PARTY STRUCTURE / CONNECTIONS
The Democratic Party of Contra Costa County is the county branch of the California Democratic Party with 54% of the county’s registered voters as of Q4 2023. Therefore the Democratic Party has the highest number of registrants of any political party in the county.
DEMOCRATS IN ACTION: The Democratic Party of CCC is the voice of over 380,000 registered Democrats in Contra Costa County. We support issues that protect the safety net for working families, children, immigrants, our seniors, LGBTQ community and those that have been disenfranchised by institutional racism and discrimination. We speak out when we see injustice.
We are dedicated volunteers working with our allies to elect Democrats, pass effective legislation and empower our democratic clubs and communities to take action. At the national, state and local level, we resist right-wing extremism. Locally, we build our Party by registering voters, supporting grass-roots organizations, empowering our Democratic Clubs, and Get Out the Vote (GOTV) . We are “Building the Bench” of electable Democrats for 2024 and 2026 by developing and training young and emerging leaders to run successfully for elected office.
The California Democratic Party is the governing body of the Democratic Party in California. It charters and oversees statewide Democratic organizations, as well as Democratic county central committees such as DPCC
CDP is also known as CADEM and DSCC (Democratic State Central Committee); these are synonyms.
The Democratic National Committee is the formal governing body for the United States Democratic Party. The committee coordinates strategy to support Democratic Party candidates throughout the country for local, state, and national office.
