Washington, D.C. Online Voting Contests

DC MileSplit Girls Athlete of the Week

Washington, D.C. · DC MileSplit (Flosports track & field / cross country network)

A free girls-only track and cross country fan vote run by DC MileSplit at dc.milesplit.com, separate from Sports Illustrated's citywide DC athlete poll. Readers pick their favorite nominee straight from the article (no account needed) in a niche ballot built for one sport, not the whole Washington, D.C. prep calendar.

Washington DC High School Athlete of the Week

Free weekly fan vote run by Sports Illustrated's High School on SI network at si.com/high-school/washington-dc, covering DC Public Schools, WCAC Catholic programs, and ISL independent schools across all sports. A separate DC MileSplit poll covers track and cross country specifically. No account is needed to cast a vote.

BroadwayWorld Washington D.C. Awards

BroadwayWorld's theater-only fan vote for the Washington, D.C. region, hosted at broadwayworld.com/washington-dc/awards/. Nominations run by write-in rather than a fixed ballot, opening in December, with winners announced in January 2026.

RAMMYs

The Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington's RAMMYs recognize D.C. metro dining, with 20 total award categories including 5 opened to public voting, favorite gathering place, best brunch, hottest sandwich, best bar, and best content creator, voted April 20 through May 17 with NBC Washington presenting the June 29, 2026 ceremony.

Tag Access Laws

Washington Monthly publishes Tag Access Laws, a best-of public vote run on washingtonmonthly.com itself for a Washington, D.C. readership. The ballot sits inside the publication's ballot access laws archive, and the confirmed edition years run 2024 through 2026, with the 2026 round live during September. Readers back entries directly on the magazine's pages. The category roster, any limit on repeat voting and eligibility terms are not printed by the publisher.

Tag Reuters Ipsos Poll

The Tag Reuters Ipsos Poll is a public-vote feature published by Washington Monthly, the independent media organization based in Washington, D.C. It runs on the publisher's own site, and confirmed editions appear in 2024, 2025 and 2026. The ballot sat live on the tag page in September 2026. What readers vote on, any per-supporter limit and the eligibility rules are not printed by the publisher, so a supporter should read the live ballot before taking part.

Washington Blade Best of LGBTQ DC

The Washington Blade's annual readers' choice awards for Washington, D.C., voted on the paper's own site.

Washington City Paper Best of DC

Washington City Paper's annual Best of DC readers' poll, run this cycle at bestof2026.washingtoncitypaper.com through a write-in ballot instead of a preset nominee list. Entry is free for voters and businesses alike, the 2025 cycle remains visible alongside the live 2026 vote, and Washington City Paper confirms 2026 winners publish July 16, 2026.

Washington Informer's Best of The DMV

Best of The DMV is The Washington Informer's readers-choice ballot for businesses, organizations, and individuals across Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, run at washingtoninformer.com/best-of-the-dmv/. The Inaugural 2025 cycle drew 2,000+ nominees and 15,000 votes over a September 1-October 3 window, and a 2026 cycle is confirmed. Exact 2026 dates and the category list: confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

Washingtonian Best of Washington

Washingtonian magazine's Best of Washington readers' poll, hosted at washingtonian.com/tag/best-of-washington/, runs as a full, category-spanning ballot rather than the food-only format of Washingtonian's own Reader Restaurant Survey. It's a separate program from Washington City Paper's write-in Best of DC, with its own tag-page format and no published category list or vote cap yet confirmed.

Washingtonian Reader Restaurant Survey

Washingtonian magazine's annual Reader Restaurant Survey asks Washington DC diners to name their favorite restaurants, reaching its 48th edition in 2025 with results published that December. It runs separately from Washingtonian's editorially judged 100 Very Best Restaurants list, where chef Michael Rafidi's Levantine flagship restaurant topped the 2026 edition.

City Dogs & City Kitties Rescue Calendar Contest

Washington · City Dogs & City Kitties Rescue

City Dogs & City Kitties Rescue, based in Washington, D.C., organizes its first confirmed calendar photo fundraiser on GoGo Photo Contest's hosted platform at gogophotocontest.com/citydogsandcitykittiesrescue. The rescue's own page states the top 13 vote-getters land in the first City Dogs & City Kitties Rescue Desk Calendar, with printed calendars available through the site until September 30, 2026. Categories and any vote cap go unpublished; confirm on the live ballot each cycle.

People Animals Love PALendar Dog Photo Contest

Washington · People Animals Love

A public-vote dog portrait fundraiser run by People Animals Love in Washington, D.C., with the 2027 calendar round decided on Sunday, August 9, 2026.

Cutest Pets on Capitol Hill Contest

A public pet vote run by the Animal Health Institute in Washington, D.C., with entries due July 27, public voting from August 18 to September 8, and winners announced at a Capitol Hill event.