List of political parties in the United States
Template:Short description Template:Dynamic list Template:Use mdy dates This list of political parties in the United States, both past and present, does not include independents.
Not all states allow the public to access voter registration data. Therefore, voter registration data should not be taken as the correct value and should be viewed as an underestimate.
The abbreviations given come from state ballots used in the most recent elections.<ref name="FEC-2024">Template:Cite web</ref> Not all political parties have abbreviations.
Active parties
[edit]Major parties
[edit]Third parties
[edit]Represented in state legislatures
[edit]The following third parties have members in state legislatures affiliated with them.
Ballot access in multiple states
[edit]Party | Year founded |
Political position | Ideology | Ballot access | Presidential ballot access (2024) | Membership (2024)<ref name="Winger-Nov2024-BAN"/> |
Presidential vote (2024) | State legislators | |
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style="background-color:Template:Party color"| | Forward Party | 2022 | Center | Template:Ubl | Template:Composition bar<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | No candidate | 1483 | No candidate | Template:Composition bar |
Ballot access in a single state
[edit]Party | Year founded |
Political position | Ideology | Ballot access | Membership (2024)<ref name="Winger-Nov2024-BAN"/> |
Presidential vote (2024) | State legislators | |
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style="background-color:Template:Party color"| | Vermont Progressive Party | 1993 | Left-wing | Template:Nowrap | Vermont | Unknown | No candidate | Template:Composition bar |
Other parties with ballot access
[edit]The following third parties have ballot access in at least one state and are not represented in a national office or state legislature.<ref name="Ballotpedia Ballot Access"/>
Multi-state
[edit]Single-state
[edit]Active parties without ballot access
[edit]The following parties have been active in the past 4 years, but as of December 2021, did not have official ballot access in any state.<ref name="Ballotpedia Ballot Access">Template:Cite web</ref>
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[edit]Single-state
[edit]Major parties in Puerto Rico
[edit]The following parties are represented in the Puerto Rican Legislature.Template:Main
Historical parties
[edit]Held national office or elected to Congress
[edit]Multi-state political parties
[edit]Single-state political parties
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Political parties in the unincorporated territories
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Non-electoral organizations
[edit]Active
[edit]Template:More citations needed These organizations generally do not nominate candidates for election, but some of them have in the past; they otherwise function similarly to political parties. Template:Sticky header
Historical
[edit]These historical organizations did not officially nominate candidates for election but may have endorsed or supported campaigns; they otherwise functioned similarly to political parties. Template:Sticky header
Party registration
[edit]Officially recognized parties in states are not guaranteed have ballot access, membership numbers of some parties with ballot access are not tracked, and vice versa. Not all of these parties are active, and not all states record voter registration by party. Boxes in gray mean that the specific party's registration is not reported.
State/DC | As of | DEM | REP | LIB | GRN | CST | NLB | RFM | WFP | Others | Unaffiliated | Total |
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Alaska | April 3, 2024<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 73,637 | 143,100 | 6,654 | – | 776 | – | 21,232Template:Efn | Template:Party shading/Independent (US)|346,110 | 591,509 | ||
Arizona | April 2024<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 1,192,205 | Template:Party shading/Republican|1,434,982 | 31,164 | 2,796 | – | 27,539 | – | Template:Align | 4,058,320 | ||
Arkansas | May 3, 2024<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | 86,231 | 131,647 | 700 | 104 | – | 1 | Template:Party shading/Independent (US)|1,543,863 | 1,762,546 | |||
