Democratic Socialists (DSA)
On the political map: Strongly left economically · socially progressive
The Democratic Socialists of America is the largest socialist organization in the United States. It is not a ballot-line party — its candidates run in Democratic primaries — but since 2016 it has become an organized left flank pushing Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, and worker power. It favors a democratic path to social ownership of the economy rather than a state-run one.
Take the quiz: Am I a Democratic Socialist? →Signature positions
- Medicare for All — a single public plan covering everyone
- A Green New Deal to rapidly decarbonize the economy
- Tuition-free public college and student-debt cancellation
- Worker ownership, sectoral bargaining, and stronger unions
- Higher taxes on wealth and large corporations
- Deep military cuts and a non-interventionist foreign policy
The two-cow parable
The classic economics joke, Democratic Socialists (DSA) edition — a ~20-second explainer.
The platform, issue by issue
Each issue runs left ↔ right(−1…+1), distilled from the party's most recent national platform. A simplified, directional read — not a substitute for the platform itself.
Members of Congress most aligned with this platform
Every current member ranked by how closely their voting record matches this platform, using the same issue-by-issue similarity as the My Politics quiz. No sitting member belongs to this party, so these are the members whose records land closest to it.
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Delia C. RamirezD · IL-3 · House93% - 2
Summer L. LeeD · PA-12 · House93% - 3
Maxine DexterD · OR-3 · House92% - 4
Greg CasarD · TX-35 · House92% - 5
Wesley BellD · MO-1 · House91% - 6
Maxwell FrostD · FL-10 · House91% - 7
Robert GarciaD · CA-42 · House91% - 8
Laura FriedmanD · CA-30 · House91% - 9
Johnny Olszewski, Jr.D · MD-2 · House91% - 10
Jesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaD · IL-4 · House91% - 11
Alex PadillaD · CA · Senate91% - 12
Ilhan OmarD · MN-5 · House90% - 13
Adelita S. GrijalvaD · AZ-7 · House90% - 14
Becca BalintD · VT · House90% - 15
Sam T. LiccardoD · CA-16 · House90% - 16
Yassamin AnsariD · AZ-3 · House90% - 17
Jonathan L. JacksonD · IL-1 · House90% - 18
Ayanna PressleyD · MA-7 · House90% - 19
Jeff MerkleyD · OR · Senate90% - 20
Cleo FieldsD · LA-6 · House90% - 21
Kelly MorrisonD · MN-3 · House90% - 22
Rashida TlaibD · MI-12 · House90% - 23
Sarah ElfrethD · MD-3 · House89% - 24
John W. HickenlooperD · CO · Senate89%
Where it sits on the political map
Each small dot is a current member (Dem · Rep); the larger dots are the party platforms. Economic axis: taxes, healthcare, labor, energy. Social axis: abortion, guns, immigration, civil rights, crime.