List of political parties in the United States

These are the main political parties in the United States.^[1]

Political parties in Congress[change | change source]

These two parties have members in the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the United States government. They are also called "major parties".

Democratic Party
- The Democratic Party is the liberal party. It supports policies such as a progressive income tax, gun control, LGBT rights, abortion rights, and clean energy. It is very strong in the Northeast, the Upper Midwest, the Pacific Coast, and the state of Hawaii.
  - The President of the United States right now is Joe Biden. He has been president since 2021. He is a Democrat.
    - In the last presidential election, he won over 80 million votes. He won 25 states, the District of Columbia, and Nebraska's 2nd congressional district. He won 306 electors.
    - Other Democratic presidents include Andrew Jackson, Lyndon B. Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Barack Obama, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Woodrow Wilson.
  - Of the 100 members of the United States Senate, 47 are Democrats. Four members of the Senate are independent politicians, which means they are not members of any political party. However, these four vote the same way as Democrats do, which means that 51 members can be called Democratic. The leader of the Senate right now is Chuck Schumer. He is a Democrat.
  - Of the 435 members of the United States House of Representatives, 213 are Democrats, which is less than half. The House is controlled by Republicans.
  - 45,916,356 Americans are registered to vote as Democrats.^[2]

Republican Party
- The Republican Party is the conservative party. It supports policies such as low taxes, gun rights, and restrictions to abortion and LGBT rights, and opposes illegal immigration. It is very strong in the Southeast, the Great Plains, and most of the Mountain states.
  - The most recent Republican president of the United States was Donald Trump. He was president from 2017 to 2021.
    - In the last presidential election, he won over 74 million votes. He won 25 states. He won 232 electors.
    - Other Republican presidents include George W. Bush, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Abraham Lincoln, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and Theodore Roosevelt.
  - Of the 100 members of the United States Senate, 49 are Republicans.
  - Of the 435 members of the United States House of Representatives, 222 are Republicans. The speaker of the United States House of Representatives is Mike Johnson. He is a Republican.
  - 35,739,952 Americans are registered to vote as Republicans.^[2]

Democratic Party
45.9m members
founded 1828
Republican Party
35.7m members
founded 1854

Political parties in state legislatures[change | change source]

These four parties have members in one of any state legislature. These are called "minor parties" or "third parties".

Libertarian Party
- The Republican Party is a libertarian party. It supports policies such as marijuana legalization, economic deregulation, and no taxes.
  - In the last presidential election, Jo Jorgensen won almost 2 million votes. She didn't win any states or electors. She is a Libertarian.
  - Only one Libertarian has ever been in Congress: Justin Amash. He was a Republican before he switched parties in 2019. He left Congress in 2021. Ron Paul is a member of the Libertarian Party and has been in Congress too. But, he was never registered to vote as a Libertarian.
  - Only one Libertarian is in a state legislature right now: Jarrod Sammis. He was a Republican before he switched parties in 2023.
  - 741,930 Americans are registered to vote as Libertarians.^[2]
    - Other notable libertarians include Marshall Burt, Gary Johnson, John McAfee, Dick Randolph, Bill Weld, and Lily Wu.

Independent Party of Oregon
- Independent Party of Oregon is a centrist party. It only exists in Oregon. It supports policies such as electoral reform.
  - In the last presidential election, the party nominated Joe Biden. He is a Democrat.
  - It has one state legislator: Brian Boquist. He left the Republican Party in 2021.
  - 141,720 Americans are registered to vote with the IPO.^[2]

Forward Party
- The Forward Party is a centrist party. It supports electoral reform.
  - It has two state legislators: Lisa Boscola and Anthony Williams. These two are still registered Democrats, but still choose to consider themselves as members of the Forward Party.
  - Only 421 Americans are registered to vote with Forward.^[2]
    - Other notable members include David Jolly, Joe Sestak, and Andrew Yang.

Vermont Progressive Party
- The Vermont Progressive Party is a progressive party. It only exists in Vermont. It supports raising the minimum wage, guaranteeing LGBT rights, and making socialized healthcare.
  - The lieutenant governor of Vermont is David Zuckerman. He is a Progressive.
  - It has four state legislators: Brian Cina, Troy Headrick, Kate Logan, and Taylor Small.
  - Vermont does not track political party registration. It is unknown how many members the party has.
    - Other notable members include Peter Diamondstone and Emma Mulvaney-Stanak.

