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Alaska

Recognized political parties

Party			Ideology	Year founded	Membership (April 2023)^[1]	2022 gubernatorial vote		State executive offices	State legislative seats
Party			Ideology	Year founded	Membership (April 2023)^[1]	First round	Second round	State executive offices	State legislative seats
		Republican	Conservatism	1913	141,357	99,099 (52.35%)	144,449 (54.77%)	2 / 2	33 / 60
		Democratic	Modern liberalism	1949	74,729	43,660 (23.06%)	63,851 (24.21%)	0 / 2	22 / 60
	A	Alaskan Independence	Alaskan nationalism	1984	18,809	1,702 (0.90%)	Eliminated	0 / 2	0 / 60
		Libertarian	Libertarianism	1974	6,777	1,381 (0.73%)	Eliminated	0 / 2	0 / 60

Political groups

		Ideology	Year founded	Membership (April 2023)^[2]
Green Party of Alaska		Green politics	1990	1,499
Veteran's Party		Veteran interests		1,433
Constitution		Paleoconservatism		742
Moderate		Centrism		354
Progressive		Progressivism		238
Patriot's				207
OWL		Reformism		75
	Alliance	Big tent		52
FreedomReform				4
Clown				0
Aurora		Progressivism		–

Limited political parties (Presidential ballot access only)

Party			Ideology	Year founded	Membership (April 2023)^[3]
		No Labels	Centrism	2022	–

Defunct parties

Party		Ideology	Year founded	Year dissolved	Best gubernatorial preformance
	Republican Moderate	Religious freedom	1986	2011	13,540 (6.15%)
	Twelve Visions	Self-help			Never ran

California

Qualified parties

Party		Ideology	Year founded	Membership (Feburary 2024)^[4]	2022 gubernatorial vote		State executive offices	State legislative seats^[a]
Party		Ideology	Year founded	Membership (Feburary 2024)^[4]	Primary	General	State executive offices	State legislative seats^[a]
	Democratic	Modern liberalism	–	10,285,108	4,083,173 (57.80%)	6,470,104 (59.18%)	8 / 8	94 / 120
	Republican	Conservatism	1854	5,388,479	2,253,922 (31.91%)	4,462,914 (40.82%)	0 / 8	26 / 120
	Independent American	Far-right	1967 (nationally)	834,730	13 (0.00%)	Eliminated	0 / 8	0 / 120
	Libertarian	Libertarianism	1971 (nationally)	240,618	No candidates		0 / 8	0 / 120
	Peace and Freedom	Left-wing	1967	138,238	No candidates		0 / 8	0 / 120
	Green	Green politics	1990	102,659	154,362 (2.19%)		0 / 8	0 / 120

Recognized political parties attempting to qualify

As of February 2024, 264,954 Californians have their party registration listed as "unknown" or "other".

		Ideology	Year founded	Membership (Feburary 2024)^[5]
	No Labels	Centrism	2010 (nationally)	42,039
Common Sense^[b]		Reformism	2019	22,029
We The People		RFK Jr. thought	2024	3,251
American Solidarity		Christian democracy	2011 (nationally)	465
Constitution		Paleoconservatism	1990 (nationally)	271
Normal		–	–	24
Moderate		–	–	18
One		–	–	15
Ring of Truth		–	–	6
Hogwash		–	–	5

Other parties

Party			Ideology	Year founded
		National Party	Californian nationalism	2015
	Pirate		Pirate politics	2006 (nationally)

Guam

Major parties

Party			Ideology	Year founded	2022 gubernatorial vote^[6]	Territorial executive offices	Territorial legislative seats
		Democratic	Modern liberalism	1961	18,623 (1st) (55.49%)	2 / 3	9 / 15
		Republican	Conservatism	1966	14,786 (2nd) (44.06%)	1 / 3	6 / 15

Defunct parties

Party		Year founded	Year dissolved
	Popular	1949	1964
	Territorial	1956	1966

Hawaii

Recognized political parties

Hawaii does not track political party registration.^[7]

