Welcome to Granville County!

We’re not bragging when we say that politically we’re one of the most important counties in America. In 2024, Granville Democrats defied the odds and helped win two key legislative races (HD-32, SD-18) that broke the Republican supermajority in North Carolina. That put a stop to their gerrymandering plans and their ability to politicize our judicial system and put North Carolina permanently in the red column.

But in 2026 and again in 2028 we will be hard-pressed to protect the gains we have made and are making. That’s why we need your help in the fight against MAGA.

We all know that to win national elections, Democrats must win more rural voters. That’s our specialty. In Granville—where conversations are personal, and persuasion still happens in summer heat on front porches—we move the margins that decide elections up and down the ballot.

We hope you’ll join us!

-Liz Purvis, Chair

"As the State Senator for Granville, I can say plainly: no county in North Carolina delivers more per dollar than the Granville County Democratic Party. Their year-round fieldwork helped flip HD-32, hold SD-18, and break the Republican super-majority — proof that sustained rural organizing moves statewide outcomes.”

— State Senator Terence Everitt

Our Mission and Our Work

In the short term, our mission is obvious and urgent: we must hold the gains we have made in the State legislature, help flip North Carolina Congressional District X to the Democrats, and do out utmost to help former Governor Roy Cooper win a seat in the US Senate.

In the long term, our mission is equally urgent: we have to build lasting Democratic power in rural North Carolina by engaging voters year-round, not just during the three months leading up to elections. We connect national vision to local reality—transforming political energy into tangible wins for working families, public schools, and democracy itself.

The work of committees like ours is the connective tissue of the Democratic ecosystem. We recruit and train local candidates, register new voters, knock doors in every town, and serve as trusted messengers between state and national campaigns and the communities they need to reach. We’re not a pop-up: we’re the permanent local infrastructure that will make Democrats prevail in places Republicans think they own.

What We've Achieved

  • Flipped critical legislative seats: In 2024, Granville Democrats helped flip NC House District 32 and hold Senate District 18, breaking the GOP supermajority in the state legislature.

  • Won locally, too: We won three of four school board races in the spring of ‘24—victories powered by an ambitious canvassing program that began in January—and protected two Democratic county commission seats in November.

  • Ran a countywide “Blue Ballot” program: In 2024, we mailed nearly 9,000 sample ballots across Granville County to help voters cast a straight Democratic ticket; in 2025, we continued the effort by sending endorsement lists and voting information to 51% of likely municipal voters.

  • Organized at scale: Our field teams knocked more than 23,000 doors in 2024, held dozens of community events, opened a headquarters for the first time in years in downtown Oxford, and expanded our volunteer base through targeted outreach and training.

  • Funding local candidates: we provided $4,500 in direct support to local 2024 candidates.

  • Built new institutional strength: in 2025, for the first time, we created a formal endorsement process to avoid vote-splitting among Democratic candidates in local races.

  • Earned statewide recognition: GCDP is a proud two-year grantee of Contest Every Race and a member of Vote Save America’s inaugural cohort of County Party Chairs—affirming our role as a model for rural Democratic organizing in North Carolina.

What We Plan to Achieve

  • Expand organizing capacity: By July of 2026, we hope to hire part-time staff or student fellows to sustain voter contact, digital communications, and volunteer coordination.

  • Build a permanent field program: Maintain canvassing and voter-education operations between cycles, with goals of 30,000 doors knocked and 10,000 ballots mailed ahead in 2026.

  • Recruit and train candidates: Identify emerging local leaders—especially women, young people, and leaders of color—and equip them to run strong campaigns in 2026, 2027, and 2028.

  • Grow grassroots funding: Develop a recurring donor program to ensure long-term financial independence and stability for GCDP’s organizing infrastructure.

  • Strengthen message discipline: Combat right-wing disinformation by amplifying trusted, local Democratic voices online and in print.

  • Deepen collaboration: Continue partnerships with organizations like Contest Every Race and Vote Save America, as well as our state party, to scale our impact and share best practices statewide.