North Carolina Democratic Party
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The North Carolina Democratic Party (NCDP) is the North Carolina affiliate of the Democratic Party. It is headquartered in the historic Goodwin House, located in Raleigh.
Political party in North Carolina
North Carolina Democratic Party | |
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| Chairperson | Anderson Clayton |
| Governor | Roy Cooper |
| Senate Leader | Dan Blue |
| House Leader | Robert T. Reives II |
| Founded | 1828 |
| Headquarters | 220 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27603[1] |
| Membership (2023) |  2,412,708[2] |
| Ideology | Centrism Modern liberalism Progressivism |
| Political position | Center to center-left |
| National affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Colors | Blue |
| Statewide Executive Offices | 4 / 10
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| Seats in the North Carolina Senate | 20 / 50
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| Seats in the North Carolina House of Representatives | 48 / 120
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| U.S. Senate | 0 / 2
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| U.S. House of Representatives | 7 / 14
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| State Supreme Court | 2 / 7
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| Website | |
| www | |
The party controls the governorship and three other statewide elected offices, as well as seven of the state's 14 U.S. House seats. Since the 2010 passage of the Affordable Care Act, North Carolina Democrats have advocated for Medicaid expansion (a policy that would provide a federally subsidized health insurance plan to approximately 500,000 North Carolinians) as well as for increasing the state's minimum wage.