		Ideology	Year founded	Year recognized	2022 gubernatorial vote	State executive offices	State legislative seats
	Democratic	Social liberalism	1900	–	261,025 (1st) (63.16%)	2 / 2	67 / 76
	Republican	Conservatism	1900	–	152,237 (2nd) (36.84%)	0 / 2	9 / 76
	Green	Green politics	–	1992–2006 Since 2010^[8]	No candidate	0 / 2	0 / 76
	Libertarian	Libertarianism	1971 (nationally)	Since 2013^[9]	No candidate	0 / 2	0 / 76
	No Labels	Centrism	2010 (nationally)	2024	No candidate	0 / 2	0 / 76
	Socialism and Liberation	Communism	2004 (nationally)	2024^[10]	No candidate	0 / 2	0 / 76
Solidarity		Christian democracy	2011 (nationally)	2024^[10]	No candidate	0 / 2	0 / 76
We the People		Syncretic	2024	2024^[10]	No candidate	0 / 2	0 / 76

Formerly qualified parties

		Ideology	Year founded	Years recognized	Year dissolved	Best gubernatorial performance
	Aloha ʻĀina	Hawaiian sovereignty	2015	2020–2022	Active	Never ran
American Shopping		–	–	2016–2021	Active	Never ran
Constitution		Paleoconservatism	1990 (nationally)	2020–2023	Active	Never ran
Natural Law		Civil libertarianism	1992 (nationally)	–	2004 (nationally)	2,561 (3rd) 0.67% (2002)
Free Energy		–	–	–	Inactive	1,265 (3rd) 0.30% (2010)
Best Party		–	1994	–	1997	113,158 (2nd) 30.67% (1994)

Parties attempting to qualify

The following parties are attempting to qualify for the 2024 elections:^[11]

	Ideology	Year founded
Free Will	–	–
New Republican	–	–
Royal Hawaiian Kingdom	–	–
WXYZ Next Day	–	–
1787 Party	–	–

Nebraska

Recognized political parties

	Ideology	Year founded	Membership (April 2024)^[12]	2022 gubernatorial vote	State executive offices	State legislative seats^[c]
Republican	Conservatism	1860	603,673	398,334 (59.74%)	6 / 6	33 / 49
Democratic	Modern liberalism	–	330,819	242,006 (36.29%)	0 / 6	15 / 49
Libertarian	Libertarianism	–	18,046	26,445 (3.97%)	0 / 6	0 / 49
Legal Marijuana NOW	Marijuana legalization	2016	6,417	No candidate	0 / 6	0 / 49

South Dakota

Recognized political parties

	Ideology	Year founded	Years recognized	Membership (April 2024)^[13]	2022 gubernatorial vote	State executive offices	State legislative seats
Republican	Conservatism	1854 (nationally)	–	302,585	217,035 (1st) (61.98%)	7 / 7	94 / 105
Democratic	Social liberalism	1828 (nationally)	–	144,462	123,148 (2nd) (35.17%)	0 / 7	11 / 105
Libertarian	Libertarianism	1992	Since 2016	2,917	9,983 (3rd) (2.85%)	0 / 7	0 / 105
No Labels	Centrism	2010 (nationally)	Since 2023	18	No candidate	0 / 7	0 / 105

Other parties

957 South Dakotans have their party affiliation listed as "other". Some of these parties were previously ballot-qualified.

Party			Ideology	Year founded	Years recognized	Latest membership
	Constitution		Paleoconservatism	1990 (nationally)	2016–2018	499 (Nov 2018)
		Green	Green politics	2001 (nationally)	Never recognized

Tennessee

Ballot-qualified parties

	Ideology	Year founded	2022 gubernatorial vote	State executive offices	State legislative seats
Republican^[14]	Conservatism	1854 (nationally)	1,129,390 (64.91%)	2 / 2	102 / 132
Democratic^[14]	Social liberalism	1826	572,818 (32.92%)	0 / 2	30 / 132
No Labels^[15]	Centrism	2023	No candidate	0 / 2	0 / 132

Parties without ballot access

Party			Ideology	Year founded
		Libertarian	Libertarianism	1971 (nationally)
		Green	Green politics	2001 (nationally)

