List of Democratic National Conventions
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This is a list of Democratic National Conventions. These conventions are the presidential nominating conventions of the Democratic Party of the United States of America.
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May 21–23
May 21–23
Dates
May 21–23
Year
1832
Location
The Athenaeum and Warfield's Church, Baltimore
State
Maryland
Temporary Chair
[data missing]
Permanent Chair
Robert Lucas of Ohio
Platform
–
Ballots
1
Presidential Nominee
Andrew Jackson of Tennessee1
Vice Presidential Nominee
Martin Van Buren of New York
May 20–22
May 20–22
Dates
May 20–22
Year
1835
Location
Fourth Presbyterian Church, Baltimore
State
Andrew Stevenson of Virginia
Temporary Chair
Martin Van Buren of New York
Permanent Chair
Richard Johnson of Kentucky
May 5–6
May 5–6
Dates
May 5–6
Year
1840
Location
The Assembly Rooms, Baltimore
State
Maryland
Temporary Chair
[data missing]
Permanent Chair
William Carroll of Tennessee
Platform
1840 platform
Ballots
1
Presidential Nominee
Martin Van Buren of New York
Vice Presidential Nominee
–2
May 27–29
May 27–29
Dates
May 27–29
Year
1844
Location
Odd Fellows Hall, Baltimore
State
Maryland
Temporary Chair
[data missing]
Permanent Chair
Hendrick Bradley Wright of Pennsylvania
Platform
1844 platform
Ballots
9
Presidential Nominee
James K. Polk of Tennessee
Vice Presidential Nominee
George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania3
May 22–25
May 22–25
Dates
May 22–25
Year
1848
Location
Universalist Church, Baltimore
State
Maryland
Temporary Chair
J. S. Bryce of Louisiana
Permanent Chair
Andrew Stevenson of Virginia
Platform
1848 platform
Ballots
4
Presidential Nominee
Lewis Cass of Michigan
Vice Presidential Nominee
William O. Butler of Kentucky
June 1–5
June 1–5
Dates
June 1–5
Year
1852
Location
Maryland Institute, Baltimore
State
Maryland
Temporary Chair
Romulus M. Saunders of North Carolina
Permanent Chair
John Davis of Indiana
Platform
1852 platform
Ballots
49
Presidential Nominee
Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire
Vice Presidential Nominee
William R. King of Alabama
June 2–6
June 2–6
Dates
June 2–6
Year
1856
Location
Smith and Nixon's Hall, Cincinnati
State
Ohio
Temporary Chair
[data missing]
Permanent Chair
John Elliot Ward of Georgia
Platform
1856 platform
Ballots
17
Presidential Nominee
James Buchanan of Pennsylvania
Vice Presidential Nominee
John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky
April 23–May 3
April 23–May 3
Dates
April 23–May 3
Year
1860
Location
South Carolina Institute Hall, Charleston
State
South Carolina
Temporary Chair
[data missing]
Permanent Chair
Caleb Cushing of Massachusetts
Platform
See below
Ballots
57
Presidential Nominee
Deadlocked
June 18–23
June 18–23
Dates
June 18–23
Year
1860
Location
Front Street Theater, Baltimore
State
Maryland
Temporary Chair
Caleb Cushing of Massachusetts4David Tod of Ohio
Permanent Chair
1860 N.D. platform
Platform
2
Ballots
Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois5
Presidential Nominee
Herschel V. Johnson of Georgia5,6
August 29–31
August 29–31
Dates
August 29–31
Year
1864
Location
The Amphitheatre, Chicago
State
Illinois
Temporary Chair
Horatio Seymour of New York
Permanent Chair
1864 platform
Platform
1
Ballots
George B. McClellan of New Jersey
Presidential Nominee
George H. Pendleton of Ohio
July 4–9
July 4–9
Dates
July 4–9
Year
1868
Location
Tammany Hall, New York City
State
New York
Temporary Chair
Henry L. Palmer of Wisconsin
Permanent Chair
Horatio Seymour of New York
Platform
1868 platform
Ballots
22
Presidential Nominee
Horatio Seymour of New York
Vice Presidential Nominee
Francis P. Blair Jr. of Missouri
July 9–10
July 9–10
Dates
July 9–10
Year
18727
Location
Ford's Grand Opera House, Baltimore
State
Maryland
Temporary Chair
Thomas Jefferson Randolph of Virginia
Permanent Chair
James R. Doolittle of Wisconsin
Platform
1872 platform
Ballots
1
Presidential Nominee
Horace Greeley of New York7
Vice Presidential Nominee
