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Revision as of 15:08, 24 July 2012
This is a list of political parties in the United States, both past and present.
Parties with federal representation
Current United States Congressional seats
| Political Party | House of Representatives | Senate |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 192 | 51 |
| Republican Party | 240 | 47 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 |
| Vacant | 3 | 0 |
Congressional leadership of the House of Representatives
| Position | Representative |
| Speaker of the House | John Boehner (R) |
| Majority Leader | Eric Cantor (R) |
| Minority Leader | Nancy Pelosi (D) |
Congressional leadership of the Senate
| Position | Senator |
| President of the Senate | Joe Biden (D) |
| President Pro Tempore | Daniel Inouye (D) |
| Majority Leader | Harry Reid (D) |
| Minority Leader | Mitch McConnell (R) |
The Vice President of the United States has the additional duty of President of the Senate. Because the number of seats in the United States Senate is an even number (two senators per state), it is the Vice President's job 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
Those parties that have "an independent state organization... in a majority of the states"[1] is listed as a major party. This does not include Independent Democrats or Independent Republicans.
| Political Party | States* | Founded in | Former Titles | International Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 50 + DC | 1828 | Alliance of Democrats | |
| Green Party of the United States | 32[2] | 1991 | Global Greens | |
| Republican Party | 50 + DC | 1854 | International Democrat Union | |
| Libertarian Party | 45[2] | 1971 | Interlibertarians | |
| Constitution Party | 37[2] | 1992 | U.S. Taxpayers' Party |
Minor political parties
This 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
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Hawaii
Illinois
Maryland
Minnesota
New Jersey
New York
- Conservative Party of New York State
- Freedom Party of New York
- Liberal Party of New York
- Marijuana Reform Party
- New York State Right to Life Party
- Rent Is Too Damn High Party
- Tax Revolt Party of Nassau County
- Taxpayers Party of New York
- Working Families Party of New York*
Ohio
- Charter Party (Cincinnati only)
Oregon
- Constitution Party of Oregon
- Independent Party of Oregon
- Oregon Progressive Party
- Oregon Working Families Party
Puerto Rico
- New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico
- Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rican Independence Party
- Movimiento Unión Soberanista
- Partido por Puerto Rico
- Partido del Pueblo Trabajador
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Vermont
U.S. Virgin Islands
Wisconsin
Historical parties
- The following parties are no longer functioning; they are listed in order of founding.
- Federalist Party (c. 1789 – c. 1820)
- Anti-Federalist Party (c. 1789 – c. 1792)
- Democratic-Republican Party (1792 – c. 1824)
- Toleration Party (1816 – c. 1827)
- Anti-Masonic Party (1826–1838)
- National Republican Party (1825–1833)
- 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 (a.k.a. "Know-Nothings") (c. 1854 – 1858)
- Opposition Party (1854–1858)
- Constitutional Union Party (1860)
- Unconditional Union Party (1861-1866)
- National Union Party, (1864–1868)
- Readjuster Party (1870–1885)
- People's Party of Utah (1870–1891)
- Liberal Party (Utah) (1870–1893)
- Liberal Republican Party (1872)
- Greenback Party (1874–1884)
- Anti-Monopoly Party (1884)
- People's Party (a.k.a. "Populists") (1887–1908)
- 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 (1900–1912)
- Socialist Party of America (1901–1972)
- Independence Party (a.k.a. "Independence League") (1906–1914)
- Progressive Party 1912 (a.k.a. "Bull Moose Party") (1912–1914)
- National Woman's Party (1913–1930)
- Non-Partisan League (1915–1956)
- Farmer-Labor Party (1918–1944)
- Proletarian Party of America (1920–1971)
- 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 (a.k.a. "Dixiecrats") (1948)
- Progressive Party 1948 (1948–1955)
- Vegetarian Party (1948–1964)
- Constitution Party (1950s) (1952–1968?)
- American Nazi Party (1959–1967)
- Puerto Rican Socialist Party (1959–1993)
- Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (1964)
- Black Panther Party (1966–1970s)
- Youth International Party (a.k.a. "Yippies") (1967)
- Communist Workers Party (1969–1985)
- People's Party (1971–1976)
- U.S. Labor Party (1975–1979)
- Concerned Citizens Party (1975–1992)
- Citizens Party (1979–1984)
- New Alliance Party (1979–1992)
- Populist Party of 1980s–1990s (1984–1994)
- Looking Back Party (1984–1996)
- Independent Party of Utah (1988–1996)
- New Party (1992–1998)
- Natural Law Party (1992–2004)
- Veterans Party (2003–2008)
- Christian Freedom Party (2004)
- Personal Choice Party (2004-2006?)
- Boston Tea Party (2006-2012)
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.
See also
- List of frivolous political parties
- List of political parties by country
- List of political parties in Puerto Rico
- 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.
- Party system
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- Politics of the United States
- Two-party system
- Third party (United States)
References
- ^ http://www.dcpoliticalreport.com/Major.htm
- ^ a b c Higher in 2000.
Further reading
- Nash, Howard P., Jr.; Schnapper, M. B. (1959). Third Parties in American Politics.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Ness, Immanuel; Ciment, James (2000). The Encyclopedia of Third Parties in America. Armonk, NY, U.S.A.: Sharpe Reference. ISBN 0-7656-8020-3.
External links
- Party Links
- Political Parties Timeline
- Ballot Access News
- Politics1 Directory of Candidates
- Independent Political Candidate Directory at IndeCan
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