List of Political Parties in The United States - Historical Parties

Historical Parties

The following parties are no longer functioning; they are 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 (1825–1833)
  • 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 (a.k.a. "Know-Nothings") (c. 1854 – 1858)
  • Opposition Party (1854–1858)
  • Constitutional Union Party (1860)
  • Unconditional Union Party (1861-1866)
  • National Union Party, (1864–1868)
  • Readjuster Party (1870–1885)
  • People's Party of Utah (1870–1891)
  • Liberal Party (Utah) (1870–1893)
  • Liberal Republican Party (1872)
  • Greenback Party (1874–1884)
  • Socialist Labor Party of America (1876-2008)
  • Anti-Monopoly Party (1884)
  • People's Party (a.k.a. "Populists") (1887–1908)
  • 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 (1900–1912)
  • Socialist Party of America (1901–1972)
  • Independence Party (a.k.a. "Independence League") (1906–1914)
  • Progressive Party 1912 (a.k.a. "Bull Moose Party") (1912–1914)
  • National Woman's Party (1913–1930)
  • Non-Partisan League (1915–1956)
  • Farmer-Labor Party (1918–1944)
  • Proletarian Party of America (1920–1971)
  • 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 (a.k.a. "Dixiecrats") (1948)
  • Progressive Party 1948 (1948–1955)
  • Vegetarian Party (1948–1964)
  • Constitution Party (1950s) (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 (a.k.a. "Yippies") (1967)
  • Communist Workers Party (1969–1985)
  • People's Party (1971–1976)
  • New Union Party (1974-2005?)
  • U.S. Labor Party (1975–1979)
  • Concerned Citizens Party (1975–1992)
  • Citizens Party (1979–1984)
  • New Alliance Party (1979–1992)
  • Populist Party of 1980s–1990s (1984–1994)
  • Looking Back Party (1984–1996)
  • Independent Party of Utah (1988–1996)
  • A Connecticut Party (1990-?)
  • New Party (1992–1998)
  • Natural Law Party (1992–2004)
  • Southern Party (1999-2003)
  • Veterans Party (2003–2008)
  • Christian Freedom Party (2004)
  • Personal Choice Party (2004-2006?)
  • The American Party (1969-2008)
  • Boston Tea Party (2006-2012)

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