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This is a list of political parties in the United States, both past and present.
Contents
- Parties with federal representation
- Major political parties
- Minor political parties
- Regional parties
- Alaska
- California
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Hawaii
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- New York
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Puerto Rico
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- US Virgin Islands
- Vermont
- Wisconsin
- Historical parties
- Non electoral organizations
- References
Parties with federal representation
Current United States Congressional seats
Congressional leadership of the House of Representatives
Congressional leadership of the Senate
The Vice President of the United States has the additional duty of President of the Senate. It is the Vice President's duty as President of the Senate to cast a tie-breaking vote in the event that "they be equally divided"—an equal number of Senators voting both for and against a motion.
Major political parties
A party that has "an independent state organization... in a majority of the states" is listed as a major party. An "independent state organization" is not to be confused with the organization of an Independent Democrat or Independent Republican.
Minor political parties
This listing of minor parties does not include independents.
Regional parties
These parties are based only in states or certain regions and rarely, if ever, offer candidates for national offices. These are all parties that are unaffiliated with national parties. Each state has official state chapters of the major parties as well as some of the minor parties.
Alaska
California
Connecticut
Delaware
Hawaii
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
New York
Northern Mariana Islands
Ohio
Oregon
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
U.S. Virgin Islands
Vermont
Wisconsin
Historical parties
The following parties are no longer functioning.Non-electoral organizations
These organizations do not nominate candidates for election but otherwise function similarly to political parties. Some of them have nominated candidates in the past.