Democratic Party of Georgia
The Democratic Party of Georgia is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is one of the two major political parties in the state. It is chaired by Nikema Williams.

History

For over a century, the Democratic Party dominated Georgia state and local politics. 

From 1872 to 2002, the Democratic Party controlled the Governor's Mansion, both houses of the state legislature and most statewide offices.

In 1976, Democratic Governor Jimmy Carter (1971-1975) was elected the 39th President of the United States.

After switching to the Republican Party in 1998, Sonny Perdue went on to defeat Democrat Roy Barnes in the 2002 gubernatorial election. Perdue's unexpected victory marked the beginning of a decline for the Democratic Party of Georgia.

Georgia House Speaker Tom Murphy, the longest serving Speaker in any state legislature, lost his bid for another term in the state House.  Four Democrats in the Georgia State Senate changed their political affiliation, handing the upper house to the GOP. And in 2004, the Democratic Party lost control of the Georgia House of Representatives, putting the party in the minority for the first time in Georgia history.

The Democratic Party of Georgia entered the 2010 elections with hopes that former Governor Roy Barnes could win back the Governor's Mansion. Polls showed a tight race between Barnes and Republican gubernatorial nominee Nathan Deal, with some predicting a runoff election. However, on election day, Republicans won every statewide office.

Leadership
The Chairman of the Democratic Party of Georgia is Nikema Williams. Porter was elected in August 2013 via special election and was reelected in January 2015 to serve a full four-year term. In 2019, First Vice Chair Nikema Williams was voted to succeed him.

Seven individuals—Chairman DuBose Porter, First Vice Chair Nikema Williams, Wendy Davis, former state AFL-CIO President Richard Ray, Sally Rosser, State Representative Pamela Stephenson and former state Democratic Party Chairman David Worley—were elected to represent Georgia on the Democratic National Committee.

State Representative Robert Trammell serves as Minority Leader in the Georgia House of Representatives.  State Senator Steve Henson serves as Minority Leader in the Georgia Senate.

Party officers
Officers of the Democratic Party of Georgia are elected by the state Democratic committee at a January meeting following each regular gubernatorial election.  Democratic Party of Georgia officers serve four-year terms, and there is no limit on the number of terms an individual can serve as a Democratic Party of Georgia officer. Below are the current officers of the Democratic Party of Georgia:

Chair:  DuBose Porter
First Vice Chair: Nikema Williams
Congressional District/County Liaison Vice Chair: Sarah Todd
Constituency Group Vice Chair: State Representative Pedro "Pete" Marin
Candidate Recruitment Vice Chair: Ted Terry
Secretary: Stephanie Woods Miller
Treasurer: Kip Carr

Caucuses

 African American Caucus
 AAPI (Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders) Caucus
 disABILITY Caucus
 Greening Georgia
 Latino Caucus
 LGBTQ Caucus
 Senior Caucus
 Veterans Caucus

Current Democratic officeholders
Of Georgia's fourteen seats in the United States House of Representatives, five are currently held by Democrats. The Democrats do not hold either of the two United State Senate seats. To date, the last Democratic senator from Georgia was Zell Miller, serving from 2000 to 2005.

Members of United States Congress
U.S. House of Representatives
Sanford Bishop, 2nd District
Hank Johnson, 4th District
John Lewis, 5th District
Lucy McBath, 6th District
David Scott, 13th District

The Democratic Party of Georgia controls none of the fourteen state constitutional offices. The Democrats control 21 of the 56 State Senate seats and 75 of 180 state house seats. Two-year terms of office apply to both houses, and the entire membership of each body is elected at the same time in even-numbered years.

Georgia Presidential Vote, 1948-2008
Since 1948, the Democrats have secured the state of Georgia 7 times, while the Republican party secured Georgia 8 times. However, during the past 6 presidential elections, the Democrats won the state of Georgia only once, in 1992. Bill Clinton won 43.47% of the vote while incumbent President George H.W. Bush carried 42.88%, while losing his quest for a 2nd term.

Democratic National Committee members

DuBose Porter
Nikema Williams
Wendy Davis
Louis Elrod
Sheikh Rahman
Richard Ray
Sally Rosser
Rep. Pam Stephenson

Appointed by DNC Chair Tom Perez
Mayor Kasim Reed
Dan Halpern

Chairs of the DPG

Elected by the state convention
 Thomas Hardeman (1872)
 L. N. Trammell (1880)
 Charles F. Clay (1883-)
 B. H. Bigham (1886)
 Hoke Smith (1888)
 William Yates Atkinson (1890-1892)
 Allen Fort (1892-1894) 
 Alexander Stephens Clay (1894-1898)
 Fleming W. Dubignon (1898-1900)
 E. T. Brown (1902-1904)
 E. J. Yeomans (1904-1906)
 Alexander Lawton Miller (1906-1908)
 Hewlett A. Hall (1908-1909)
 Charles R. Pendleton (1909-1910)
 W. C. Wright (1910-1912)
 William J. Harris (1912-1913)
 William S. West (1913-1914)
 E. J. Reagan (1914-1916)
 John James Flynt, Sr. (1916–1920)
 William Jerome Vereen (1920-1921)
 G. E. Maddox 1925-30 
 Lawrence S. Camp 1930-32 
 Hugh Howell (c. 1935-1937)
 Charles S. Reid 1937 
 Jim L. Gillis 1939 
 William Y. Atkinson, Jr. 1942
 J. Lon Duckworth (1943-1946)
 James S. Peters (1948-1954)
 John Sammons Bell (1954-1960)
 J.B. Fuqua (1962-1966)
 James Gray (1966-1970)

Appointed by the Governor
 David Gambrell (1970-1972)
 Charles Kirbo (1972-1974)
 Marge Thurman (1974-1982)
 Al Holloway (Interim Chairman, 1982)
 Bert Lance (1982-1986)
 John Henry Anderson (1986-1990) 
 Ed Sims (1990-1994)
 John Blackmon (1994-1998)
 David Worley (1998-2001)
 Calvin Smyre (2001-2004)

Elected by State Committee
 Bobby Kahn (2004-2007)
 Jane Kidd (2007-2010)
 Mike Berlon (2011-2013)
 Nikema Williams (acting, 2013)
 DuBose Porter (2013-2019)
 Nikema Williams (2019-present)

Future
As the state has gotten more diverse with the growth of the Atlanta metropolitan area, margins of victory for Republicans have significantly decreased in recent times. During the 2018 Midterm elections, Republicans lost 10 State House seats  and 2 State Senate seats. Governor Brian Kemp, a Republican, only won the gubernatorial race by 1.39% in 2018., with former Republican Governor Nathan Deal clinching almost 8% of the vote just four years prior.