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Overview
.democrat is an active generic top-level domain (gTLD) that was proposed under ICANN's New gTLD Program. The registry and manager are Rightside / Demand Media (United TLD Holdco Ltd.). The string is intended as a recognizable namespace for individuals and organizations identifying with the term "democrat."
History
- Proposed as part of ICANN's New gTLD Program and applied for during the evaluation process.
- Demand Media (Rightside/United TLD Holdco Ltd.) was the applicant and registry operator.
- A Registry Agreement with ICANN was signed on 24 October 2013 after passing Initial Evaluation.
- The .democrat gTLD was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 14 January 2014, completing the successful application and delegation.
Usage and Audience
- The applicant described the intended mission as establishing an easily recognized, accessible, and open namespace for people and groups associated with the word "democrat."
- Target audiences and potential users (as described in the application) include:
- Individual citizens and supporters demonstrating political ideals or affiliation
- Political parties, candidates, and elected officials seeking an online presence
- Civic and student organizations
- Newspapers and media outlets
- Merchants marketing specialized products and services aimed at this audience
- The applicant characterized .democrat as an "open namespace where everyone is welcomed as engaged participants," anticipating a range of products, services and community-focused sites.
Operator
Domain Promos
Registrar | Price | Discount |
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Z.com | 33 |
Whois
% IANA WHOIS server % for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org % This query returned 1 object domain: DEMOCRAT organisation: Dog Beach, LLC address: c/o Identity Digital Limited address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750 address: Bellevue WA 98004 address: United States of America (the) contact: administrative name: Vice President, Engineering organisation: Identity Digital Limited address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750 address: Bellevue WA 98004 address: United States of America (the) phone: +1.425.298.2200 fax-no: +1.425.671.0020 e-mail: tldadmin@identity.digital contact: technical name: Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group organisation: Identity Digital Limited address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750 address: Bellevue WA 98004 address: United States of America (the) phone: +1.425.298.2200 fax-no: +1.425.671.0020 e-mail: tldtech@identity.digital nserver: V0N0.NIC.DEMOCRAT 2a01:8840:22:0:0:0:0:32 65.22.32.32 nserver: V0N1.NIC.DEMOCRAT 2a01:8840:23:0:0:0:0:32 65.22.33.32 nserver: V0N2.NIC.DEMOCRAT 2a01:8840:24:0:0:0:0:32 65.22.34.32 nserver: V0N3.NIC.DEMOCRAT 161.232.16.32 2a01:8840:fa:0:0:0:0:32 nserver: V2N0.NIC.DEMOCRAT 2a01:8840:25:0:0:0:0:32 65.22.35.32 nserver: V2N1.NIC.DEMOCRAT 161.232.17.32 2a01:8840:fb:0:0:0:0:32 ds-rdata: 32314 8 2 225235f8fd2305949050d93caa91edba96fedb42fe018d125ccc0373776f0725 whois: whois.nic.democrat status: ACTIVE remarks: Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/ created: 2014-01-09 changed: 2023-09-12 source: IANA