B. Gratz Brown of Missouri7
June 27–29
June 27–29
Dates
June 27–29
Year
1876
Location
Merchant's Exchange Building, St. Louis
State
Missouri
Temporary Chair
[data missing]
Permanent Chair
John A. McClernand of Illinois
Platform
1876 platform
Ballots
2
Presidential Nominee
Samuel J. Tilden of New York
Vice Presidential Nominee
Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana
June 22–24
June 22–24
Dates
June 22–24
Year
1880
Location
Cincinnati Music Hall, Cincinnati
State
Ohio
Temporary Chair
George Hoadly of Ohio
Permanent Chair
John W. Stevenson of Kentucky
Platform
1880 platform
Ballots
2
Presidential Nominee
Winfield S. Hancock of Pennsylvania
Vice Presidential Nominee
William H. English of Indiana
July 8–11
July 8–11
Dates
July 8–11
Year
1884
Location
Interstate Exposition Building, Chicago
State
Illinois
Temporary Chair
Richard B. Hubbard of Texas
Permanent Chair
William F. Vilas of Wisconsin
Platform
1884 platform
Ballots
2
Presidential Nominee
Grover Cleveland of New York
Vice Presidential Nominee
Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana
June 5–7
June 5–7
Dates
June 5–7
Year
1888
Location
Exposition Building, St. Louis
State
Missouri
Temporary Chair
[data missing]
Permanent Chair
Patrick Collins of Massachusetts
Platform
1888 platform
Ballots
1
Presidential Nominee
Grover Cleveland of New York
Vice Presidential Nominee
Allen G. Thurman of Ohio
June 21–23
June 21–23
Dates
June 21–23
Year
1892
Location
Wigwam, Chicago
State
Illinois
Temporary Chair
William Claiborne Owens of Kentucky
Permanent Chair
William Lyne Wilson of West Virginia
Platform
1892 platform
Ballots
1
Presidential Nominee
Grover Cleveland of New York
Vice Presidential Nominee
Adlai Stevenson I of Illinois
July 7–11
July 7–11
Dates
July 7–11
Year
18968
Location
Chicago Coliseum, Chicago
State
Illinois
Temporary Chair
John W. Daniel of Virginia
Permanent Chair
Stephen M. White of California
Platform
1896 platform
Ballots
5
Presidential Nominee
William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska9
Vice Presidential Nominee
Arthur Sewall of Maine
July 4–6
July 4–6
Dates
July 4–6
Year
1900
Location
Convention Hall, Kansas City
State
Missouri
Temporary Chair
Charles Thomas of Colorado
Permanent Chair
James D. Richardson of Tennessee
Platform
1900 platform
Ballots
1
Presidential Nominee
William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska
Vice Presidential Nominee
Adlai Stevenson I of Illinois
July 6–9
July 6–9
Dates
July 6–9
Year
1904
Location
St. Louis Coliseum, St. Louis
State
John Sharp Williams of Mississippi
Temporary Chair
Champ Clark of Missouri
Permanent Chair
1904 platform
Platform
1
Ballots
Alton B. Parker of New York
Presidential Nominee
Henry G. Davis of West Virginia
July 7–10
July 7–10
Dates
July 7–10
Year
1908
Location
Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver
State
Colorado
Temporary Chair
Theodore Bell of California
Permanent Chair
Henry D. Clayton of Alabama
Platform
1908 platform
Ballots
William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska
Presidential Nominee
John W. Kern of Indiana
June 25–July 2
June 25–July 2
Dates
June 25–July 2
Year
1912
Location
Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore
State
Maryland
Temporary Chair
Alton B. Parker of New York
Permanent Chair
Ollie M. James of Kentucky
Platform
1912 platform
Ballots
46
Presidential Nominee
Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey
Vice Presidential Nominee
Thomas R. Marshall of Indiana
June 14–16
June 14–16
Dates
June 14–16
Year
1916
Location
Convention Hall, St. Louis
State
Missouri
Temporary Chair
[data missing]
Permanent Chair
Ollie M. James of Kentucky
Platform
1916 platform
Ballots
1
Presidential Nominee
Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey (speech)
June 28–July 6
June 28–July 6
Dates
June 28–July 6
Year
1920
Location
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco
State
California
Temporary Chair
Homer Stille Cummings of Connecticut
Permanent Chair
Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas
Platform
