Rosslyn is most conservative and Petworth is liberal. What are the politics of your neighborhood?". The Washington Post. Retrieved 26 December 2021.

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