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List of political parties in the United States

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List of political parties in the United States

This is a list of political parties in the United States, both past and present.

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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

  • Alaskan Independence Party

    • California

  • California National Party

    • Connecticut

  • Independent Party of Connecticut

    • Delaware

  • Independent Party of Delaware

    • Hawaii

  • Hawaii Independence Party

    • Massachusetts

  • United Independent Party

    • Michigan

  • Natural Law Party

    • Minnesota

  • Ecology Democracy Party
  • Grassroots Party
  • Independence Party of Minnesota
  • Legal Marijuana Now Party

    • New York

  • Conservative Party of New York State
  • Independence Party of New York
  • Liberal Party of New York
  • New York State Right to Life Party
  • Rent Is Too Damn High Party
  • Tax Revolt Party of Nassau County*
  • Women's Equality Party
  • Working Families Party of New York*

    • Northern Mariana Islands

  • Covenant Party

    • Ohio

  • Charter Party (Cincinnati only)

    • Oregon

  • Constitution Party of Oregon
  • Independent Party of Oregon
  • Oregon Progressive Party
  • Oregon Working Families Party

    • Puerto Rico

  • Sovereign Union Movement, (Movimiento Unión Soberanista)
  • New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico, also translated New Party for Progress of Puerto Rico (Partido Nuevo Progresista de Puerto Rico)
  • Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico, (Partido Popular Democrático de Puerto Rico)
  • Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party, (Partido por Puerto Rico)
  • Puerto Rican Independence Party, (Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño)
  • Worker's People Party of Puerto Rico, (Partido del Pueblo Trabajador)

    • Rhode Island

  • Moderate Party of Rhode Island

    • South Carolina

  • American Party of South Carolina

    • U.S. Virgin Islands

  • Independent Citizens Movement

    • Vermont

  • Vermont Progressive Party
  • Liberty Union Party
  • Vermont Working Families Party

    • Wisconsin

  • Progressive Dane (Dane County only)

    • 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.

    References

    List of political parties in the United States Wikipedia
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