Democratic National Committee

Not to be confused with the Democratic National Convention.

Democratic National Committee
FoundedMay 26, 1848; 176 years ago (1848-05-26)
Location
Coordinates38°53′03″N 77°00′31″W / 38.88406°N 77.00859°W / 38.88406; -77.00859
Key people
AffiliationsDemocratic Party
Websitedemocrats.org

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is the principal executive leadership board of the United States Democratic Party. According to the party charter, it has "general responsibility for the affairs of the Democratic Party between National Conventions",[1] and particularly coordinates strategy to support Democratic Party candidates throughout the country for local, state, and national office, as well as works to establish a "party brand" and to formulate the party platform.[2] While it provides support for party candidates, it does not have direct authority over elected officials.[3]

The DNC was established on May 26, 1848, at that year's Democratic National Convention.[4][5] The DNC's main counterpart is the Republican National Committee.

  1. ^ "The Charter & The Bylaws of the Democratic Party" (PDF). Democratic Party. September 10, 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2024.
  2. ^ Heersink, Boris (2021). "Examining Democratic and Republican National Committee Party Branding Activity, 1953–2012". Perspectives on Politics. 21: 142–159. doi:10.1017/S1537592721000025. ISSN 1537-5927. S2CID 233646493. Archived from the original on March 24, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Democrats.org". DNC. Archived from the original on June 17, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  4. ^ Party History. Retrieved February 17, 2007. Archived November 4, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Proceedings of The Democratic National Convention. Fifth Day". Daily Constitutionalist. Vol. III, no. 120. Augusta, Georgia. The Boston Globe. May 31, 1848. pp. 2–3. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.