Minor Parties In The United States
This list of political parties in the United States, both past and present, does not include independents. Not all states allow the public to access voter registration data. Therefore, voter registration data should not be taken as the correct value and should be viewed as an underestimate. The abbreviations given come from state ballots used in the most recent elections. Not all political parties have abbreviations. Active parties Major parties Third parties Represented in state legislatures ''The following third parties have members in state legislatures affiliated with them.'' =Ballot access in multiple states= =Ballot access in a single state= Other parties with ballot access ''The following third parties have ballot access in at least one state and are not represented in a national office or state legislature.'' =Multi-state= =Single-state= Active parties without ballot access ''The following parties have been active in the past 4 years, but as of December ...
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Independent Politician
An independent politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or Bureaucracy, 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 they 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 some cases, a politician may be a member of an unregistered party and therefore officially recognised as an independent. Officeholders may become independents after losing or r ...
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