Utah

Ballot-qualified parties

	Ideology	Year founded	Membership (April 2024)^[16]	2020 gubernatorial vote	State executive offices	State legislative seats
Republican	Conservatism	1854	983,305	918,754 (62.98%)	5 / 5	84 / 104
Democratic	Social liberalism	1884	273,356	442,754 (30.35%)	0 / 5	20 / 104
Independent American	Far-right	?	83,897	25,810 (1.77%)	0 / 5	0 / 104
Libertarian	Libertarianism	?	26,052	51,393 (3.52%)	0 / 5	0 / 104
Constitution	Paleoconservatism	?	8,382	No candidate	0 / 5	0 / 104
United Utah	Centrism	2017	3,039	No candidate	0 / 5	0 / 104
No Labels	Centrism	?	2,044	No candidate	0 / 5	0 / 104
Utah Forward	Reformism	?	63	No candidate	0 / 5	0 / 104
Green	Eco-socialism	?	33	No candidate	0 / 5	0 / 104

Defunct parties

	Ideology	Year founded	Year dissolved	Final gubernatorial vote
American	Anti-Mormonism	1904	1911	11,404 (1908) (10.23%)
Liberal	Liberalism	1870	1896	Never ran
People's	Big tent	1870	1891	Never ran
Personal Choice	Libertarianism	1997	2006	8,399 (2004) (0.91%)

Vermont

There is no political party registration in Vermont.^[17] Parties will be sorted by how they are listed on the Secretary of State website.^[18]

Major parties

		Ideology	Year founded	2022 gubernatorial vote^[19]	State executive offices	State legislative seats
	Democratic	Modern liberalism	1830	68,248 (23.94%)^[d]	4 / 6	126 / 180
Progressive		Progressivism	1999	68,248 (23.94%)^[d]	1 / 6	6 / 180
	Republican	Conservatism	1854	202,147 (70.91%)	1 / 6	44 / 180

Minor parties

Party			Ideology	Year founded	2022 gubernatorial vote	State executive offices	State legislative seats
		Libertarian	Libertarianism	–	No candidate	0 / 6	1 / 180
	Green Mountain Peace and Justice		Socialism	1970	No candidate	0 / 6	0 / 180

Other parties

Party			Ideology	Year founded
	Marijuana		Cannabis legalization	2002
		Green	Green politics	2002

United States Virgin Islands

Registered parties

	Ideology	Year founded	Membership (March 2024)^[20]	2022 gubernatorial vote	Territorial executive offices	Territorial legislative seats
Democratic	Modern liberalism	1948	20,102	12,157 (1st) (56.14%)	2 / 2	11 / 15
Republican	Conservatism	1948	976	No candidate	0 / 2	0 / 15
Independent Citizens Movement	Reformism	1968	768	740 (3rd) (3.42%)	0 / 2	0 / 15

Other parties

Party			Ideology	Year founded
		Green	Green politics	–

West Virginia

Recognized parties

		Ideology	Year founded	Membership (March 2024)^[21]	2020 gubernatorial vote	State executive offices	State legislative seats
	Republican	Conservatism	1861	474,160	497,944 (1st) (63.49%)	6 / 6	120 / 134
	Democratic	Modern liberalism	1861	360,778	237,024 (2nd) (30.22%)	0 / 6	14 / 134
	Libertarian	Libertarianism	1971 (national)	10,776	22,527 (3rd) (2.87%)	0 / 6	0 / 134
Mountain^[e]		Green politics	2000	2,534	11,309 (5th) (1.44%)	0 / 6	0 / 134

Other parties

According to the West Virginia Secretary of State, 38,707 registered voters, or 3.29%, have their political party classified as "other". The following political parties have had candidates run for state office at some point. West Virginia permits independent candidates to use partisan labels other than ballot-qualified parties.^[22]

	Ideology	Year founded	Year dissolved	2020 gubernatorial vote
Americans Coming Together	–	–	–	15,120 (4th) (1.93%)
American Freedom Party	White nationalism	2010 (national)	–	No candidate
Constitution	Paleoconservatism	1990 (national)	–	No candidate