1920 platform
Ballots
44
Presidential Nominee
James M. Cox of Ohio
Vice Presidential Nominee
Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York
June 24–July 9
June 24–July 9
Dates
June 24–July 9
Year
1924
Location
Madison Square Garden, New York
State
New York
Temporary Chair
Martin H. Glynn of New York
Permanent Chair
Thomas J. Walsh of Montana
Platform
1924 platform
Ballots
103
Presidential Nominee
John W. Davis of New York
Vice Presidential Nominee
Charles W. Bryan of Nebraska
June 26–29
June 26–29
Dates
June 26–29
Year
1928
Location
Sam Houston Hall, Houston
State
Texas
Temporary Chair
[data missing]
Permanent Chair
Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas
Platform
1928 platform
Ballots
1
Presidential Nominee
Al Smith of New York (speech)
Vice Presidential Nominee
Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas
June 27–July 2
June 27–July 2
Dates
June 27–July 2
Year
1932
Location
Chicago Stadium, Chicago
State
Illinois
Temporary Chair
Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky
Permanent Chair
Thomas J. Walsh of Montana
Platform
1932 platform
Ballots
4
Presidential Nominee
Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York (speech)
Vice Presidential Nominee
John Nance Garner of Texas
June 23–27
June 23–27
Dates
June 23–27
Year
1936
Location
Convention Hall and Franklin Field, Philadelphia
State
Pennsylvania
Temporary Chair
[data missing]
Permanent Chair
Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas
Platform
1936 platform
Ballots
Acclamation
Presidential Nominee
Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York (speech)
July 15–18
July 15–18
Dates
July 15–18
Year
1940
Location
Chicago Stadium, Chicago
State
Illinois
Temporary Chair
[data missing]
Permanent Chair
Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky
Platform
1940 platform
Ballots
1
Presidential Nominee
Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York (speech)
Vice Presidential Nominee
Henry A. Wallace of Iowa
July 19–21
July 19–21
Dates
July 19–21
Year
1944
Location
Robert Kerr of Oklahoma
State
Samuel D. Jackson of Indiana
Temporary Chair
1944 platform
Permanent Chair
1
Platform
Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York (speech)
Ballots
Harry S. Truman of Missouri
July 12–14
July 12–14
Dates
July 12–14
Year
194810
Location
Convention Hall, Philadelphia
State
Pennsylvania
Temporary Chair
[data missing]
Permanent Chair
Sam Rayburn of Texas
Platform
1948 platform
Ballots
1
Presidential Nominee
Harry S. Truman of Missouri (speech)
Vice Presidential Nominee
Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky
July 21–26
July 21–26
Dates
July 21–26
Year
1952
Location
International Amphitheatre, Chicago
State
Illinois
Temporary Chair
[data missing]
Permanent Chair
Sam Rayburn of Texas
Platform
1952 platform
Ballots
3
Presidential Nominee
Adlai Stevenson of Illinois (speech)
Vice Presidential Nominee
John Sparkman of Alabama
August 13–17
August 13–17
Dates
August 13–17
Year
1956
Location
[data missing]
State
Sam Rayburn of Texas
Temporary Chair
1956 platform
Permanent Chair
1
Platform
Adlai Stevenson of Illinois (speech)
Ballots
Estes Kefauver of Tennessee
July 11–15
July 11–15
Dates
July 11–15
Year
1960
Location
Memorial Sports Arena and Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
State
California
Temporary Chair
[data missing]
Permanent Chair
LeRoy Collins of Florida
Platform
1960 platform
Ballots
1
Presidential Nominee
John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts (speech)
Vice Presidential Nominee
Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas
August 24–27
August 24–27
Dates
August 24–27
Year
1964
Location
Convention Hall, Atlantic City
State
New Jersey
Temporary Chair
[data missing]
Permanent Chair
John W. McCormack of Massachusetts
Platform
1964 platform
Ballots
Acclamation
Presidential Nominee
Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas (speech)
Vice Presidential Nominee
Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota
August 26–29
August 26–29
Dates
August 26–29
