List of political parties in the United States

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This list of political parties in the United States contains past and present political parties in the United States.

Current major parties

• Democratic Party
• Republican Party (1854)

Other parties in contention for presidential electoral college majority

In order for a party's nominee to have the possibility of becoming president by majority vote of the electoral college (as opposed to by decision of the United States House of Representatives after an electoral majority has failed to be reached), they must be on the ballot in states whose collective electoral vote total is at least half of the Electoral-College votes. In addition to the two main parties listed above, three additional parties met this criterion in the 2008 Presidential Election.

• Libertarian Party (1971)
• Constitution Party (1992)
• Green Party (1996)

Other parties that have nominated candidates in recent elections

These parties have offered candidates in recent elections, but did not in 2004, and they did not have ballot status in enough states in 2008 to win the presidency by majority of the electoral college. Some do not have presidential candidates, and only field candidates for Congressional and/or state-level offices.

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completion. You can help by expanding it with sourced additions.

• American Party (1968)
• America First Party (2008)
• Boston Tea Party (2006)
• Independence Party of America (2007)
• Moderate Party (2006)
• Marijuana Party (2002)
• Objectivist Party (2008)
• Party for Socialism and Liberation (2004)
• Peace and Freedom Party (1967) - active primarily in California
• Prohibition Party (1867)
• Reform Party of the United States of America (1995) - not to be confused with an offshoot of the party, the American Reform Party (below)
• Socialist Equality Party (2008)
• Socialist Party of the United States of America (1973)
• Socialist Workers Party (1938)
• Unity Party of America (2004)
• Workers World Party (1959)
• Working Families Party (1998)

Other parties that have not nominated candidates in recent elections

Some of these parties have nominated candidates in the past, but have not done so recently for various reasons. Others have not yet nominated any candidates.

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completion. You can help by expanding it with sourced additions.

• 9-12 Party (2009)
• American 3rd Party (1990's)
• American Free Enterprise Party (2009)
• American Conservative Party (2008)
• American Heritage Party (2000)
• American Patriot Party (2003)
• American Nazi Party (1964)
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• American Reform Party (1997)
• Christian Socialist Party USA (2006)
• Communist Party USA (1919)
• Conservative Party USA (2008)
• Democratic Socialists of America
• Freedom Road Socialist Organization (1986) (two factions using same name)
• Freedom Socialist Party (1966)
• Independent American Party (1998)
• Jefferson Republican Party (2006)
• Labor Party (1995)
• Libertarian National Socialist Green Party (1997)
• Modern Whig Party (2007)
• National Socialist Movement (1974)
• New American Independent Party (2004)
• New Union Party (1974)
• Pirate Party of the United States (2006)
• Populist Party of America (2002)
• Progressive Labor Party (1961)
• Revolutionary Communist Party, USA (1975)
• Socialist Action (1983)
• Socialist Alternative (1986)
• Socialist Labor Party (1876)
• Unity08 (2006)
• Workers Party, USA
• World Socialist Party of the United States (1916)

Regional parties

Few, if any, of these parties have nominated presidential candidates. The years are when they were founded.

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completion. You can help by expanding it with sourced additions.

• Alaskan Independence Party (1984)
• Aloha Aina Party
• American Independent Party (1968) - the California affiliate of the Constitution Party
• Blue Enigma Party (Delaware) (2006)
• Charter Party of Cincinnati, Ohio (1924)
• Connecticut for Lieberman Party (2006)
• Conservative Party of New York (1962)
• Covenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)
• Independent Green Party of Virginia
• Independent Citizens Movement (US Virgin Islands)
• Independent Party of Oregon (2007)
• Liberal Party of Minnesota
• Liberal Party of New York (1944)
• Liberty Union Party (Vermont) (1970)
• Marijuana Reform Party (New York) (1997)
• NCCL-DWCMP (Middle West WI MN ND IA MI) (1990/1995/1998)
• New Jersey Conservative Party (1992)
• New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico (1967)
• New York State Right to Life Party (1970)
• Personal Choice Party (Utah) (1997)
• Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico (1938)
• Populist Party of Maryland (Nader 2004 - affiliated, unrelated to earlier so-named parties)
• Progressive Dane - Dane County, Wisconsin (1992)
• Puerto Rican Independence Party (1946)
• Republican Moderate Party of Alaska (1986)
• Southern Party (1999)
• United Citizens Party (South Carolina) (1969)
• Vermont Progressive Party (1999)

Historical political parties

The following parties are no longer functioning. Some of them had considerable influence. Listed in order of founding.

