Florida Democratic Party | |
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| Chairperson | Nikki Fried |
| Senate Minority Leader | Jason Pizzo |
| House Minority Leader | Fentrice Driskell |
| Founded | 1834 |
| Headquarters | 201 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32301 |
| Student wing | Florida College Democrats |
| Youth wing | Florida Young Democrats |
| Women's wing | Democratic Women's Club of Florida |
| Membership (2024) |  4,479,820[1] |
| Ideology | Modern liberalism |
| National affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Colors | Indigo blue, red |
| Senate | 12 / 40
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| House of Representatives | 33 / 120
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| Statewide Executive Offices | 0 / 6
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| U.S. Senate | 0 / 2
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| U.S. House of Representatives | 8 / 28
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The Florida Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Florida, headquartered in Tallahassee. Former commissioner of agriculture Nikki Fried is the current chair.
Andrew Jackson, the first territorial governor of Florida in 1821, co-founded the Democratic Party. After Florida achieved statehood, the party dominated state politics until the Reconstruction era after the Civil War when blacks could vote, and then again until the 1950s, after which Florida became a swing state.
Following the 2022 elections, the Florida Republican Party holds supermajorities in both chambers of the Florida Legislature. The Florida Democratic Party holds neither of the state's U.S. Senate seats, and no statewide executive offices.[2]
- ^ "Voter Registration—By Party Affiliation". Florida Department of State. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
- ^ Leonard, Kimberly (December 28, 2024). "Democrats have a Florida problem". Politico. Retrieved January 30, 2025.