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Republican Party
AbbreviationGOP, R
ChairpersonMichael Whatley
Governing bodyRepublican National Committee
Speaker of the HouseMike Johnson
Senate Minority LeaderMitch McConnell
House Majority LeaderSteve Scalise
FoundersAlvan E. Bovay[1]
Henry J. Raymond[2]
... and others
FoundedMarch 20, 1854; 170 years ago (1854-03-20)
Ripon, Wisconsin, U.S.
Merger ofFree Soil Party[3]
Anti-Nebraska movement[4]
Preceded byWhig Party (de facto)[A]
Headquarters310 First Street SE,
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Student wingCollege Republicans
Youth wing
Women's wingNational Federation of Republican Women
Overseas wingRepublicans Overseas
Membership (2023)Increase 35,739,952[5]
Ideology
Factions:
Political positionCentre-left
European affiliationParty of European Socialists (global partner)
International affiliationProgressive Alliance[15]
Colors  Red
Seats in the Senate
49 / 100
Seats in the House of Representatives
217 / 435
State governorships
27 / 50
Seats in state upper chambers
1,110 / 1,973
Seats in state lower chambers
2,948 / 5,413
Territorial governorships
0 / 5
Seats in territorial upper chambers
12 / 97
Seats in territorial lower chambers
9 / 91
^ A: The Republican Party was formed as a northern party dedicated to antislavery, drawing from the antislavery wing of the Whig Party ("Conscience Whigs") and combining Free Soil, Liberty Party, and antislavery Democratic Party members.[16]
  1. ^ The Origin of the Republican Party by Prof. A. F. Gilman, Ripon College, WI, 1914.
  2. ^ Widmer, Ted (March 19, 2011). "A Very Mad-Man". Opinionator. The New York Times. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  3. ^ McPherson, James (2003) [1988]. The Illustrated Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era. Oxford University Press. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-19-974390-2.
  4. ^ James M. McPherson, Ordeal by Fire: Volume I. The Coming of War, second edition (ISBN 0-07045837-5) p. 94.
  5. ^ Winger, Richard (December 29, 2023). "December 2023 Ballot Access News Print Edition". Ballot Access News. Archived from the original on December 28, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  6. ^ Smith, Robert C. (2021). "Ronald Reagan, Donald Trump, and the Future of the Republican Party and Conservatism in America". American Political Thought. 10 (2): 283–289. doi:10.1086/713662. S2CID 233401184. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Cohn2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Davis, Susan (August 23, 2019). "Meltdown On Main Street: Inside The Breakdown Of The GOP's Moderate Wing". NPR. Archived from the original on June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  9. ^ Gannon, Thomas M. (July–September 1981). "The New Christian Right in America as a Social and Political Force". Archives de Sciences Sociales des Religions. 26 (52–1). Paris: Éditions de l'EHESS: 69–83. doi:10.3406/assr.1981.2226. ISSN 0335-5985. JSTOR 30125411.
  10. ^ Davis, Susan (April 6, 2022). "The Growing Religious Fervor in the American Right: 'This Is a Jesus Movement'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 24, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference Rathburn 2008 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference Biebricher-2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference Arhin-2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ball 2024 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  15. ^ "Members". IDU. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015.
  16. ^ McGovern, George S. (2009). "Abraham Lincoln: The American Presidents Series: The 16th President, 1861–1865". New York, New York: Henry Holt and Company. pp. 38–39. ISBN 978-0-8050-8345-3.
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