California | February 20, 2024<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Party shading/Democratic|10,285,108 | 5,388,479 | 240,618 | 102,659 | 271 | 42,039 | – | 1,195,512Template:Efn | 4,822,647 | 22,077,333 | |
Colorado | May 1, 2024<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 1,006,438 | 903,079 | 37,315 | 8,280 | 11,245 | 7,969 | – | 9,413Template:Efn | Template:Party shading/Independent (US)|1,850,286 | 3,834,112 | |
Connecticut | May 16, 2024<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | 798,205 | 466,908 | 2,996 | 1,350 | – | 298 | 29,155Template:Efn | Template:Party shading/Independent (US)|919,524 | 2,218,436 | ||
Delaware | May 1, 2024<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Party shading/Democratic|350,955 | 205,909 | 2,028 | 718 | 238 | 1,768 | 47 | 314 | 15,130Template:Efn | 197,529 | 774,636 |
Washington, D.C. | August 2022<ref name="Winger-August2022-BAN">Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Party shading/Democratic|379,489 | 26,567 | 2,290 | 3,855 | – | 82,556 | 494,757 | ||||
Florida | February 20, 2024<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 4,363,490 | Template:Party shading/Republican|5,214,907 | 35,445 | 7,712 | 14,833 | 7,498 | – | 266,493Template:Efn | 3,539,382 | 13,449,760 | |
Idaho | August 2022<ref name="Winger-August2022-BAN"/> | 129,550 | Template:Party shading/Republican|577,507 | 11,147 | – | 4,036 | – | 275,271 | 997,511 | |||
Iowa | November 1, 2022<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | 597,120 | Template:Party shading/Republican|681,871 | 12,100 | 2,966 | – | 555,988 | 1,850,045 | ||||
Kansas | April 30, 2024<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 503,972 | Template:Party shading/Republican|874,132 | 24,151 | – | 39 | – | 563,482 | 1,965,776 | |||
Kentucky | April 15, 2024<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 1,511,242 | Template:Party shading/Republican|1,615,451 | 16,391 | 2,403 | 1,376 | – | 209 | – | 190,063Template:Efn | 153,870 | 3,491,005 |
Louisiana | November 7, 2023<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | Template:Party shading/Democratic|1,133,813 | 1,021,571 | 15,839 | 2,583 | 154 | 2,296 | 823 | – | 130,273Template:Efn | 665,154 | 2,979,345 |
Maine | March 5, 2024<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Party shading/Democratic|341,925 | 281,904 | 5,236 | 36,724 | – | 9,677 | – | 275,560 | 951,026 | ||
Maryland | March 2024<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Party shading/Democratic|2,208,095 | 994,529 | 18,836 | – | 234 | – | 54,299 | 909,180 | 4,185,173 | ||
Massachusetts | May 3, 2024<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | 1,336,825 | 415,438 | – | 3,599 | 292 | – | 113 | 722 | 36,484Template:Efn | Template:Party shading/Independent (US)|3,132,433 | 4,925,906 |
Nebraska | May 1, 2024<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 330,657 | Template:Party shading/Republican|605,466 | 18,036 | – | 6,684Template:Efn | 271,568 | 1,232,411 | ||||
Nevada | May 1, 2024<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 708,432 | 654,182 | 20,967 | – | 48,105 | Template:Party shading/Independent (US)|794,532 | 2,329,718 | ||||
New Hampshire | March 29, 2024<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 260,281 | 304,375 | – | Template:Party shading/Independent (US)|325,930 | 890,586 | ||||||
New Jersey | June 1, 2024<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Party shading/Democratic|2,496,054 | 1,563,771 | 25,174 | 11,498 | 12,989 | – | 1,550 | – | 28,084Template:Efn | 2,422,574 | 6,561,694 |
New Mexico | April 30, 2024<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Party shading/Democratic|577,692 | 415,653 | – | 27,443Template:Efn | 315,390 | 1,336,178 | |||||
New York | February 27, 2024<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Party shading/Democratic|6,404,069 | 2,903,144 | – | 54,678 | 572,778Template:Efn | 3,173,678 | 13,108,347 | ||||
North Carolina | May 1, 2024<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 2,404,692 | 2,234,315 | 50,119 | 2,056 | 0 (New) | 7,752 | – | Template:Party shading/Independent (US)|2,743,054 | 7,441,988 | ||
Oklahoma | April 30, 2024<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 649,432 | Template:Party shading/Republican|1,214,774 | 22,365 | – | 449,488 | 2,336,059 | |||||
Oregon | August 2022<ref name="Winger-August2022-BAN"/> | 1,014,041 | 730,765 | 20,865 | 7,820 | – | 8,364 | 141,185Template:Efn | Template:Party shading/Independent (US)|1,031,392 | 2,958,277 | ||