Year
1968
Location
International Amphitheatre, Chicago
State
Illinois
Temporary Chair
[data missing]
Permanent Chair
Carl Albert of Oklahoma
Platform
1968 platform
Ballots
1
Presidential Nominee
Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota (speech)
Vice Presidential Nominee
Edmund Muskie of Maine
July 10–13
July 10–13
Dates
July 10–13
Year
1972
Location
Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach
State
Florida
Temporary Chair
Daniel Inouye of Hawaii
Permanent Chair
Lawrence F. O'Brien of Massachusetts
Platform
1972 platform
Ballots
George McGovern of South Dakota (speech)
Presidential Nominee
Thomas Eagleton of Missouri11
July 12–15
July 12–15
Dates
July 12–15
Year
1976
Location
Madison Square Garden, New York
State
New York
Temporary Chair
[data missing]
Permanent Chair
Lindy Boggs of Louisiana
Platform
1976 platform
Ballots
1
Presidential Nominee
Jimmy Carter of Georgia (speech)
Vice Presidential Nominee
Walter Mondale of Minnesota
August 11–14
August 11–14
Dates
August 11–14
Year
1980
Location
Madison Square Garden, New York
State
New York
Temporary Chair
[data missing]
Permanent Chair
Tip O'Neill of Massachusetts
Platform
1980 platform
Ballots
1
Presidential Nominee
Jimmy Carter of Georgia (speech)
Vice Presidential Nominee
Walter Mondale of Minnesota
July 16–19
July 16–19
Dates
July 16–19
Year
1984
Location
Moscone Center, San Francisco
State
California
Temporary Chair
[data missing]
Permanent Chair
Martha Layne Collins of Kentucky
Platform
1984 platform
Ballots
Walter Mondale of Minnesota (speech)
Presidential Nominee
Geraldine Ferraro of New York
July 18–21
July 18–21
Dates
July 18–21
Year
1988
Location
The Omni, Atlanta
State
Georgia
Temporary Chair
[data missing]
Permanent Chair
Jim Wright of Texas
Platform
1988 platform
Ballots
Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts (speech)
Presidential Nominee
Lloyd Bentsen of Texas
July 13–16
July 13–16
Dates
July 13–16
Year
1992
Location
Madison Square Garden, New York
State
New York
Temporary Chair
[data missing]
Permanent Chair
Ann Richards of Texas
Platform
1992 platform
Ballots
1
Presidential Nominee
Bill Clinton of Arkansas (speech)
Vice Presidential Nominee
Al Gore of Tennessee
August 26–29
August 26–29
Dates
August 26–29
Year
1996
Location
United Center, Chicago
State
Illinois
Temporary Chair
[data missing]
Permanent Chair
Dick Gephardt of MissouriTom Daschle of South Dakota
Platform
1996 platform
Ballots
Acclamation
Presidential Nominee
Bill Clinton of Arkansas (speech)
August 14–17
August 14–17
Dates
August 14–17
Year
2000
Location
Staples Center, Los Angeles
State
California
Temporary Chair
[data missing]
Permanent Chair
Terry McAuliffe of New York
Platform
2000 platform
Ballots
Acclamation
Presidential Nominee
Al Gore of Tennessee (speech)
Vice Presidential Nominee
Joe Lieberman of Connecticut
July 26–29
July 26–29
Dates
July 26–29
Year
2004
Location
FleetCenter, Boston
State
Massachusetts
Temporary Chair
[data missing]
Permanent Chair
Bill Richardson of New Mexico
Platform
2004 platform
Ballots
1
Presidential Nominee
John Kerry of Massachusetts (speech)
Vice Presidential Nominee
John Edwards of North Carolina
August 25–28
August 25–28
Dates
August 25–28
Year
2008
Location
Pepsi Center and Invesco Field, Denver
State
Colorado
Temporary Chair
Howard Dean of Vermont
Permanent Chair
Nancy Pelosi of California
Platform
2008 platform
Ballots
1 / Acclamation
Presidential Nominee
Barack Obama of Illinois (speech)
Vice Presidential Nominee
Joe Biden of Delaware
September 4–6
September 4–6
Dates
September 4–6
Year
2012
Location
Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte
State
North Carolina
Temporary Chair
Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida
Permanent Chair
Antonio Villaraigosa of California
Platform
2012 platform
Ballots
Barack Obama of Illinois (speech)
July 25–28
July 25–28
Dates
July 25–28
Year
2016
Location
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia
State
Pennsylvania
Temporary Chair
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake of Maryland12
