The Democratic Party is one of the two main political parties of the United States of America. The Democratic Party is considered a liberal party. The Democratic Party has also been described by politicians and general public as progressive and center-left. It is a party with a large and multifaceted ideological divergence and that houses different ideological sectors within its ranks ranging from the center-right conservative, through the center, classical liberalism, socio liberalism, social democracy, sectors union, labor, progressive and left. These sectors can be dominant according to the historical moment, for example, conservative Democrats, almost all Southerners, were allied with Republicans in the so-called "Conservative Coalition" an informal coalition that dominated the Senate from 1937 to 1961. Also, centrist groups , liberals and progressives have led the party and its policies at different times.

In addition, the Democratic Party has made various local alliances with regional and state parties, some of them of varying ideology, increasing the ideological mosaic, as was the merger between the Social Democratic Labor Party of Minnesota and the local Democratic Party giving birth to the Labor Democratic Party. Minnesota Agriculture Something similar happened in North Dakota with the merger between the local Democratic Party and the socialist NPL. The color blue is used to identify the states that have a Democratic majority.