• Federalist Party (c.1789–c.1820)
• Democratic-Republican Party (1792–c.1824)
• Toleration Party (1816-c.1827)
• Anti-Masonic Party (1826–1838)
• National Republican Party (1829–1833)
• Nullifier Party (1830–1839)
• Whig Party (1833–1856)
• Liberty Party (1840–1848)
• Law and Order Party of Rhode Island (1840s)
• Free Soil Party (1848–1855)
• Anti-Nebraska Party (1854)
• American Republican Party (1843-1854)
• American Party (“Know-Nothings”) (c.1854–1858)
• Opposition Party (1854–1858)
• Constitutional Union Party (1860)
• National Union Party, (1864–1868)
• Readjuster Party (1870-1885)
• Liberal Republican Party (1872)
• Greenback Party (1874–1884)
• Anti-Monopoly Party (1884)
• Populist Party (1892–1908)
• Silver Party (1892-1902)
• National Democratic Party/Gold Democrats (1896–1900)
• Silver Republican Party (1896-1900)
• Social Democratic Party (1898–1901)
• Home Rule Party of Hawaii (created to serve the native Hawaiian agenda in the state legislature and U.S. Congress) (1900–1912)
• Socialist Party of America (1901–1973)
• Independence Party (or "Independence League") (1906-1914)
• Progressive Party 1912 (“Bull Moose Party”) (1912–1914)
• National Woman's Party (1913-1930)
• Non-Partisan League (Not a party in the technical sense) (1915–1956)
• Farmer-Labor Party (1918–1944)
• Progressive Party 1924 (1924)
• Communist League of America (1928–1934)
• American Workers Party (1933–1934)
• Workers Party of the United States (1934–1938)
• Union Party (1936)
• American Labor Party (1936–1956)
• America First Party (1944) (1944–1996)
• States' Rights Democratic Party (“Dixiecrats”) (1948)
• Progressive Party 1948 (1948–1955)
• Vegetarian Party (1948–1964)
• Constitution Party (United States 50s) (1952–1968?)
• American Nazi Party (1959-1967)
• Puerto Rican Socialist Party (1959–1993)
• Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (1964)
• Black Panther Party (1966-1970s)
• Communist Workers Party (1969–1985)
• People's Party (1971–1976)
• U.S. Labor Party (1975–1979)
• Concerned Citizens Party (1975-1992) Become the Connecticut affiliate of the Constitution Party (then known as U.S. Taxpayers Party) with party founding
• Citizens Party (1979–1984)
• New Alliance Party (1979–1992)
• Populist Party of 1980s-1990s (1984–1994)
• Looking Back Party (1984–1996)
• Grassroots Party (1986–2004)
• Independent Party of Utah (1988–1996)
• Greens/Green Party USA (1991–2005)
• New Party (1992 – 1998)
• Natural Law Party (1992–2004)
• Veterans Party (2003-2008)
• Christian Freedom Party (2004)

See also

• Political party strength in U.S. states
• Party system
• Two-party system

Other lists

• List of state Constitution Parties in the U.S.
• List of state Green Parties in the U.S.
• List of state Libertarian Parties in the U.S.
• List of political parties to browse parties by country
• List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
• Membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of internationals
• List of political parties in Puerto Rico
• List of frivolous political parties

References

External links

• Party Links
• Political Parties Timeline
• Ballot Access News
• Third Party Watch

Further reading

• Nash, Howard P., Jr.; M. B. Schnapper (1959). Third Parties in American Politics. http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=14118542. 
• Ness, Immanuel; James Ciment (c2000). The Encyclopedia of Third Parties in America. Armonk, N.Y.: Sharpe Reference. ISBN 0-7656-8020-3. 

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