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DSA Boasts—on July 4—That It Has More Members Than Any Socialist Organization in US History

While America was celebrating the 250th anniversary of its Founding, the Democratic Socialists of America celebrated becoming what it calls the “largest socialist organization in United States history.”

Its declaration was made on X:

“On July 4, 2026, Democratic Socialists of America passed 120,000 members, making us the largest socialist organization in United States history and surpassing the Socialist Party of America under Eugene Debs, which reached its peak dues-paying membership in 1912.”

On July 4, 2026, Democratic Socialists of America passed 120,000 members, making us the largest socialist organization in United States history and surpassing the Socialist Party of America under Eugene Debs, which reached its peak dues-paying membership in 1912.Join us:… pic.twitter.com/XUFr8eDTyg— DSA (@DemSocialists) July 5, 2026

On July 4, 2026, Democratic Socialists of America passed 120,000 members, making us the largest socialist organization in United States history and surpassing the Socialist Party of America under Eugene Debs, which reached its peak dues-paying membership in 1912.Join us:… pic.twitter.com/XUFr8eDTyg

Membership in Debs’ organization totaled 113,000, according to party records. The Communist Party USA topped out at 75,000 members in 1947.

Founded in 1982 with the merging of the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee and the New American Movement, DSA has seen a meteoric rise, having grown from roughly 5,000 members a decade ago to its current total.

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The presidential candidacy of socialist Bernie Sanders in 2016 spurred the party’s membership growth to around 80,000, primarily young people. Seeing that opening, the DSA shifted its focus toward issues impacting younger generations, like student debt, the Green New Deal, and, more lately, affordability.

As the Daily Caller News Foundation reported, Sanders’ presidential bid “opened the door for........

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