No, DSA does not publish its general membership rolls — they are treated as confidential, and DSA's own Code of Conduct binds members to protect membership data. But there IS a robust, publicly available picture of DSA's elected officials and endorsed candidates, compiled from DSA's own endorsement pages, local-chapter disclosures, self-identification by the officials themselves, and third-party trackers.
The single most useful consolidated roster is Wikipedia's "List of Democratic Socialists of America public officeholders," an editor-compiled aggregation listing roughly 216 currently-elected DSA members/endorsees; DSA National itself only publishes a list of currently-endorsed active campaigns (electoral.dsausa.org/our-campaigns), not a master officeholder roster.
As of 2025–2026, DSA claims over 250 members in elected office nationwide; the highest-profile names include U.S. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, though the crucial distinction between dues-paying member, nationally endorsed, and locally endorsed frequently blurs in media accounts.
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1. General membership is private; officeholders/endorsees are public. There is no published roster of DSA's rank-and-file members (DSA reports more than 100,000 members in 2026; its Wikipedia infobox lists 104,689 as of March 2026, while some DSA pages still read "over 95,000"). DSA's national office says it "cannot give out contact information" beyond what is already public, and DSA's member Code of Conduct requires members to "respect the confidentiality of sensitive information" and not to "use membership, financial or other data to harm DSA or any DSA members." By contrast, DSA endorsements and the officials who self-identify as members are matters of public record. Democratic Socialists of America
2. DSA's own official electoral pages list campaigns, not a master officeholder roster. The DSA National Electoral Commission publishes its currently nationally-endorsed campaigns at electoral.dsausa.org/our-campaigns and past endorsements at a linked page, and directs readers to chapter websites for local endorsements. DSA does not maintain a single consolidated public list/map of every sitting DSA officeholder.
3. The best consolidated public list is third-party (Wikipedia/Ballotpedia). Wikipedia's "List of Democratic Socialists of America public officeholders" is the most complete single roster, listing about 216 current officeholders with member/endorsee status noted per person. Ballotpedia maintains "Endorsements by Democratic Socialists of America" (and chapter-level pages such as NYC-DSA). Media trackers include the Washington Examiner's "DSA endorsement tracker" and various 2026 election guides. Wikipedia
4. Counts and the member-vs-endorsee distinction. DSA reports over 250 members in elected office in 2025 (with a reported 90% elected after 2019). But "affiliation" spans three different statuses — dues-paying member, national endorsee, and local-chapter endorsee — that don't always coincide, as the AOC episode illustrates. Wikipedia
DSA's rank-and-file membership rolls are not public. Membership has grown dramatically: per InfluenceWatch's compilation, DSA had roughly 6,200 members in 2015, about 32,000 by 2017, 87,000 by 2020, and roughly 95,000 in 2021, with 225 chapters as of 2025; Britannica (updated August 11, 2026) states DSA has "more than 100,000 members in 2026 and chapters in all 50 states." Several structural facts confirm the rolls stay private:
DSA's member Code of Conduct commits members to "respect the confidentiality of sensitive information to which I gain access by virtue of my membership in DSA" and not to "use membership, financial or other data to harm DSA or any DSA members." Democratic Socialists of America
DSA's national contact page states the "national office cannot give out contact information for OCs, Chapters, or their leaders that is not already publicly listed on the website." Democratic Socialists of America
Membership is verified privately through tools like proof.dsausa.org, and members join through chapters — but no directory is published. Dsasandiego
Anyone can join; DSA "has no membership requirements." This open-membership model is precisely why DSA is careful to distinguish a self-selecting member from an official endorsee. WikipediaReference
DSA National's own materials:
electoral.dsausa.org/our-campaigns — "Our Campaigns," a live list (an embedded Airtable) of campaigns currently endorsed by DSA at the national level. This is a campaign-endorsement tracker, not a roster of sitting officeholders. It states: "Following are campaigns currently endorsed by DSA at the national level. For information about local endorsements, visit chapter websites to learn more." Dsausa
electoral.dsausa.org/our-campaigns/past-endorsements — past national endorsements (DSA says it has endorsed more than a hundred campaigns nationally since 2017). Dsausa
DSA's 2025 National Convention resolved (in the NEC's consensus resolution CR05) to create a national "Socialists in Office" network to support DSA members holding office — confirming that, as of August 2025, no pre-existing consolidated public officeholder list existed at the national level.
