At its most basic level, the Delaware Democratic Party is made up of a series of local committees at the State, Subdivision, and District levels. There are District Committees for each of the 41 State House Districts and the 8 Ward Districts in the City of Wilmington. There are 4 Subdivision Committees, one for New Castle County, Kent County, Sussex County, and Wilmington City respectively. These committees are lead at the State Level by the State Executive Committee.
Every year following a Presidential Election the seats on each DelDems Committee are vacated and open for re-election. This process is known as Reorganization and is a prime opportunity for new Democrats to engage with the Party infrastructure.
District Level Reorganization
Throughout the first 3 months of 2021, each Representative District and Wilmington City Ward Committee has held a public meeting to elect their membership. Any resident who is registered as a Democrat and has not been a registered member of another political party for at least 1 year is eligible to serve on their district's committee.
If you're not sure which district you live in, please visit ivote.de.gov to verify. Delaware.
Subdivision Level Reorganization
Following the Election of District level Committee Members, each Subdivision holds its own Reorganization Convention/Caucus to elect Subdivision level leadership. This leadership is made up of a Subdivision Chair, Vice-Chairs, Secretaries, Treasurer, and At-Large Members. While any resident Democrat may vote at the Reorganization Meetings, only Committee Members may cast votes at the Subdivision level Reorganization Convention Caucus.
State Level Reorganization
The Reorganization Process concludes with the 2021 State Party Convention. At this State Level Reorganization event State Party leadership will be elected. The leadership slate is made up of the State Party Chairperson, 2 Vice-Chairs, Secretary, and Treasurer. The State Party Convention will also vote on revisions to the State Party Rules and the State Party Platform.
The 2021 Delaware Democratic State Convention is being held virtually on June 12.
The voting body of State Party Convention is made up of Delegates. Each Rep. District is allocated based on its composite democratic strength. The Composite Democratic Strength of a district is determined by adding the number of registered Democrats at the time of the last General Election to the average vote total of Statewide Democratic candidates in the same election and then dividing by two. A complete listing of each district's delegate allocation can be found by clicking here. Delegates will be elected at the Rep. District Committee Meetings in March and April. A full list of the scheduled delegate election can be found below and on our Upcoming Events page.
Reorganization Roadmap
January 2021
38th Rep. District (RD) Committee Reorganization Caucus | January 6
36th RD Committee Reorganization Caucus | January 11
40th RD Committee Reorganization Caucus | January 11
14th RD Committee Reorganization Caucus | January 13
39th RD Committee Reorganization Caucus | January 18
35th RD Committee Reorganization Caucus | January 19
37th RD Committee Reorganization Caucus | January 19
20th RD Committee Reorganization Caucus | January 21
22nd RD Committee Reorganization Meeting | January 25
32nd RD Committee Reorganization Caucus | January 26
41st RD Committee Reorganization Caucus | January 28
5th RD Committee Reorganization Meeting | January 29
16th RD Committee Reorganization Meeting | January 29
17th RD Committee Reorganization Meeting| January 29
February 2021
23rd Rep. District (RD) Committee Reorganization Meeting | February 1
25th RD Committee Reorganization Meeting | February 1
24th RD Committee Reorganization Meeting | February 2
26th RD Committee Reorganization Meeting | February 2
27th RD Committee Reorganization Meeting | February 2
30th & 33rd Rep. District Democratic Committees Reorganization Meeting | February 2
8th RD Committee Reorganization Meeting | February 4
9th RD Committee Reorganization Meeting | February 4
19th RD Committee Reorganization Meeting | February 4
4th RD Committee Reorganization Meeting | February 8
6th RD Committee Reorganization Meeting | February 8
7th RD Committee Reorganization Meeting | February 8
10th RD Committee Reorganization Meeting | February 8
13th RD Committee Reorganization Meeting | February 8
18th RD Committee Reorganization Meeting | February 8
21st RD Committee Reorganization Meeting | February 9
29th RD Committee Reorganization Meeting | February 10
8th Ward Nomination Membership Meeting | February 15
34th RD Committee Reorganization Meeting | February 22
6th Ward Nomination Membership Meeting | February 23
12th RD Committee Reorganization Meeting | February 24
15th RD Committee Reorganization Meeting | February 24
11th RD Committee Reorganization Meeting | February 25
4th Ward Nomination Membership Meeting | February 27
March 2021
5th Ward Nomination Membership Meeting | March 2
7th Ward Nomination Membership Meeting | March 2
2nd Ward Nomination Membership Meeting | March 6
18th Rep. District Delegate Election Meeting | March 8
3rd Ward Nomination Membership Meeting | March 10
31st Rep. District Committee Reorganization Meeting | March 15
21st Rep. District Delegate Election Meeting | March 16
5th Rep. District Democratic Committee Meeting | March 17
40th Rep. District Delegate Election Meeting | March 17
20th Rep. District Delegate Election Meeting | March 18
19th Rep. District Delegate Election Meeting | March 18
29th Rep. District Delegate Election Meeting | March 18
23rd Rep. District Delegate Election Meeting | March 22
24th Rep. District Delegate Election Meeting | March 22
6th Rep. District Delegate Election Meeting | March 22
27th Rep. District Delegate Election Meeting | March 22
10th Rep. District Delegate Election Meeting | March 22
25th Rep. District Delegate Election Meeting | March 22
Sussex County, Delaware Democratic Convention/Caucus 2021 | March 22
26th Rep. District Delegate Election Meeting | March 23
37th Rep. District Delegate Election Meeting | March 24
35th Rep. District Delegate Election Meeting | March 24
38th Rep. District Delegate Election Meeting | March 24
8th & 9th Rep. District Delegate Election Meeting | March 25
11th Rep. District Delegate Election Meeting | March 26
Kent County Democratic Convention | March 27
7th Rep. District Delegate Election Meeting | March 29
4th Rep. District Delegate Election Meeting | March 29
13th Rep. District Delegate Election Meeting | March 29
39th Rep. District Delegate Election Meeting March 29
17th Rep. District Delegate Election Meeting | March 30
1st Ward Nomination Membership Meeting | March 31
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April 2021
3rd Rep. District Organization and Delegate Election Meeting | April 6
22nd Rep. District Delegate Election Meeting | April 7
16th Rep. District Delegate Election Meeting | April 7
2nd Rep. District Committee Organization & Delegate Selection Meeting | April 8
15th Rep. District Delegate Election Meeting | April 12
12th Rep. District Delegate Election Meeting | April 13
June 2021
2021 Delaware Democratic State Convention | June 12
Last updated: March 26, 2021