Permanent Chair
Marcia Fudge of Ohio
Platform
2016 platform
Ballots
1
Presidential Nominee
Hillary Clinton of New York (speech)
Vice Presidential Nominee
Tim Kaine of Virginia
August 17–2013
August 17–2013
Dates
August 17–2013
Year
2020
Location
Wisconsin Center, MilwaukeeVarious locations remotely14
State
Wisconsin
Temporary Chair
Not chosen
Permanent Chair
Bennie Thompson of Mississippi
Platform
2020 platform
Ballots
1
Presidential Nominee
Joe Biden of Delaware (speech)
Vice Presidential Nominee
Kamala Harris of California
August 19–22
August 19–22
Dates
August 19–22
Year
2024
Location
United Center, Chicago
State
Illinois
Temporary Chair
TBA
Permanent Chair
Minyon Moore of Illinois
Platform
2024 platform
Ballots
1
Presidential Nominee
Kamala Harris of California (speech)
Vice Presidential Nominee
Tim Walz of Minnesota
TBD
TBD
Dates
TBD
Year
2028
Location
TBD
State
TBD
Temporary Chair
TBD
Permanent Chair
TBD
Platform
TBD
Ballots
TBD
Presidential Nominee
TBD
Vice Presidential Nominee
TBD
| Dates | Year | Location | State | Temporary Chair | Permanent Chair | Platform | Ballots | Presidential Nominee | Vice Presidential Nominee |
| May 21–23 | 1832 | The Athenaeum and Warfield's Church, Baltimore | Maryland | [data missing] | Robert Lucas of Ohio | – | 1 | Andrew Jackson of Tennessee1 | Martin Van Buren of New York |
| May 20–22 | 1835 | Fourth Presbyterian Church, Baltimore | Andrew Stevenson of Virginia | Martin Van Buren of New York | Richard Johnson of Kentucky | ||||
| May 5–6 | 1840 | The Assembly Rooms, Baltimore | Maryland | [data missing] | William Carroll of Tennessee | 1840 platform | 1 | Martin Van Buren of New York | –2 |
| May 27–29 | 1844 | Odd Fellows Hall, Baltimore | Maryland | [data missing] | Hendrick Bradley Wright of Pennsylvania | 1844 platform | 9 | James K. Polk of Tennessee | George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania3 |
| May 22–25 | 1848 | Universalist Church, Baltimore | Maryland | J. S. Bryce of Louisiana | Andrew Stevenson of Virginia | 1848 platform | 4 | Lewis Cass of Michigan | William O. Butler of Kentucky |
| June 1–5 | 1852 | Maryland Institute, Baltimore | Maryland | Romulus M. Saunders of North Carolina | John Davis of Indiana | 1852 platform | 49 | Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire | William R. King of Alabama |
| June 2–6 | 1856 | Smith and Nixon's Hall, Cincinnati | Ohio | [data missing] | John Elliot Ward of Georgia | 1856 platform | 17 | James Buchanan of Pennsylvania | John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky |
| April 23–May 3 | 1860 | South Carolina Institute Hall, Charleston | South Carolina | [data missing] | Caleb Cushing of Massachusetts | See below | 57 | Deadlocked | |
| June 18–23 | 1860 | Front Street Theater, Baltimore | Maryland | Caleb Cushing of Massachusetts4David Tod of Ohio | platform | 2 | Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois5 | Herschel V. Johnson of Georgia5,6 | |
| August 29–31 | 1864 | The Amphitheatre, Chicago | Illinois | Horatio Seymour of New York | 1864 platform | 1 | George B. McClellan of New Jersey | George H. Pendleton of Ohio | |
| July 4–9 | 1868 | Tammany Hall, New York City | New York | Henry L. Palmer of Wisconsin | Horatio Seymour of New York | 1868 platform | 22 | Horatio Seymour of New York | Francis P. Blair Jr. of Missouri |
| July 9–10 | 18727 | Ford's Grand Opera House, Baltimore | Maryland | Thomas Jefferson Randolph of Virginia | James R. Doolittle of Wisconsin | 1872 platform | 1 | Horace Greeley of New York7 | B. Gratz Brown of Missouri7 |
| June 27–29 | 1876 | Merchant's Exchange Building, St. Louis | Missouri | [data missing] | John A. McClernand of Illinois | 1876 platform | 2 | Samuel J. Tilden of New York | Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana |
| June 22–24 | 1880 | Cincinnati Music Hall, Cincinnati | Ohio | George Hoadly of Ohio | John W. Stevenson of Kentucky | 1880 platform | 2 | Winfield S. Hancock of Pennsylvania | William H. English of Indiana |
