Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands
Democratic Party of the United States Virgin Islands | |
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Liberalism | |
National affiliation | Democratic Party |
Colors | Blue |
Legislature of the Virgin Islands | 11 / 15
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U.S. House of Representatives | 1 / 1
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The Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands is a
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.[2] 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.[2]
Unity takeover
After the Revised
In 1963, according to district judge Walter A. Gordon, "the Unity Party, through a fraudulent, collusive and conspiratorial scheme attempted and was successful in taking over the Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands." The Unity Part voted to change their names to the Virgin Islands Unity-Democratic Party, to imply an affiliation with the national Democratic Party, and circulated a petition among its members to register as the as the Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands, and then voted itself out of existence and started using the name of the Democratic Party.
Unity Party members then successfully gained a majority of seats on the original Democratic Party's territorial committee, and consolidated power by expelling existing Democratic Party members (or Donkey Democrats) and consolidating Unity Party control.[3]
In Alexander V. Todman in 1964, the
Electoral performance (2010-present)
Year | Gubernatorial vote | House vote | Legislative seats |
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2022 | 1st (12,157) 56.1 / 100
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1st (16,354) 98.7 / 100
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11 / 15
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2020 | No election held | 1st (15,470) 88.1 / 100
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10 / 15
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2018 | 1st (12,677) 55.0 / 100
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1st (16,341) 98.4 / 100
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13 / 15
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2016 | No election held | 1st (14,531) 97.5 / 100
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11 / 15
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2014 | 2nd (8,573) 35.9 / 100
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1st (21,224) 90.7 / 100
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11 / 15
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2012 | No election held | 1st (11,512) 60.1 / 100
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12 / 15
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2010 | 1st (17,535) 56.3 / 100
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1st (18,584) 71.2 / 100
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10 / 15
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References
- ^ "Active-Voter-Statistics-March-2024" (PDF). VI Vote. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Paiewonsky Calls For Harmony After Ruling". Virgin Islands Daily News. 5 March 1965. Retrieved 25 April 2024.