Election-night results microsites (e.g., 2025.electoral.dsausa.org and 2026.electoral.dsausa.org) track nationally-endorsed and high-profile locally-endorsed candidates. DSA NEC 2025
Third-party consolidated lists:
Wikipedia — "List of Democratic Socialists of America public officeholders": the single most comprehensive roster, listing about 216 currently-elected individuals who are "endorsed by DSA National, endorsed by a DSA local chapter, or are members of DSA," with per-person notes distinguishing "member," "member and national endorsee," "endorsee," "former member," etc. This is an editor-compiled aggregation from disparate sources (chapter announcements, local news, DSA statements), not a reproduction of any single official DSA roster. Wikipedia
Ballotpedia — "Endorsements by Democratic Socialists of America" and chapter pages (e.g., "Endorsements by New York City Democratic Socialists of America"; "Endorsements by DSA Olympia").
Media trackers: the Washington Examiner's "DSA endorsement tracker" (federal, gubernatorial, mayoral, and a separate local-races Infogram), NewsNation's and Independent Voter News's ("The DSA Class of 2026") 2026 candidate guides, and Newsweek's roundups. Washington Examiner
2017: 15 elected that cycle; ~35 total in office. Wikipedia
April 2018: 40 in office; AOC and Tlaib elected to the House that November. Wikipedia
2019: 71 in office. Wikipedia
2020: at least 36 won; ~101 total in office (Bowman and Bush elected to House). Wikipedia
Oct 2022: over 120 local officeholders. Wikipedia
Aug 2023: DSA claimed 207 members in elected office ("close to 160" endorsed politicians in office). Wikipedia
Jan 2024: DSA claimed "over 200 elected officials spanning every level of government." Wikipedia
2025: per DSA figures relayed in Wikipedia's list, "In 2025, there are over 250 DSA members in office, with 90% elected after 2019. From 2016 to 2025, 128 nationally-endorsed candidates won an election, and 31 DSA endorsed ballot initiatives passed into law." The Anti-Defamation League's backgrounder similarly states "over 250 DSA members across 40 states serve in elected offices as of 2025."
Important sourcing caveat: the "over 250 / 90% elected after 2019" figure is an organizational claim relayed through secondary journalism (e.g., Rolling Stone, August 7, 2025; New Lines Magazine, May 19, 2025), not a quote from a single named DSA primary document. The nearest DSA primary source, Andrew Dai's "State of DSA Part One" in Democratic Left (February 27, 2025), supports the "after 2019" framing only for members joining ("A majority of members joined after 2019"), not for officeholders. Josh Appel's "The DSA Is Following the Soros Playbook" (City Journal / Manhattan Institute, April 2, 2026) breaks the ~250 down as follows: "DSA candidates hold approximately 250 local political positions across the 50 states. That includes 96 city councilors and county commissioners, in addition to eight mayors, county executives, and town supervisors."
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14, House) — DSA member; chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Independent Voter News
Rashida Tlaib (MI-12, House) — DSA member and national endorsee.
Zohran Mamdani — DSA member since 2017; sworn in as the 112th Mayor of New York City at 12:01 a.m. on January 1, 2026 (by NY Attorney General Letitia James); the highest-profile DSA electoral win to date. Mamdani stated, "I was elected as a democratic socialist, and I will govern as a democratic socialist." Influence Watch
State/local blocs: New York State Socialists in Office and New York City Socialists in Office (e.g., state Sens. Julia Salazar, Jabari Brisport, Kristen Gonzalez; Assembly Members Emily Gallagher, Phara Souffrant Forrest, Marcela Mitaynes, Sarahana Shrestha, Claire Valdez; NYC Council Members Alexa Avilés and Tiffany Cabán). NYC-DSA is DSA's largest chapter, with 14,200 members as of April 2026.
