MD Residents Favor DC Statehood Harold Fisher October 21, 2019 at 2:15 pm in NEWS Tweet DC Statehood Poll (Washington, DC) — A new poll shows Marylanders are in favor of DC statehood. The Washington Post-University of Maryland poll found a narrow 51-percent of Maryland residents favor making DC a separate state. That’s compared to 40-percent who are opposed. The survey also shows that 57-percent of Marylanders are opposed to making DC a new county in Maryland. Tags: DC Statehood Poll, District of Columbia, Maryland