List of political parties in Florida
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This article lists political parties in Florida.
Major political parties
[edit]Only political parties with more than 5% of all registered voters may hold state-run primaries.
| Party[1] | Ideology | Membership (2024)[2] | Change from 2023[3] | 2024 PBA |
U.S. Congress | State Senate | State House | Executive Offices | |||
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Republican Party | REP | Conservatism | 5,239,600 |  70,300
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20 / 28
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28 / 40
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84 / 120
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6 / 6
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Democratic Party | DEM | Modern liberalism | 4,346,491 | 466,630
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8 / 28
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12 / 40
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36 / 120
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0 / 6
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Minor political parties
[edit]| Party[4] | Ideology | Membership (2024)[2] | Change from 2023[3] | 2024 PBA | |||
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| Independent Party of Florida | IND | Centrism | 242,330 |  28,944
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Libertarian Party | LPF | Libertarianism | 35,357 | 3,399
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| Conservative Party of Florida | CSV | Conservatism | 19,903 | 15,079
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Constitution Party | CPF | Paleoconservatism | 16,434 | 9,944
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| No Labels | NLP | Centrism | 8,355 | 4,931
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Green Party | GRE | Green politics | 7,841 | 3
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| Boricua Party | BPP | 5,974 | 5,425
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| Coalition with a Purpose | CPP | 3,283 | 2,236
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| Ecology Party of Florida | ECO | Environmentalism | 2,919 | 134
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Party for Socialism and Liberation | PSL | Communism | 1,894 | 209
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| People's Party | PEO | Populism | 1,321 | 538
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| Forward Party | FFP | Reformism | 496 | 280
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Natural Law Party | NAT | Transcendental meditation | Not recorded as of May 2024 |
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| Reform Party | RFM | Radical centrism | Not recorded as of May 2024 |
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| Unaffiliated voters | 3,530,804 | 479,686
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Formerly recognized political parties
[edit]| Party | Ideology | Lost recognition | ||
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Unity Party | Centrism | October 2022[5] | |
| Socialist Party | Socialism | February 2013[6] | ||
| Americans Elect | February 2013[7] | |||
| Pirate Party | [8] | |||
| Florida Whig Party | [8] | |||
| Independence Party | [8] | |||
| Objectivist Party | [8] | |||
| Tea Party | [8] | |||
Historical registration data
[edit]| Year | REP | DEM | IND | LPF | CPF | GRE | REF | IDP | Others | Unaffiliated | Total |
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| 2022 | 5,277,394 | 4,971,444 | 206,024 | 39,451 | 3,893 | 7,826 | 1,456 | – | 3,505[a] | 3,992,985 | 14,503,978 |
| 2020 | 5,169,012 | 5,303,254 | 163,406 | 39,538 | 2,492 | 7,335 | 1,474 | – | 2,072[b] | 3,753,286 | 14,441,869 |
| 2018 | 4,681,598 | 4,944,867 | 58,413 | 32,843 | 1,724 | 6,915 | 1,407 | – | 1,209[c] | 3,549,094 | 13,278,070 |
| 2016 | 4,550,311 | 4,877,749 | 262,599 | 28,287 | 1,265 | 6,605 | 1,511 | 44,194 | 1,323[d] | 3,089,929 | 12,863,773 |
| 2014 | 4,172,232 | 4,628,178 | 268,358 | 23,665 | 1,142 | 5,901 | 1,717 | 49,112 | 2,681[e] | 2,778,547 | 11,931,041 |
