Queens County Democratic Party

What Queens County Democratic Party does

The Queens County Democratic Party, operating under the legal name Democratic Organization of Queens County and the trade name Queens Dems, is a county-level political party committee headquartered in Forest Hills, Queens, New York. Founded in 1890, it functions as the official Democratic Party apparatus for Queens County, one of the five boroughs of New York City. Its core activities include endorsing Democratic candidates for federal, state, and local offices, running voter-registration and Get Out The Vote (GOTV) operations, and convening grassroots activity through a federation of neighborhood Democratic clubs covering Assembly Districts 23 through 40. The committee is led by Congressman Gregory Meeks (representing the 5th Congressional District) as Chair since March 2019, with Assemblywoman Vivian E. Cook as County Committee Chair and a bench of Vice-Chairs, district leaders, and officers.

The organization operates a digital platform at queensdems.com that functions as an information and engagement hub for registered Democrats in the borough, including voter guides for primary elections (NYS Supreme Court 11th Judicial District and Civil Court), a "Take Action" portal that consolidates voter registration, polling-site lookup, volunteer sign-up, club directory, and donation flows, plus candidate directories with downloadable résumés. Underlying technology consists entirely of standard political-campaign tooling: ActBlue for donation processing, NGP VAN via MyNGP Online Services for contribution capture and voter contact, and New Media Campaigns for website design and hosting. No proprietary software platform or product suite is offered; the website is a content and call-to-action resource rather than a technology product.

As a political party committee, the organization is funded exclusively by voluntary individual political contributions at suggested levels of $10, $25, $100, or other donor-specified amounts. There is no fee-for-service revenue, no commercial product sales, and no investor capital. The "customer" base comprises registered Democratic voters in Queens County (over 100,000 of whom participated in the 2020 Democratic Primary), grassroots volunteers, neighborhood Democratic clubs, and aligned elected officials. Its go-to-market is community-led and event-driven — phone banking, petitioning, canvassing, fireside chats, rallies, and club-based grassroots organizing. Headcount is reported at 1001–5000, although this figure appears to encompass the broader network of 100+ district leaders and volunteers rather than paid staff.

Name

Queens County Democratic Party

Legal name

Democratic Organization of Queens County

Website

https://queensdems.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1890

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

The Queens County Democratic Party (Queens Dems) is a county-level political party committee that organizes, endorses Democratic candidates, and runs voter-engagement and GOTV efforts across Queens, New York, funded by voluntary individual political contributions and supported by a network of local Democratic clubs and district leaders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Political Party Organization / Civic Engagement

NAICS

Political Organizations (813940), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Democracy, Voting Rights & Civic Participation Advocacy (BPAGAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Digital Inclusion & Civic Tech (Connectivity, GovTech for Social Good) (BPAGALAK)

Keywords

• Political party organization
• Grassroots organizing
• Voter engagement services
• Campaign fundraising
• Candidate endorsement

Headquarters

HQ city

Flushing

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Political Contributions and Donations: The Democratic Organization of Queens County raises funds through individual political contributions at various donation levels ($10, $25, $100, and other amounts). Donations are processed through ActBlue platform and MyNGP Online Services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Queens County Democratic Party organizes Democrats in Queens, New York by endorsing Democratic candidates at every level of government, providing voter registration and voter guide services, and running grassroots political campaigns including phone banking, door-knocking, petitioning, and Get Out The Vote (GOTV) operations. The organization funds its activities through voluntary political donations processed via ActBlue and NGP VAN, and coordinates a network of neighborhood Democratic clubs across Assembly Districts 23-40.

Product overview

Queens Dems operates as a political organization website rather than a technology product company. The Queens Dems Website serves as the central digital platform for the Queens County Democratic Party, encompassing the Queens Dems Voter Guide (featuring endorsed Civil Court and NYS Supreme Court judicial candidates), the Take Action Platform (voter registration, volunteering, and donation tools), and candidate directories. The organization does not offer a software product platform with modules or add-ons—it functions as an informational and engagement resource for Democratic voters in Queens County, led by Congressman Gregory Meeks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Queens Dems Website (queensdems.com)
• Take Action Platform

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered notable and minor.

• Mayor Pete Buttigieg (2020 Presidential Campaign)notableGTM or Marketing Partner · 22 May 2019Queens Dems hosted Mayor Pete Buttigieg for the first in a series of #2020 Fireside Chats, in conjunction with NY1 and LaGuardia Community College. This event brought a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate to Queens to engage with local Democrats.
• Swing Left and Sister DistrictnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerQueens Dems partnered with Swing Left and Sister District to host 'Get Involved Astoria!' event, aimed at deploying people and resources from solid Democratic areas to nearby contestable districts.
• NY1 NewsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerQueens Dems collaborated with NY1 to host candidate events and fireside chats, providing media coverage and audience reach.
• LaGuardia Community CollegeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner venue for hosting candidate events and community forums in Queens.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bronx Democratic Party (Bronx County Democratic Committee): County-level Democratic Party for the Bronx. Runs analogous endorsement, voter registration, and district-leader operations and shares the same New York State Democratic Party hierarchy as Queens Dems. Closely comparable in mission, structure, and voter base.
• Queens Republican Party: The Republican counterpart county committee operating in the same Queens geography with the same district-leader and endorsement structure. Most direct head-to-head electoral competitor to Queens Dems in borough-level and judicial races.
• Brooklyn Democratic Party (Kings County Democratic Committee): The county-level Democratic Party organization for Brooklyn, structurally identical to Queens Dems — operates under the New York State Democratic Party, runs endorsements, grassroots clubs, and voter contact across Kings County Assembly Districts, and is led by its own chair. Direct geographic sibling in the same New York City Democratic committee system.
• Manhattan Democratic Party (New York County Democratic Committee): County-level Democratic committee covering Manhattan. Operates with the same structure of district leaders, endorsements, GOTV, and grassroots clubs as Queens Dems and competes for the same NYC donor and volunteer pool. Most direct functional peer.
• Staten Island Democratic Party (Richmond County Democratic Committee): County-level Democratic committee for Staten Island. Same New York State Democratic Party structure, grassroots club model, and endorsement process as Queens Dems — operates in a more competitive borough but serves the same function and constituency type.

Others

• Swing Left: A national progressive organization that partners with Queens Dems on voter mobilization and GOTV events. Functions as an enabling partner that channels volunteers and resources into Queens-area Democratic campaigns — thematically aligned but not a direct electoral competitor.
• League of Women Voters of the City of New York: A nonpartisan civic engagement organization operating across NYC that publishes voter guides and runs voter registration drives in Queens. Overlaps with Queens Dems on the voter information and voter registration mission, but does not endorse candidates, making it a complementary civic peer rather than a direct competitor.

Emerging players

• Working Families Party: A progressive minor political party very active in New York City politics that frequently cross-endorses and fields primary challengers against establishment Democrats. Competes for the same small-dollar donor base and progressive voter segments that Queens Dems targets, particularly in primary elections.

Broad incumbents

• Democratic National Committee (DNC): The national-level Democratic Party committee. Operates overlapping functions (voter mobilization, fundraising infrastructure, candidate support) at a national scale and provides the ActBlue/NGP VAN stack Queens Dems depends on.
• New York State Democratic Committee: The state-level Democratic Party umbrella of which Queens County Democratic Party is a constituent committee. Operates the same mission (endorsements, organizing, voter mobilization) at a broader geography and is the natural hierarchical parent for funding coordination and convention activity.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/Queens_Dems
• Facebookfacebook.com/QueensDems
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/queens-county-democratic-party

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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