Political Parties

Gain quick facts about the political parties of today and yesteryear, including the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, the Whig Party and the Federalist Party. Learn more about their founders through detailed biographies, and determine which politicians -- presidents, vice presidents and senators -- belong to each party.

Democratic Party
Democratic Party
Political Parties

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. It is the oldest political party in continuous operation in...

Republican Party
Republican Party
Political Parties

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. It is often called the Grand Old Party or the GOP. Founded...

Libertarian Party
Libertarian Party
Political Parties

The Libertarian Party is a United States political party founded on December 11, 1971. More than 200,000 voters are registered with the party, making it one of the largest of America's...

Constitution Party
Constitution Party
Political Parties

The Constitution Party is a conservative United States political party. It was founded as the U.S. Taxpayers' Party in 1992. The party's official name was changed to the Constitution Party...

Green Party
Green Party
Political Parties

One of the political parties in the United States, and similar in mission to many of the worldwide Green Parties, the Greens have been active as a third party since 2001. The party first...

Reform Party of the United States of America
Reform Party of the United States of America
Political Parties

The Reform Party of the United States of America is a political party in the United States, founded by Ross...

Socialist Party USA
Socialist Party USA
Political Parties

The Socialist Party USA is one of the heirs to the Socialist Party of America of Eugene V. Debs and Norman Thomas. It is a democratic socialist,...

Socialist Workers Party
Socialist Workers Party
Political Parties

The Socialist Workers Party is a communist political party in the United States. Established in 1938 and continuing into the 21st Century, the SWP is the oldest Trotskyist political...

Labour Party
Labour Party
Political Parties, Authors

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom. Labour surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under...

National Union Party
National Union Party
Political Parties

The National Union Party was a political party in the United States from 1864 to 1868. It was an alliance between members of the Republican Party who backed incumbent President Abraham...

Prohibition Party
Prohibition Party
Political Parties

The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. The Party was an integral part...

Democratic-Republican Party
Democratic-Republican Party
Political Parties

The Democratic-Republican Party was founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison around 1792. Supporters usually identified themselves as Republicans, but sometimes as Democrats. The...

Peace and Freedom Party
Peace and Freedom Party
Political Parties

The Peace and Freedom Party is a ballot-listed minor political party in California. It is a left-wing feminist and socialist party. Although its first candidates appeared on the ballot...

Constitutional Union Party
Constitutional Union Party
Political Parties

The Constitutional Union Party was a political party in the United States created in 1860. It was made up of conservative former Whigs who...

Alliance
Alliance
Companies, Political Parties

The Social Democratic Alliance (Icelandic: Samfylkingin) is a social-democratic political party in Iceland. It is centre-left in alignment and currently forms part of a coalition government...

Liberal Party
Liberal Party
Political Parties, Authors

The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the mid 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s, and a third party of varying strength and...

Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
Political Parties, Authors

The Australian Labor Party (ALP; sometimes simply Labor) is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election...

Pakistan Peoples Party
Pakistan Peoples Party
Companies, Political Parties

The Pakistan Peoples Party (Urdu: پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی): is a social democratic, centre-left political party in Pakistan affiliated with Socialist International. Pakistan People's Party is...

Liberal Republican Party
Liberal Republican Party
Political Parties

The Liberal Republican Party of the United States was a political party that was organized in Cincinnati in May 1872, to oppose the reelection of President Ulysses S. Grant and his...

Free Soil Party
Free Soil Party
Political Parties

The Free Soil Party was a short-lived political party in the United States active in the 1848 and 1852 presidential elections, and in some state elections. It was a third party that...

Whig Party
Whig Party
Political Parties

The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from 1833 to 1856, the party...

Federalist Party
Federalist Party
Political Parties

The Federalist Party was an American political party in the period 1792 to 1816, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until...

Populist Party
Populist Party
Political Parties

The Populist Party, also known as the People's Party, was a relatively short-lived political party in the United States in the late 19th century. It flourished particularly among western...

Socialist Party of America
Socialist Party of America
Political Parties

The Socialist Party of America was a democratic socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America...

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Learn about the most prominent political parties past and present through Juggle.com's section on political parties. Each list entry gives a short introduction to the political party alongside the logo of the party.

Each Juggle.com dedicated political party page contains a quick facts box that presents the year the party was created, the founders and headquarters at a glance. The more detailed section provides information on the presidents, vice presidents, senators and other prominent politicians from the party. Also, find out more about the party's history and its founders, and discover books about the party, recent news features and a link to the official party website.

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