Libertarian Party
741k members
founded 1971
Independent Party of Oregon
141k members
founded 2007
Forward Party
421 members
founded 2022
Vermont Progressive Party
founded 1993

Small parties in multiple states[change | change source]

These are some other small parties. All of these parties are on the ballot in 2 states or more.

American Independent Party
- The American Independent Party is a paleoconservative party.
  - In the last presidential election, it did not run a candidate. It supported Rocky De La Fuente for president. He was with Alliance.
  - 892,016 Americans are registered to vote with the AIP.
    - Other notable members include Alan Keyes, Lester Maddox, John G. Schmitz, and George Wallace.

Green Party
- The Green Party is a progressive party. It supports causes such as clean energy, drug legalization, reparations to Black Americans, and it supports LGBT rights. They are against nuclear energy. It also wants the United States to stop helping Israel.
  - In the last presidential election, Howie Hawkins won over 400 thousand votes. He didn't win any states or electors. He is a Green.
  - 253,544 Americans are registered to vote as Greens.
    - Other notable Greens include Jello Biafra, Richard Carroll, Mike Feinstein, Cynthia McKinney, Ralph Nader, and Jill Stein.

Constitution Party
- The Constitution Party is a paleoconservative party. It supports Christian nationalism. It dislikes immigration, abortion and LGBT rights and denies climate change.
  - In the last presidential election, Don Blankenship won over 60 thousand votes. He didn't win any states or electors. He is a member of the Constitution Party.
  - 139,523 Americans are registered to vote with the Constitution Party.
    - Other notable members include Chuck Baldwin, Virgil Goode, Lora Hubbel, Howard Phillips, Tom Tancredo, and Randall Terry.

No Labels
- No Labels is a centrist organization. It wanted to run a candidate for president in 2024. After its chairman Joe Lieberman died, the organization stopped its presidential effort.
  - 67,280 Americans are registered to vote with No Labels.

Working Families Party
- The Working Families Party is a progressive party. It supports healthcare reform, raising the minimum wage, universal paid sick days, and progressive taxation.
  - In the last presidential election, it did not run a candidate. It supported Joe Biden for president. He is a Democrat.
  - 61,335 Americans are registered to vote with Working Families.

Liberal Party
- The Liberal Party is a classical liberal party. It was created after a fight inside the Libertarian Party.
  - 32,241 Americans are registered to vote as Liberals.

Natural Law Party
- The Natural Law Party is a environmentalist party. It believes that problems can be fixed by using Transcendental Meditation.
  - In the last presidential election, it did not run a candidate. It supported Rocky De La Fuente for president. He was with Alliance.
  - 5,731 Americans are registered to vote with Natural Law.
    - Other notable members include John Hagelin and Mike Love.

Party for Socialism and Liberation
- The PSL is a communist party. Its main goal is the removal of capitalism.
  - In the last presidential election, Gloria La Riva won over 85 thousand votes. She didn't win any states or electors. She is a member of the PSL.
  - 1,626 Americans are registered to vote with the PSL.
    - Other notable members include Claudia de la Cruz, Kristin Richardson Jordan, and Jon Siebels.

Alliance Party
- The Alliance Party is a centrist party. It was created when many small parties decided to work together. Some of these parties are the Independence Party of Minnesota and the Independent Party of Connecticut.
  - In the last presidential election, Rocky De La Fuente won over 88 thousand votes. He didn't win any states or electors. He is a member of the Alliance Party.
  - 551 Americans are registered to vote with Alliance.

American Solidarity Party
- The American Solidarity Party is a Christian democratic party. It supports socialized medicine and immigration. It opposes capital punishment and abortion.
  - In the last presidential election, Brian Carroll won over 42 thousand votes. He didn't win any states or electors. He is a member of the ASP.
  - 467 Americans are registered to vote with American Solidarity.
    - Other notable members include Peter Sonski.

Working Class Party
- The Working Class Party is a socialist party.
  - Neither Michigan nor Maryland record party registration. It is unknown how many members this party has.