Some 388 noncitizens cast ballots in the District of Columbia’s local elections in November, according to data released Tuesday by Judicial Watch that suggests the city’s groundbreaking experiment in expanding its voter pool saw only tepid interest.

The city says nearly 330,000 residents cast ballots, which means the noncitizens accounted for 0.1% of the total vote. Looking at the share of the District’s noncitizens who did vote, other figures suggest that only about 1% of them did.

They didn’t play a determinative role in any of the city’s races, all of which were decided by margins much larger than the noncitizen vote tally.

But Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, said the principle of noncitizen voting is still “an outrage and insult to every American citizen.”

“Congress can and should end this practice immediately,” he said.

The Washington Times has sought comment from the D.C. Board of Elections.

Washington is part of a nationwide movement among deep-blue jurisdictions to allow foreign nationals to cast ballots in local elections.

They are barred, under federal law, from voting in national elections for president and Congress.

The city’s policy is the most aggressive, covering any person who has resided in the District for at least 30 days. That includes illegal immigrants.

Census Bureau figures show about 97,000 of the city’s 690,000 residents in 2023 were immigrants, and of those 48,000 were noncitizens. That means slightly less than 1% of them cast ballots in November.

• Stephen Dinan can be reached at sdinan@washingtontimes.com.