| 2012 | 4,245,991 | 4,781,978 | 248,671 | 19,892 | 974 | 5,705 | 1,961 | 55,074 | 1,299[f] | 2,572,901 | 11,934,109 |
| 2010 | 4,039,259 | 4,631,068 | 262,116 | 17,888 | 1,112 | 5,827 | 2,473 | 57,761 | 13,634[g] | 2,186,246 | 11,217,384 |
| 2008 | 4,064,301 | 4,722,076 | 253,520 | 16,883 | 982 | 6,007 | 3,093 | 63,415 | 13,756[h] | 2,103,119 | 11,247,634 |
| 2006 | 3,935,675 | 4,219,531 | 237,990 | 15,533 | 847 | 6,607 | 3,790 | 39,791 | 9,962[i] | 1,964,123 | 10,433,849 |
| 2004 | 3,892,492 | 4,261,249 | 212,750 | 13,806 | 585 | 6,646 | 3,872 | 16,838 | 7,039[j] | 1,886,013 | 10,301,290 |
| 2002 | 3,599,053 | 3,958,910 | 179,711 | 11,852 | 336 | 5,590 | 4,616 | 5,018 | 3,107[k] | 1,534,433 | 9,302,360 |
| 2000 | 3,420,238 | 3,803,081 | 146,559 | 9,462 | 94 | 2,728 | 4,672 | – | 2,452[l] | 1,353,431 | 8,742,717 |
| 1998 | 3,292,589 | 3,691,742 | 113,361 | 7,037 | – | 965 | 2,695 | – | 1,910[m] | 1,109,960 | 8,220,259 |
| 1996 | 3,309,105 | 3,728,513 | 101,138 | 5,509 | 79 | 731 | 1,557 | 1,148 | 1,605[n] | 928,492 | 8,077,877 |
| 1994 | 2,747,074 | 3,245,518 | 34,403 | 3,585 | 35 | 453 | – | 474 | 375[o] | 527,681 | 6,559,598 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Political Parties". FL SOS. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ a b Winger, Richard (12 May 2024). "New Florida Registration Data". Ballot Access News. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ a b Winger, Richard (4 July 2023). "New Florida Registration Data". Ballot Access News. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Political Parties". FL SOS. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ Winger, Richard (12 October 2022). "Unity Party Removes Itself from the List of Florida Qualified Parties". Ballot Access News. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ Winger, Richard (2 February 2013). "Americans Elect is No Longer Ballot-Qualified in Florida". Ballot Access News. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ Winger, Richard (2 February 2013). "Americans Elect is No Longer Ballot-Qualified in Florida". Ballot Access News. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Winger, Richard (12 January 2012). "Florida Now Has Fifteen Qualified Parties". Ballot Access News.
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"Other" political affiliations listed as follows:
- Party for Socialism and Liberation – 1,604
- Ecology Party of Florida – 1,253
- People's Party – 579
- Coalition with a Purpose – 69
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- ^ "Other" political affiliations listed as follows:
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"Other" political affiliations listed as follows:
- America's Party of Florida – 768
- Ecology Party of Florida – 314
- Party for Socialism and Liberation – 241
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"Other" political affiliations listed as follows:
- Florida Tea Party – 1264
- America's Party of Florida – 607
- Peace and Freedom – 306
- Ecology Party of Florida – 191
- Party for Socialism and Liberation – 127
- Florida Socialist Worker's Party – 100
- Justice Party – 86
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"Other" political affiliations listed as follows:
- America's Party of Florida – 395
- Florida Tea Party – 227
- Florida Pirate Party – 214
- Ecology Party of Florida – 151
- Party for Socialism and Liberation – 108
- Americans Elect – 103
- Objectivist Party – 66
- Florida Whig Party – 15
- Florida Socialist Worker's Party – 10
- Peace and Freedom – 10
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"Other" political affiliations listed as follows:
- Independent Democrats – 7,703
- Christian Party of Florida – 1,130
- Veterans' Party of Florida – 826
- Socialist Party of Florida – 584
- Florida Tea Party – 514
- Surfers' Party – 417
- Family Values Party – 385
- Socialist Worker's Party – 326
- Faith and Patience – 312
- American Reform Party – 219
- America's Party of Florida – 205
- American Party of Florida – 178
- Unity '08 – 152
- Florida Whig Party – 121
- Ecology Party of Florida – 106
