Democratic Party of Virginia

Democratic Party of Virginia
Chairman	Lamont Bagby
Senate President Pro Tempore	Louise Lucas
Senate Majority Leader	Scott Surovell
Speaker of the House of Delegates	Don Scott
Founded	1924 (1924)
Headquarters	919 East Main Street[1] Richmond, Virginia 23223
Student wing	Virginia College Democrats
Youth wing	Virginia Young Democrats
Women's wing	Virginia Democratic Women’s Caucus
Overseas wing	Democrats Abroad
LGBT wing	LGBT Democrats of Virginia
Ideology	Modern liberalism
National affiliation	Democratic Party
Colors	Blue
Statewide Executive Offices	0 / 3
Senate	21 / 40
House of Delegates	51 / 100
U.S. Senate	2 / 2
U.S. House of Representatives	6 / 11
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Website
www.vademocrats.org
Politics of Virginia Elections

The Democratic Party of Virginia (DPVA/VA Dems) is the Virginia affiliate of the Democratic Party based in Richmond, Virginia.^[2]

Historically, the Democratic Party has dominated Virginia politics. Since the 1851 Virginia gubernatorial election, the first gubernatorial election in Virginia in which the governor was elected by direct popular vote, 34 Virginia Governors have been Democrats. Since the 1851 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, the first lieutenant gubernatorial election in Virginia in which the lieutenant governor was elected by direct popular vote, 29 Virginia Lieutenant Governors have been Democrats. Since the 1851 Virginia Attorney General election, the first Attorney General election in Virginia in which the Attorney General was elected by direct popular vote, 25 Attorneys General have been Democrats.

As of 2023, Democrats hold a 21–19 majority in the Virginia Senate, and a 51–49 majority in the Virginia House of Delegates. At the federal level, Virginia has voted for every Democratic presidential candidate since 2008. Democrats hold six of the Commonwealth's 11 U.S. House seats and both of the Commonwealth's U.S. Senate seats.