Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands

Not to be confused with VI Democratic Party.
Democratic Party of the United States Virgin Islands
ChairpersonCarol Burke
GovernorAlbert Bryan
Lieutenant GovernorTregenza Roach
Legislature PresidentNovelle Francis
U.S. House DelegateStacey Plaskett
Founded1936[1]
Membership20,102 (2024)
IdeologyModern liberalism
National affiliationDemocratic Party
ColorsBlue
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The Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands is a political party in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and is affiliated with the Democratic Party at the nationwide level. It won the gubernatorial election of 2022 when the incumbent Democratic governor Albert Bryan was elected with 56 percent of the vote. In the last lesiglative election in November 2022, the party won 11 out of 15 seats in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands. Out of 30,000 active registered voters in the U.S. Virgin Islands, approximately 20,000 voters are registered Democrats.[2]

According to political scientist Malik Sekou of the University of the Virgin Islands, the Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands is the strongest party in the U.S. Virgin Islands, with the other significant parties (Independent Citizens Movement and the Republican Party of the Virgin Islands) failing to be competitive in gubernatorial elections for over three decades.[3] Politicians affiliated with the party have dominated the legislature for the last 30 years, served as governors for 25 years out of 33 years from 1987 to 2020, and served as the Delegate to Congress 29 years out of 33 years during the same span.[3]

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  2. ^ "Active-Voter-Statistics-March-2024" (PDF). VI Vote. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b Sekou, Malik (2020-01-28). "A Look at the 2020 Primary Elections in the US Virgin Islands -". politicalsciencenow.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-21. Retrieved 2021-06-11.