The Democratic Party is a political party

Political party

A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

 in the Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Mariana Islands

The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , is a commonwealth in political union with the United States, occupying a strategic region of the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines...

. It is not officially affiliated with the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

' national Democratic Party

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

.

The CNMI has not elected a Democratic Governor since 1993, when Froilan Tenorio

Froilan Tenorio

Froilan Cruz Tenorio was the fourth elected Governor of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Elected in 1993, he served one term, leaving office in 1998...

 was elected. At the legislative elections of November 1, 2003 the party won 1 out of 18 seats. It won an extra seat in the 2005 legislative elections. Its candidate Froilan Tenorio won 18% in the 2005 gubernatorial election

Northern Mariana Islands elections, 2005

Gubernatorial and legislative elections were held in the Northern Mariana Islands on 5 November 2005.-Election background:15,118 people registered with the Election Commission to vote in the 2005 election.- Gubernatorial election results :...

. In the November 3, 2007 Commonwealth Legislature elections

Northern Mariana Islands general election, 2007

General elections were held in the Northern Mariana Islands on 3 November 2007.-Results:In the referenda, all four justices of the Supreme Court were retained. The Rota Casino Act of 2007 was approved, but the Saipan Casino Act was rejected...

, the party took only 1 of 20 seats in the House of Representatives.

There are currently no Democrats elected to office in the Northern Mariana Islands.

In 2009, for the first time ever, the Democratic Party did not nominate a candidate in the gubernatorial election

Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial election, 2009

The Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial election, 2009 was held on November 7, 2009 to determine the Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands....

. They fielded a candidate for Mayor of Saipan

Saipan

Saipan is the largest island of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , a chain of 15 tropical islands belonging to the Marianas archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean with a total area of . The 2000 census population was 62,392...

(Angelo Villagomez), along with two CNMI House candidates and one CNMI Senate candidate.