What Ohio Democratic Party does

The Ohio Democratic Party is the recognized state-level affiliate of the Democratic Party for Ohio, headquartered in Columbus. Its core function is to elect Democratic candidates to statewide offices (governor, U.S. Senate, Attorney General, Auditor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Supreme Court), federal U.S. House seats, and state legislative offices through coordinated campaign operations. The organization operates a WordPress-based digital platform at ohiodems.org integrated with ActBlue for donation processing, mobilize.us for volunteer recruitment and event management, and iWillVote for voter information services. Voter contact data is managed through VAN/Votebuilder as part of the broader Democratic data ecosystem.

The party's distribution model is decentralized: it coordinates a network of 88 county Democratic parties and ten formal constituency caucuses (African American, Women's, Hispanic/Latino, Veterans, Youth, Pride, Rural, AAPI, College, and Young Black Democrats) that run grassroots field operations including door-to-door canvassing, phone banking, text banking, and community events. Marketing channels span the website, social media (Facebook, X, Instagram), email/SMS alerts (text-to-79229), earned media, rallies, and community events held in cities including Columbus, Toledo, Youngstown, Westlake, Steubenville, Lima, and Marietta.

The revenue model is donation-based, relying on voluntary individual contributions processed through ActBlue at tiers of $5, $25, $50, $100, $250, or custom amounts, with FEC-mandated disclosure of donor name, address, occupation, and employer for contributions exceeding $200 per calendar year. A 2025 historic four-year agreement with the DNC guarantees a minimum $23 million investment across state parties, including a $15.5M State Partnership Program and a $2M Red State Fund. Leadership is provided by Chair Kathleen Clyde (elected 2025), supported by a Communications Director (Marisa Nahem), Senior Communications Advisor (Tony Wen), and Spokesperson (Katie Seewer).

Name

Ohio Democratic Party

Legal name

Ohio Democratic Party

Website

https://ohiodems.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Ohio Democratic Party is the state-level Democratic Party organization in Ohio, headquartered in Columbus, that coordinates voter mobilization, fundraising, and campaign operations across 88 counties to elect Democrats to statewide, federal, and state legislative offices through grassroots organizing and a digital platform integrated with ActBlue, mobilize.us, and DNC infrastructure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Political Party Organization

NAICS

Political Organizations (813940), Political Organizations (81394), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

akta.pro primary industry

Democracy, Voting Rights & Civic Participation Advocacy (BPAGAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Electoral Support & Election Observation (BPADAGAA), Civic Participation & Leadership Development (Voting, Advocacy, Community Leadership) (EDAAADAL), Democratic Governance & Public Administration Reform (BPADAGAJ)

Keywords

• Political party organization
• Voter mobilization
• Coordinated campaign
• Grassroots organizing
• Political fundraising

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Political Donations: The party raises funds through individual donations processed via ActBlue platform. Donation amounts shown include $5, $25, $50, $100, $250, and other custom amounts. Donations are used to elect Ohio Democrats up and down the ballot. The FEC requires disclosure of donor name, address, occupation, and employer for contributions exceeding $200 per calendar year.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Ohio Democratic Party is the state-level Democratic Party organization for Ohio, operating a coordinated campaign infrastructure to elect Democrats to statewide offices, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state legislature, and other offices. It engages in voter registration, voter education, get-out-the-vote (GOTV), voter protection, volunteer mobilization, and political fundraising through individual donations processed via ActBlue.

Product overview

Ohio Democratic Party operates a centralized digital platform (ohiodems.org) that serves as the official website for the state party organization. The platform provides a unified digital presence combining news dissemination, voter engagement, donation processing, volunteer coordination, and party information. The ecosystem includes ActBlue-integrated donation functionality, the I Will Vote voter information portal, the OhioWins Coordinated Campaign for election operations, an Ohio Voter Assistance Hotline, constituency caucus programs, and a jobs portal for campaign staffing. The platform leverages Mobilize.us for volunteer management and social media integration for outreach.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ohio Democrats Website (ohiodems.org)

Quantifiable outcome

• The party is working to elect Democrats to all statewide offices in 2026 including governor and U.S. Senate seat
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 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 core and flagship.

• ActBluecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerActBlue provides the donation processing platform for the Ohio Democratic Party's online fundraising. The platform enables secure processing of individual contributions with required FEC disclosures. Donors can contribute via secure.actblue.com/donate/odpwebsite_22 URL.
• mobilize.uscoreGTM or Marketing Partnermobilize.us provides the volunteer management and event organizing platform used by Ohio Democrats. The platform enables volunteer recruitment, event management, and campaign coordination at mobilize.us/ohdems.
• iWillVotecoreGTM or Marketing PartneriWillVote provides voter information center and voting resources for Ohio voters. The party directs voters to iwillvote.com/votinginfo/OH for registration and polling location information.
• Democratic National Committee (DNC)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistoric four-year agreement between DNC and state parties including Ohio Democratic Party. Includes minimum $23 million investment in state parties, $15.5M State Partnership Program, $5.5M State Party Innovation Fund Grants, and new Red State Fund with $2M direct investments for traditionally Republican states. Also includes data sharing agreement for Democratic data ecosystem.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• North Carolina Democratic Party: Southern swing-state Democratic Party with a parallel coordinated campaign structure focused on governor and competitive federal races, operating under similar voter suppression and Republican-control dynamics.
• Michigan Democratic Party: Midwestern swing-state Democratic Party with a near-identical operating model — coordinated campaign, county affiliates, ActBlue fundraising, mobilize.us volunteer tools, and contested statewide offices.
• Pennsylvania Democratic Party: Sister Rust Belt swing-state party running coordinated campaigns for governor, Senate, and competitive House seats with a similar donor, volunteer, and digital toolkit, operating in a comparable political environment.
• Arizona Democratic Party: Southwestern swing-state Democratic Party with the same coordinated campaign model, county organizations, and contested statewide races (Governor, Senate, AG, Secretary of State) in a competitive two-party environment.
• Georgia Democratic Party: Modern battleground-state Democratic Party with overlapping target races (Governor, U.S. Senate, statewide offices) and a comparable voter mobilization infrastructure including mobilize.us-style volunteer platforms.
• Wisconsin Democratic Party: Neighboring Great Lakes Democratic Party running the same statewide coordinated campaign model and fighting Republican statehouse control with overlapping issues (legislature, Supreme Court, voter access).
• Republican Party of Ohio: Direct counterpart state party operating in Ohio with the same statewide coordinating function, county network structure, candidate endorsement role, and donor mobilization mechanics — only differing by partisan affiliation.

Broad incumbents

• Democratic National Committee (DNC): National umbrella and direct funding partner of the Ohio Democratic Party under the historic four-year agreement; sets national priorities and channels programmatic investment ($23M+ minimum) into state parties including Ohio.
• Republican National Committee (RNC): National counterpart committee providing umbrella support and funding to state parties including the Ohio Republican Party, operating the same nationwide organizing and donor infrastructure play.

Regional players

• Florida Democratic Party: Larger-state Democratic Party operating a similar coordinated campaign and donor/field operation but in a much larger and more Republican-leaning geography; useful comparable for scaling patterns.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/OHDems
• Facebookfacebook.com/OHDems
• Instagraminstagram.com/ohdems
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ohiodemocraticparty

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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