List Of United States Political Parties
This is a list of political parties in the United States, both past and present. The list does not include independents. Active parties Major parties Third parties Represented in state legislatures ''The following third parties have members in state legislatures affiliated with them.'' Represented in the legislature of the unincorporated territory of Puerto Rico ''The following third parties are represented in the Puerto Rican Legislature.'' Parties with ballot access for Congress, state legislatures, or territorial legislatures ''The following third parties have ballot access in at least one state and are not represented in a national office, state legislature, or territorial legislature.'' =Multi-state or territory= =Single state or territory= Active parties without ballot access ''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.'' =Multi-state or territory= =Single ...
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Independent Politician
An independent or non-partisan politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicians have political views that do not align with the platforms of any political party, and therefore choose not to affiliate with them. Some independent politicians may be associated with a party, perhaps as former members of it, or else have views that align with it, but choose not to stand in its name, or are unable to do so because the party in question has selected another candidate. Others may belong to or support a political party at the national level but believe they should not formally represent it (and thus be subject to its policies) at another level. In running for public office, independents sometimes choose to form a party or alliance with other independents, and may formally register their party or alliance. Even where the word "independent" is used, s ...
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