Democratic Party
Party Overview
The Democratic Party is the oldest voter-based political party in the world and the oldest existing political party in the United States, tracing its heritage back to the anti-Federalists and the Jeffersonian Democratic-Republican Party of the 1790s.
In its early years, the Party supported limited government, state sovereignty, and slavery, while opposing banks. Since Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal coalition in the 1930s, the Democratic Party has promoted a social liberal platform. Well into the 20th century, the party had conservative pro-business and Southern conservative-populist wings; following the New Deal, however, the conservative wing of the party largely withered outside the South. The New Deal coalition of 1932–1964 attracted strong support from voters of recent European extraction—many of whom were Catholics based in the cities.
County Committee
If you want to get more involved locally, we encourage you to run for this Democratic Party position. But to help you make your decision, read through these FAQs:
What is County Committee?
The County Committee is the grass roots level and governing board of the New York County Democratic Party. Its most basic function is to approve the rules of the New York County Democratic Committee at a meeting that occurs once every two years. Every election district (ED) in Manhattan has between two and four representatives. One becomes a Democratic County Committeeperson by running in the Democratic Primary, usually held in June. Running for and serving on County Committee is a great way to be involved and make change happen at the local level. A term is two years.
Judicial Delegates
New York State has many different trial courts, most of which hear a specific type of case: civil court, criminal court, family court, housing court, etc. However, the trial court of “general jurisdiction” — the court that can hear any type of case and also the most important trial court in New York State — is called Supreme Court.
Judges of New York’s many different courts get selected or elected in many different ways, and justices of the Supreme Court, the process may seem particularly complex. Especially in Manhattan, Democratic clubs are deeply involved in the process by way of Judicial Delegates.
The simplest way of looking at the Supreme Court process is that it is an election, like any other. On Election Day in November, Supreme Court justices will be on the ballot just like any other elected office…
Elected Officials
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Register to Vote
The New York State Voter Registration form below is a copy. You can download it here. OR click on the form below.
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