League of Women Voters Yolo CountyLeague of Women Voters Yolo County
The Yolo County League (LWVYC) was formed in 2025, when the Davis Area League and Woodland League merged. League of Women Voters has had a presence in Yolo County as early as 1957 when the first Davis Chapter was formed. LWV Woodland opened a chapter a few years later in 1974. Now 68 years later, LWVYC stays committed to the League’s mission of voter education and voter registration while staying non-partisan.
Welcome to our first year as a merged League!
On February 14th, 1920, President Carrie Chapman Catt formally founded League of Women Voter because of the need for a “league of women voters to finish the fight and aid in the reconstruction of the nation.” Six months later, on August 18th, 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified giving women in the United States the right to vote.
2020 marks the 100 year anniversary of the League Of Women Voters AND women’s right to vote.
LWV Yolo County is also celebrating its inaugural year this year. We’re proud to join a legacy that for a century has been nonpartisan, grass roots and believes voters play a critical role in democracy.
While the League started with equality and enfranchisement for women, they later recognized the need for greater diversity and inclusivity Today the League welcomes diversity, equity, and inclusion in principle and in practice. Our chapter, LWVYC, is committed to carrying on the tradition.
LWV operates at the local, state, and national level, with over 1,000 local and 50 state leagues, and one territory league in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Click the links below for access to the CA State League, and the US National League.