Pennsylvania | April 29, 2024<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | Template:Party shading/Democratic|3,895,223 | 3,499,524 | 42,919 | 10,326 | – | 1,273,199 | 8,721,191 | ||||
Rhode Island | May 2024<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 281,725 | 103,268 | – | Template:Party shading/Independent (US)|338,629 | 723,622 | ||||||
South Dakota | May 1, 2024<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 144,243 | Template:Party shading/Republican|303,722 | 2,923 | – | 22 | – | 945 | 149,935 | 601,790 | ||
Utah | June 3, 2024<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 275,698 | Template:Party shading/Republican|991,894 | 26,411 | 74 | 8,497 | 2,353 | – | 88,837Template:Efn | 574,734 | 1,968,498 | |
West Virginia | May 4, 2024<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 358,056 | Template:Party shading/Republican|477,549 | 10,800 | 2,542 | – | 39,412 | 292,963 | 1,181,322 | |||
Wyoming | May 4, 2024<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | 23,787 | Template:Party shading/Republican|178,387 | 1,057 | – | 343 | 13 | – | 15,875 | 219,462 |
Parties by number of registered voters
[edit]- Democratic Party – 46,121,872
- Republican Party – 36,556,705
- American Independent Party – 834,730
- Libertarian Party – 704,455
- Independent Party of Florida – 234,524
- Green Party – 210,053
- Conservative Party of New York State – 164,826
- Peace and Freedom Party – 138,238
- Independent Party of Oregon – 137,972
- Independent Party of Louisiana – 136,125
- No Labels – 109,920
- American Independent Party of Nevada – 103,500
- American Independent Party of Utah – 85,243
- Working Families Party – 64,674
- Constitution Party – 46,553
- Liberal Party – 31,343
- Independent Party of Connecticut – 29,136
- Common Sense Party – 22,029
- Conservative Party of Florida – 17,595
- Alaskan Independence Party – 18,683
- Conservative Party of New Jersey – 14,639
- United Independent Party – 14,469
- Independent Party of Delaware – 10,722
- Constitution Party of Utah – 8,475
- Socialist Party of New Jersey – 7,856
- Nebraska Legal Marijuana NOW Party – 6,684
- Natural Law Party – 5,668
- Boricua Party – 5,068
- Approval Voting Party – 4,721
- Constitution Party of Oregon – 3,845
- We the People Party – 3,445
- Oregon Progressive Party – 3,213
- Unity Party – 3,134
- United Utah Party – 3,087
- Coalition With a Purpose – 2,936
- Ecology Party of Florida – 2,881
- Reform Party – 2,742
- Party for Socialism and Liberation – 1,827
- Socialist Party – 1,700
- Socialist Party of Massachusetts – 1,615
- Colorado Center Party – 1,558
- Green Party of Alaska – 1,520
- People's Party – 1,212
- Conservative Party of Louisiana – 794
- Conservative Party of Delaware – 790
- Socialist Workers Party – 727
- Liberal Party of Delaware – 682
- Forward Party – 608
- American Party of Delaware – 520
- American Solidarity Party – 568
- American Delta Party – 462
- Alaska Moderate Party – 388
- Progressive Party of Alaska – 253
- Patriot's Party of Alaska – 219
- Workers Party of Massachusetts – 183
- OWL – 96
- Mandalorians – 92
- Blue Enigma Party – 81
- Alliance Party – 62
- Normal Party of California – 24
- Prohibition Party – 19
- Moderate Party of California – 18
- One Party – 15
- FreedomReform Party – 8
- Ring of Truth Party – 6
- Hogwash Party – 5
- Aurora Party – 3
- Ohio Reform Party - 1
- Unaffiliated/Independent – 34,006,350
See also
[edit]- Political parties in the United States
- List of frivolous political parties
- List of ruling political parties by country
- List of political parties in Puerto Rico
- List of state parties of the Democratic Party
- List of state Green Parties in the United States
- List of state parties of the Libertarian Party
- List of state parties of the Republican Party
- Party system
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- Politics of the United States
- Third party (U.S. politics)
- Two-party system
Notes
[edit]- Notes
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- Footnotes
Further reading
[edit]External links
[edit]- Party Links
- Political Parties Timeline
- Ballot Access News
- Politics1 Directory of Candidates
- Independent Political Candidate Directory at IndeCan
- Educational quiz that matches policy answers to U.S. political parties known as I Side With
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