Parties and independents
Find each party's candidate filings, reported campaign money, official platform and the states in our source file.
- 34 parties and affiliations
- Candidate data checked Oct 29, 2026
These are 2026-cycle federal filing records, not a certified ballot or membership list. A filing can remain after a person withdraws. State and local party coverage is not included in these totals.
Parties, by number of candidates
Democratic Party
1,989 federal candidate records
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Republican Party
1,687 federal candidate records
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Libertarian Party
101 federal candidate records
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Green Party
43 federal candidate records
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Democratic-Farmer-Labor
28 federal candidate records
See the party recordAmerican Independent Party
10 federal candidate records
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Constitution Party
8 federal candidate records
See the party recordIndependent American Party
8 federal candidate records
See the party recordIndependence Party
7 federal candidate records
See the party recordU.S. Taxpayers Party
7 federal candidate records
See the party recordAmerican Independent Conservative
4 federal candidate records
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Natural Law Party
3 federal candidate records
See the party recordUnited Party
3 federal candidate records
See the party recordAmerican Party
2 federal candidate records
See the party recordCommandments Party
2 federal candidate records
See the party recordIndependent Conservative Democratic
2 federal candidate records
See the party recordJewish/Christian National
2 federal candidate records
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Liberal Party
2 federal candidate records
See the party recordVeterans Party
2 federal candidate records
See the party recordAlaskan Independence Party
1 federal candidate records
See the party recordCitizens’ Party
1 federal candidate records
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Communist Party
1 federal candidate records
See the party recordCountry
1 federal candidate records
See the party recordFederalist
1 federal candidate records
See the party recordNew Jersey Conservative Party
1 federal candidate records
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Peace and Freedom
1 federal candidate records
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Socialist Labor Party
1 federal candidate records
See the party recordIndependent & other affiliation categories
These labels are not interchangeable, and they do not describe a single shared party platform.
Independent
294 federal candidate records
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47 federal candidate records
See this affiliationNone
31 federal candidate records
See this affiliationOther
31 federal candidate records
See this affiliationNon-Party
10 federal candidate records
See this affiliationNo Party Preference
5 federal candidate records
See this affiliationUnknown
2 federal candidate records
See this affiliationUnresolved or unlisted affiliations
A missing party is not an independent candidate. Codes without a verified mapping retain their exact source label. Historical or state-specific labels may require a different source; we do not infer a party from a candidate’s name.
A recognized affiliation without matching federal filings also leads here. That is a coverage gap in this snapshot—not evidence that the party has no members or candidates.
- Party not listed 126 records · affiliation needs verification
- ASO 1 records · affiliation needs verification
- BTC 1 records · affiliation needs verification
- CRV 1 records · affiliation needs verification
- DNC 1 records · affiliation needs verification
- FWD 1 records · affiliation needs verification
- GRN 1 records · affiliation needs verification
- NDE 1 records · affiliation needs verification
- NPY 1 records · affiliation needs verification
- NYC 1 records · affiliation needs verification
- PRO 1 records · affiliation needs verification
- REO 1 records · affiliation needs verification
- RNC 1 records · affiliation needs verification
- SWP 1 records · affiliation needs verification
More about this
Sources and method
Candidate counts come from 2026-cycle FEC candidate filings, checked Oct 29, 2026. FEC party-code definitions.
Logos & symbol credits
Party artwork is reproduced from the linked party websites for identification; it does not imply endorsement. The phoenix is Election.org’s independent symbol. Lettered circles identify the exact affiliation code and are not official party emblems.
- Democratic Party · checked Oct 11, 2026
- Republican Party · checked Oct 11, 2026
- Libertarian Party · checked Oct 11, 2026
- Green Party · checked Oct 11, 2026
- Constitution Party · checked Oct 11, 2026
- Democratic-Farmer-Labor · checked Oct 11, 2026
- Communist Party · checked Oct 11, 2026
- Liberal Party · Liberal Party of New York bell · checked Oct 11, 2026
- Peace and Freedom · checked Oct 11, 2026
- Socialist Labor Party · Party masthead · checked Oct 11, 2026
- Natural Law Party · Historical national party masthead · checked Oct 11, 2026