| Young Democrats of America | |
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| President | Fatima Heyward (NJ) |
| Founded | March 4, 1932; 93 years ago (1932-03-04)[1] |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
| Ideology | Modern liberalism |
| Mother party | Democratic Party |
| International affiliation | International Federation of Liberal Youth |
| Website | yda |
TheYoung Democrats of America (YDA) is theyouth wing of theDemocratic Party of theUnited States. YDA operates as a separate organization from theDemocratic National Committee; following the passage of theBipartisan Campaign Reform Act, it became an independent527 organization.[2] The group's membership consists of Democrats from ages 14 to 35, and its political activities include an emphasis on increasing the voter turnout of young people.
YDA membership elects seven national officers on a biennial basis at the organization's National Convention in odd-numbered years and two DNC representatives in even-numbered years. These officers maintain the day-to-day management of the organization. Most recently, officers were elected at the 2025 YDA National Convention inPhiladelphia.
Between national conventions, the governing body of YDA is the National Committee which is composed of the president and two national committee representatives from each chartered unit, along with the chairs of the twelve constituency caucuses, eight regional directors, eight chairs of select committees, and the nine individually elected officers.
The President, Democratic National Committeeman, and Democratic National Committeewoman are members of theDemocratic National Committee, andsuperdelegates to any Democratic National Convention occurring during their terms.
Democratic party leaders and Democratic elected officials who are former YDA national officers include:[4]
The YDA organization is composed of "chartered units" with one from each U.S. state or territory.[5] YDA holds a National Convention every two years during the summer of odd-numbered years with complex rules for how many votes each chartered unit may cast. The YDA National Committee meets at least two times per year and consists of the President of each chartered unit, two representatives of differing gender identities from each chartered unit, and a number of other officers and committee and caucus chairs.[5]
Past and Future YDA National Conventions were held in the below venues:[6]
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