Uh our '2 party' system:
List of political parties in
Uh our '2 party' system:
List of political parties in the United States
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Current United States Congressional seats
Political Parties House of Representatives Senate
Republican Party 241 52
Democratic Party 194 46
Independent 0 2
Congressional leadership of the House of Representatives
Position Representative
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R)
Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R)
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D)
Congressional leadership of the Senate
Position Senator
President of the Senate Mike Pence (R)
President Pro Tempore Orrin Hatch (R)
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R)
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D)
Parties with state representation
Political Parties State Lower Chamber Seats State Upper Chamber Seats Governorships
Republican Party 3,047 1,158 33
Democratic Party 2,339 804 16
Vermont Progressive Party 7 3 0
Libertarian Party 1 1 0
Working Families Party 1 1 0
Independence Party of New York 1 0 0
Independent 16 3 1
Vacant 4 3 0
Total 5,411 1,972 50
Major political parties
A party that has "an independent state organization... in a majority of the states"[1] is listed as a major party. An "independent state organization" is not to be confused with the organization of an Independent Democrat or Independent Republican.
Political Party States* Founded in Former Titles International Affiliations
Democratic Party 50 + DC 1828 Progressive Alliance[2]
Republican Party 50 + DC 1854 International Democrat Union[3]
Libertarian Party 50 + DC 1971 International Alliance of Libertarian Parties, Interlibertarians[4]
Green Party 44 + DC 2001 Association of State Green Parties Global Greens
Constitution Party 25[5] 1992 U.S. Taxpayers' Party
Minor political parties
This listing of minor parties does not include independents.
Political Party Founded in Former Titles International Affiliations
American Freedom Party 2010 American Third Position Party
American Solidarity Party 2011 Christian Democratic Party USA
America's Party 2008 America's Independent Party
Black Riders Liberation Party 1996
Christian Liberty Party* 1996 American Heritage Party
Citizens Party of the United States 2004 New American Independent Party
Communist Party USA 1919 Workers Party of America
Workers (Communist) Party of America International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties
Freedom Socialist Party 1966
Humane Party 2009
Independent American Party 1998
Justice Party 2011
Legal Marijuana Now Party 1998
Modern Whig Party 2007
National Socialist Movement 1974 National Socialist American Workers Freedom Movement World Union of National Socialists
New Black Panther Party 1989
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 United We Stand America
Socialist Action 1983 Fourth International
Socialist Alternative 1986 Labor Militant Committee for a Workers' International
Socialist Equality Party 1966 Workers League International Committee of the Fourth International
Socialist Party USA 1973 Debs Caucus
Union for Democratic Socialism
Socialist Labor Party of America 1876 Workingmen's Party (1876-1877)
Socialistic Labor Party (1877-1880s)
Socialist Workers Party 1938 Pathfinder tendency (unofficial)
Traditionalist Workers Party 2015
United States Marijuana Party 2002
United States Pacifist Party 1983
United States Pirate Party 2006 Pirate Party International (observer)
Unity Party of America 2004
Veterans Party of America 2013
Workers World Party 1959
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
California
California National Party
Connecticut
Independent Party of Connecticut
Delaware
Independent Party of Delaware
Hawaii
Hawaii Independence Party
Massachusetts
United Independent Party
Michigan
Natural Law Party
Minnesota
Ecology Democracy Party
Grassroots Party
Independence Party of Minnesota
Legal Marijuana Now Party
New York
Conservative Party of New York State
Independence Party of New York
Liberal Party of New York
New York State Right to Life Party
Rent Is Too Damn High Party
Tax Revolt Party of Nassau County*
Women's Equality Party
Working Families Party of New York*
Northern Mariana Islands
Covenant Party
Ohio
Charter Party (Cincinnati only)
Oregon
Constitution Party of Oregon
Independent Party of Oregon
Oregon Progressive Party
Oregon Working Families Party
Socialist Party of Oregon
Puerto Rico
Sovereign Union Movement, (Movimiento Unión Soberanista)
New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico, also translated New Party for Progress of Puerto Rico (Partido Nuevo Progresista de Puerto Rico)
Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico, (Partido Popular Democrático de Puerto Rico)
Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party, (Partido por Puerto Rico)
Puerto Rican Independence Party, (Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño)
Worker's People Party of Puerto Rico, (Partido del Pueblo Trabajador)
Rhode Island
Moderate Party of Rhode Island
South Carolina
American Party of South Carolina
U.S. Virgin Islands
Independent Citizens Movement
Vermont
Vermont Progressive Party
Liberty Union Party
Vermont Working Families Party
Washington
Washington Progressive Party
Wisconsin
Progressive Dane (Dane County only)
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