- Progressive Libertarian Party – 106
- Real Food Party – 82
- Possibility Party – 79
- Objectivist Party – 48
- Prohibition Party – 44
- British Reformed Sectarian Party – 38
- Party for Socialism and Liberation – 21
- Others – 38
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"Other" political affiliations listed as follows:
- Independent Democrats – 7,767
- Christian Party of Florida – 1,268
- Veterans' Party of Florida – 932
- Socialist Party of Florida – 614
- Family Values Party – 429
- Socialist Workers Party – 380
- Faith and Patience – 385
- Surfers' Party – 352
- American Reform Party – 258
- Poor People's Party – 236
- Unity '08 – 161
- American Party of Florida – 119
- Ecology Party of Florida – 101
- Progressive Libertarian Party – 96
- Real Food Party – 88
- Possibility Party – 84
- Florida Whig Party – 59
- Florida Tea Party – 51
- Prohibition Party – 51
- British Reformed Sectarian Party – 43
- Objectivist Party – 40
- Southern Party of Florida – 39
- America's Party of Florida – 30
- Term Limits for Congress Party – 8
- Party for Socialism and Liberation – 7
- America First Party – 640
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"Other" political affiliations listed as follows:
- Independent Democrats – 4,440
- Christian Party of Florida – 1,354
- Veterans' Party of Florida – 1,129
- Socialist Party of Florida – 553
- Surfers' Party – 169
- America First Party – 527
- Family Values Party – 484
- Socialist Workers Party – 311
- Faith and Patience – 209
- American Reform Party – 345
- American Libertarian Party – 105
- Progressive Libertarian Party – 85
- Possibility Party – 24
- Prohibition Party – 39
- Moderate Party of Florida – 80
- Poor Peoples' Party – 75
- British Reformed Sectarian Party – 33
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"Other" political affiliations listed as follows:
- Veterans' Party of Florida – 1,502
- Independent Democrats – 1,246
- Christian Party of Florida – 1,034
- No Partisan Affiliation Party – 717
- Southern Party of Florida – 484
- Family Values Party – 411
- American Reform Party – 384
- Socialist Party of Florida – 363
- America First Party – 305
- Socialist Workers Party – 266
- Faith and Patience – 132
- Citizens' Party of Florida – 94
- Progressive Libertarian Party – 39
- Patriot Party of Florida – 22
- United Independents of God – 21
- British Reformed Sectarian Party – 16
- Surfers' Party – 3
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"Other" political affiliations listed as follows:
- We The People Party – 502
- Southern Party of Florida – 444
- American Reform Party – 431
- Family Values Party – 343
- Natural Law Party – 310
- Socialist Party of Florida – 264
- Reform–Silly Party – 240
- Socialist Workers Party – 201
- Workers World – 51
- America First Party – 24
- Reform Party USA – 14
- Faith and Patience – 11
- No Partisan Affiliation Party – 6
- Progressive Libertarian Party – 0
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"Other" political affiliations listed as follows:
- Natural Law Party – 669
- Conservative Party of Florida – 486
- American Reform Party – 357
- Reform–Silly Party – 168
- Socialist Party of Florida – 167
- Southern Party of Florida – 165
- Socialist Workers Party – 156
- Family Values Party – 151
- We The People Party – 77
- Christian Party of Florida – 40
- Workers World – 16
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"Other" political affiliations listed as follows:
- Conservative Party of Florida – 1,356
- Natural Law Party – 207
- Socialist Workers Party – 117
- Socialist Party of Florida – 87
- American Reform Party – 57
- Reform–Silly Party – 54
- Family Values Party – 16
- We The People Party – 16
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"Other" political affiliations listed as follows:
- Conservative Party of Florida – 1,159
- American Party of Florida – 183
- Natural Law Party – 119
- Socialist Workers Party – 107
- Reform–Silly Party – 37
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"Other" political affiliations listed as follows:
- American Taxpayers' Party – 177
- Socialist Workers Party – 72
- Populist Party of Florida – 81