^ "VOTERS BY PARTY AND PRECINCT" (PDF). Alaska.gov. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
^ "VOTERS BY PARTY AND PRECINCT" (PDF). Alaska.gov. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
^ "VOTERS BY PARTY AND PRECINCT" (PDF). Alaska.gov. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
^ "Report of Registration as of February 20, 2024" (PDF). California SOS. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
^ "Registration by Political Bodies Attempting to Qualify" (PDF). California SOS. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
^ "2022 General Election: Unofficial Results". Guam Election Commission.
^ "Election Security". Office of Elections. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
^ Winger, Richard (2 April 2010). "Hawaii Green Party Back on Ballot". Ballot Access News. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
^ Winger, Richard (28 December 2013). [Hawaii Libertarian Party Virtually Back on Ballot "Hawaii Libertarian Party Virtually Back on Ballot"]. Ballot Access News. Retrieved 6 April 2024. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c Winger, Richard (24 February 2024). "Green Party, We The People Party & Party for Socialism and Liberation Make the 2024 Ballot in Hawaii". Ballot Access News. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
^ Winger, Richard (11 January 2024). "Ten Parties are Petitioning for Party Status in Hawaii". Ballot Access News. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
^ "Elections Division". Nevada SOS. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
^ "Voter Registration Tracking". South Dakota SOS. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Political parties in Tennessee". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
^ Winger, Richard (18 March 2024). "No Labels Petition for Party Status in Tennessee Has Enough Valid Signatures". Ballot Access News. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
^ "Current Voter Registration Statistics". Utah.gov. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
^ "Frequently Asked Questions - Voter Registration". Vermont SOS. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
^ "Parties & Party Organization". Vermont SOS. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
^ "2022 General Election Canvass Report" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 19, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
^ "Active-Voter-Statistics-March-2024" (PDF). VI Vote. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
^ "West Virginia Voter Registration as of March 31, 2024" (PDF). West Virginia SOS. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
^ "Political parties in West Virginia". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

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[1] "VOTERS BY PARTY AND PRECINCT" (PDF). Alaska.gov. Retrieved 5 April 2024.

[2] "VOTERS BY PARTY AND PRECINCT" (PDF). Alaska.gov. Retrieved 5 April 2024.

[3] "VOTERS BY PARTY AND PRECINCT" (PDF). Alaska.gov. Retrieved 5 April 2024.

[4] "Report of Registration as of February 20, 2024" (PDF). California SOS. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

[6] "Registration by Political Bodies Attempting to Qualify" (PDF). California SOS. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

[8] "2022 General Election: Unofficial Results". Guam Election Commission.

[9] "Election Security". Office of Elections. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

[10] Winger, Richard (2 April 2010). "Hawaii Green Party Back on Ballot". Ballot Access News. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

[11] Winger, Richard (28 December 2013). [Hawaii Libertarian Party Virtually Back on Ballot "Hawaii Libertarian Party Virtually Back on Ballot"]. Ballot Access News. Retrieved 6 April 2024. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)

[HIbal-12] Winger, Richard (24 February 2024). "Green Party, We The People Party & Party for Socialism and Liberation Make the 2024 Ballot in Hawaii". Ballot Access News. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

[13] Winger, Richard (11 January 2024). "Ten Parties are Petitioning for Party Status in Hawaii". Ballot Access News. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

[14] "Elections Division". Nevada SOS. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

[16] "Voter Registration Tracking". South Dakota SOS. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

[TNbal-17] "Political parties in Tennessee". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

[18] Winger, Richard (18 March 2024). "No Labels Petition for Party Status in Tennessee Has Enough Valid Signatures". Ballot Access News. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

[19] "Current Voter Registration Statistics". Utah.gov. Retrieved 5 April 2024.

[20] "Frequently Asked Questions - Voter Registration". Vermont SOS. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

[21] "Parties & Party Organization". Vermont SOS. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

[22] "2022 General Election Canvass Report" (PDF). Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 19, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2022.

[24] "Active-Voter-Statistics-March-2024" (PDF). VI Vote. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

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