| July 8–11 | 1884 | Interstate Exposition Building, Chicago | Illinois | Richard B. Hubbard of Texas | William F. Vilas of Wisconsin | 1884 platform | 2 | Grover Cleveland of New York | Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana |
| June 5–7 | 1888 | Exposition Building, St. Louis | Missouri | [data missing] | Patrick Collins of Massachusetts | 1888 platform | 1 | Grover Cleveland of New York | Allen G. Thurman of Ohio |
| June 21–23 | 1892 | Wigwam, Chicago | Illinois | William Claiborne Owens of Kentucky | William Lyne Wilson of West Virginia | 1892 platform | 1 | Grover Cleveland of New York | Adlai Stevenson I of Illinois |
| July 7–11 | 18968 | Chicago Coliseum, Chicago | Illinois | John W. Daniel of Virginia | Stephen M. White of California | 1896 platform | 5 | William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska9 | Arthur Sewall of Maine |
| July 4–6 | 1900 | Convention Hall, Kansas City | Missouri | Charles Thomas of Colorado | James D. Richardson of Tennessee | 1900 platform | 1 | William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska | Adlai Stevenson I of Illinois |
| July 6–9 | 1904 | St. Louis Coliseum, St. Louis | John Sharp Williams of Mississippi | Champ Clark of Missouri | 1904 platform | 1 | Alton B. Parker of New York | Henry G. Davis of West Virginia | |
| July 7–10 | 1908 | Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver | Colorado | Theodore Bell of California | Henry D. Clayton of Alabama | 1908 platform | William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska | John W. Kern of Indiana | |
| June 25–July 2 | 1912 | Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore | Maryland | Alton B. Parker of New York | Ollie M. James of Kentucky | 1912 platform | 46 | Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey | Thomas R. Marshall of Indiana |
| June 14–16 | 1916 | Convention Hall, St. Louis | Missouri | [data missing] | Ollie M. James of Kentucky | 1916 platform | 1 | Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey (speech) | |
| June 28–July 6 | 1920 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco | California | Homer Stille Cummings of Connecticut | Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas | 1920 platform | 44 | James M. Cox of Ohio | Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York |
| June 24–July 9 | 1924 | Madison Square Garden, New York | New York | Martin H. Glynn of New York | Thomas J. Walsh of Montana | 1924 platform | 103 | John W. Davis of New York | Charles W. Bryan of Nebraska |
| June 26–29 | 1928 | Sam Houston Hall, Houston | Texas | [data missing] | Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas | 1928 platform | 1 | Al Smith of New York (speech) | Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas |
| June 27–July 2 | 1932 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago | Illinois | Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky | Thomas J. Walsh of Montana | 1932 platform | 4 | Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York (speech) | John Nance Garner of Texas |
| June 23–27 | 1936 | Convention Hall and Franklin Field, Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | [data missing] | Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas | 1936 platform | Acclamation | Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York (speech) | |
| July 15–18 | 1940 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago | Illinois | [data missing] | Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky | 1940 platform | 1 | Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York (speech) | Henry A. Wallace of Iowa |
| July 19–21 | 1944 | Robert Kerr of Oklahoma | Samuel D. Jackson of Indiana | 1944 platform | 1 | Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York (speech) | Harry S. Truman of Missouri | ||
| July 12–14 | 194810 | Convention Hall, Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | [data missing] | Sam Rayburn of Texas | 1948 platform | 1 | Harry S. Truman of Missouri (speech) | Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky |
| July 21–26 | 1952 | International Amphitheatre, Chicago | Illinois | [data missing] | Sam Rayburn of Texas | 1952 platform | 3 | Adlai Stevenson of Illinois (speech) | John Sparkman of Alabama |
| August 13–17 | 1956 | [data missing] | Sam Rayburn of Texas | 1956 platform | 1 | Adlai Stevenson of Illinois (speech) | Estes Kefauver of Tennessee | ||
| July 11–15 | 1960 | Memorial Sports Arena and Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles | California | [data missing] | LeRoy Collins of Florida | 1960 platform | 1 | John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts (speech) | Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas |
| August 24–27 | 1964 | Convention Hall, Atlantic City | New Jersey | [data missing] | John W. McCormack of Massachusetts | 1964 platform | Acclamation | Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas (speech) | Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota |
| August 26–29 | 1968 | International Amphitheatre, Chicago | Illinois | [data missing] | Carl Albert of Oklahoma | 1968 platform | 1 | Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota (speech) | Edmund Muskie of Maine |
| July 10–13 | 1972 | Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach | Florida | Daniel Inouye of Hawaii | Lawrence F. O'Brien of Massachusetts | 1972 platform | George McGovern of South Dakota (speech) | Thomas Eagleton of Missouri11 | |
| July 12–15 | 1976 | Madison Square Garden, New York | New York | [data missing] | Lindy Boggs of Louisiana | 1976 platform | 1 | Jimmy Carter of Georgia (speech) | Walter Mondale of Minnesota |
| August 11–14 | 1980 | Madison Square Garden, New York | New York | [data missing] | Tip O'Neill of Massachusetts | 1980 platform | 1 | Jimmy Carter of Georgia (speech) | Walter Mondale of Minnesota |
| July 16–19 | 1984 | Moscone Center, San Francisco | California | [data missing] | Martha Layne Collins of Kentucky | 1984 platform | Walter Mondale of Minnesota (speech) | Geraldine Ferraro of New York | |
| July 18–21 | 1988 | The Omni, Atlanta | Georgia | [data missing] | Jim Wright of Texas | 1988 platform | Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts (speech) | Lloyd Bentsen of Texas | |
| July 13–16 | 1992 | Madison Square Garden, New York | New York | [data missing] | Ann Richards of Texas | 1992 platform | 1 | Bill Clinton of Arkansas (speech) | Al Gore of Tennessee |
| August 26–29 | 1996 | United Center, Chicago | Illinois | [data missing] | Dick Gephardt of MissouriTom Daschle of South Dakota | 1996 platform | Acclamation | Bill Clinton of Arkansas (speech) | |
| August 14–17 | 2000 | Staples Center, Los Angeles | California | [data missing] | Terry McAuliffe of New York | 2000 platform | Acclamation | Al Gore of Tennessee (speech) | Joe Lieberman of Connecticut |
| July 26–29 | 2004 | FleetCenter, Boston | Massachusetts | [data missing] | Bill Richardson of New Mexico | 2004 platform | 1 | John Kerry of Massachusetts (speech) | John Edwards of North Carolina |
| August 25–28 | 2008 | Pepsi Center and Invesco Field, Denver | Colorado | Howard Dean of Vermont | Nancy Pelosi of California | 2008 platform | 1 / Acclamation | Barack Obama of Illinois (speech) | Joe Biden of Delaware |
| September 4–6 | 2012 | Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte | North Carolina | Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida | Antonio Villaraigosa of California | 2012 platform | Barack Obama of Illinois (speech) | ||
| July 25–28 | 2016 | Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | Stephanie Rawlings-Blake of Maryland12 | Marcia Fudge of Ohio | 2016 platform | 1 | Hillary Clinton of New York (speech) | Tim Kaine of Virginia |
| August 17–2013 | 2020 | Wisconsin Center, MilwaukeeVarious locations remotely14 | Wisconsin | Not chosen | Bennie Thompson of Mississippi | 2020 platform | 1 | Joe Biden of Delaware (speech) | Kamala Harris of California |
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