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This article lists past and present political parties in the United States.

Major parties

• Democratic Party (1792 historic, 1828 modern)
• Republican Party (1854)

Minor parties

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

Micro parties (active)

These parties have offered candidates in recent elections. Some do not have presidential candidates, and only field candidates for Congressional and/or state-level offices.

• America First Party (2008)
• American Party (1968)
• America's Independent Party (2008)
• Boston Tea Party (2006)
• Communist Party USA (1919)
• Independence Party of America (2007)
• Moderate Party (2006)
• Modern Whig Party (2008)
• Objectivist Party (2008)
• Party for Socialism and Liberation (2004)
• Peace and Freedom Party (1967)
• Prohibition Party (1869)
• Reform Party of the United States of America (1995)
• Socialist Equality Party (2008)
• Socialist Party USA (1973)
• Socialist Workers Party (1938)
• United States Marijuana Party (2002)
• Unity Party of America (2004)
• Workers World Party (1959)
• Working Families Party (1998)

Micro parties (inactive)

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.

• American 3rd Party (1990)
• American Conservative Party (2008)
• American Centrist Party (2004)
• American Heritage Party (2000)
• American Nazi Party (revived) (originally 1959)
• American Patriot Party (2003)
• American Populist Party (2009)
• American Reform Party (1997)
• American Third Position Party (2010)
• Center Party of the United States (2009)
• Christian Socialist Party USA (2006)
• Communist Party USA (1919)
• Conservative Party USA (2008)
• Freedom Road Socialist Organization (freedomroad.org) (1985*) (Note: both Freedom Road Socialist Organization factions are the result of a 1999 split in the original party)
• Freedom Road Socialist Organization (frso.org) (1985*)
• Freedom Socialist Party (1966)
• Independent American Party (1998)
• Jefferson Republican Party (2006)
• Labor Party (1995)
• Libertarian National Socialist Green Party (1997)
• 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)
• Workers Party, USA
• World Socialist Party of the United States (1916)

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

• Alaskan Independence Party (1984)
• Republican Moderate Party of Alaska(1986)

Connecticut

• Connecticut for Lieberman Party (2006)

Delaware

• Blue Enigma Party (2006)

Georgia

• Southern Party (2003)

Hawaii

• Aloha Aina Party

Minnesota

• Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (1944)

New York

• Conservative Party of New York State (1962)
• Liberal Party of New York (1944)
• New York State Right to Life Party (1970)

Oregon

• Independent Party of Oregon (2007)
• Oregon Progressive Party (2008)

Texas

• Southern Independence Party (2003)

Vermont

• Second Vermont Republic (2003)
• Vermont Progressive Party (1999)

Virginia

• Independent Greens of Virginia (2003)

Historical 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)
• 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 (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)
• Youth International Party (1967) - Commonly known as the Yippies
• 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
• Politics of the United States

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 by country to browse parties by country
• List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by ideology
• 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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