Precinct Chairs

Every county in Texas is divided into small geographic regions called "precincts". You can think of a precinct as a neighborhood.

Every precinct is assigned a number to uniquely identify the precinct. There are 798 total precincts in Dallas County, and Dallas County has a population of 2,656,000. So in Dallas County there are approximately 3300 people per precinct (on average). Precincts across the state vary in geographic size and population density.

A "Precinct Chair" (PC) is an entry-level, unpaid, officer position within the Democratic Party. It is also the most important grassroots leadership role in the party, but we have many unfilled PC positions across the state. The PC is the local leader for the Democratic Party in your neighborhood.

A Precinct Chair has 2 main responsibilities:

  1. Grassroots organization in the community, which is about 90% of the job

  2. Conducting official party business as a member of the County Executive Committee (CEC), which is about 10% of the job

Unfortunately most neighborhoods in Texas currently DO NOT currently have a Precinct Chair. This lack of local community leadership is one of the main causes of low voter turnout in Texas.

The map shows the current precinct boundaries in Dallas county. The areas in Blue currently have a Democratic Party Precinct Chair, the areas in White do not currently have a precinct chair. If you live in a white area on the map, please consider becoming a precinct chair. Click on the map to zoom in on your precinct.

Click to View Interactive Precinct Map