2026 congressional wave: DSA-backed/member candidates won several Democratic primaries — e.g., Darializa Avila Chevalier (NY-13, defeating Rep. Adriano Espaillat, chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus), Chris Rabb (PA-3), and Melat Kiros (CO-1, defeating 15-term Rep. Diana DeGette). The DSA held two congressional seats going into 2026, and its primary wins were reported (Newsweek) as "on track to roughly double that number" pending November general elections. NewsNation
These three statuses are separate and frequently diverge:
Not all DSA members in office are endorsed. In NYC, Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas and Council Members Shahana Hanif and Chi Ossé are NYC-DSA members but not endorsed and have "no formal relationship" as Socialists in Office (City & State New York).
Endorsements can be conditional or rescinded. On June 23, 2024, DSA's National Political Committee issued a first-ever conditional national endorsement of AOC, tied to conditions requiring her to publicly oppose all funding to Israel/the Iron Dome, participate in the Federal Socialists in Office Committee, oppose criminalization of anti-Zionism, and support BDS. In July 2024 the NPC withdrew that endorsement; per DSA's own statement, "the NPC is withdrawing our conditional endorsement of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, although she will remain endorsed by our New York City chapter." (DSA had previously pulled its endorsement of Rep. Jamaal Bowman.) Jewish Insider
Some officials are former or expelled members. Wikipedia's list flags figures like Rep. Shri Thanedar (MI) as an expelled former member never endorsed for his current seat, and notes historical former members (e.g., Reps. Danny Davis, Jerry Nadler).
Bernie Sanders is not a DSA member — a distinction InfluenceWatch and others make explicit — even though he is the country's most famous "democratic socialist."
If you want the single best working roster right now: Start with Wikipedia's "List of Democratic Socialists of America public officeholders" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Democratic_Socialists_of_America_public_officeholders). It is the most complete consolidated list and, crucially, labels each person's status (member vs. endorsee vs. former).
To verify any individual official's status (the reliable method):
Check DSA National's current endorsements at electoral.dsausa.org/our-campaigns and the relevant local chapter's endorsement page (e.g., socialists.nyc for NYC). Dsausa
Cross-check Ballotpedia's "Endorsements by Democratic Socialists of America" and the relevant chapter endorsement page.
Confirm with the official's own statements (campaign bio, interviews) — self-identification is the strongest evidence of membership (as opposed to endorsement).
Treat any claim of "membership" cautiously unless corroborated by the chapter or the individual, because endorsement ≠ membership and anyone can join.
For current-cycle campaign tracking: Use DSA's election-night results sites (2026.electoral.dsausa.org) and the Washington Examiner DSA endorsement tracker, which are updated through the 2026 cycle.
Thresholds that should change your approach: If you need a legally authoritative membership determination (e.g., for opposition research, journalism, or litigation), note that no such public list exists and DSA will not disclose it — you would have to rely on self-disclosure or endorsement records. If you only need "who are the socialists in office," the Wikipedia/Ballotpedia/DSA-endorsement combination is sufficient.
Counts are organizational claims. DSA's "over 250 in office" and "90% elected after 2019" figures come from DSA and are relayed via secondary journalism, not an independently audited roster or a single named DSA primary document. Different sources give different congressional counts (e.g., "two DSA members in Congress" per late-2024/2026 tallies vs. higher numbers depending on whether endorsees and former members are counted). Factually
Membership status is fluid and contested. Endorsements are added, made conditional, rescinded, and diverge between national and local chapters; members can be expelled. Any snapshot goes stale quickly.
"Member," "endorsed," and "democratic socialist" are not interchangeable. Media often conflates them. Bernie Sanders is not a DSA member; some DSA members are not endorsed; some endorsees are not members. Factually
Numbers vary by source and date. Wikipedia's infobox (104,689 members, March 2026), DSA's homepage ("over 100,000"), and other DSA pages ("over 95,000") differ; chapter membership figures also shift. Use the most recent figure and note the date. Wikipedia
Some cited third-party sources are advocacy-oriented (e.g., ADL, InfluenceWatch, City Journal, Fox News, Washington Examiner) and frame DSA critically; DSA-aligned outlets (Jacobin, Democratic Left) frame it favorably. Cross-reference for neutral facts. Note also that AI-generated reference mirrors (Grokipedia, reference.org, factually.co) appeared in searches; they largely reproduce Wikipedia and should not be treated as independent primary sources.