The Green Papers
2007 Political Parties
Parties Grouped by Classification

The Classification of Political parties listed on TheGreenPapers.com.

1. Major Parties (those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1976 and 2004)
1. Democrats and affiliates
2. Republicans and affiliates
2. Third Parties
1. Major Third Parties and affiliates (any Party, other than the Democrats and the Republicans, receiving a minimum of 2/10ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1976 and 2004 and which fielded candidates in the previous presidential election [2004] are hereby defined as "Major third parties" for the purposes of "The Green Papers" website. Excluded from this are non-party Independent bids for President which received at least 0.2% of the nationwide popular vote. See Criteria for including Major Third Parties)
2. Other Third Parties (i.e., not a Major Third Party)
3. Independents (covering Unaffiliated, Nonpartisan and all the other synonyms/euphemisms for Independent)
4. Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
435 Incumbents
73 Candidates

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
3 Incumbents

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
388 Incumbents
93 Candidates

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
1 Candidate

On 8 July 2007, the Mountain Party voted to become the West Virginia affiliate of the Green Party.

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
4 Candidates

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
2 Candidates

Former name for the Constitution Party.

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
1 Incumbent

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
2 Incumbents

Also called American Healthcare

The "Independent Greens" are not affiliated with the "Green Party of the United States".

The party was formed in 2007 because in 2005, the state Legislator enacted a law that prohibiting anyone voted in the most recent party primary from signing the nominating petitions for an unaffiliated candidates.

"The US Peace Government (http://www.uspeacegovernment.org) is now carrying forward the programs, policies, and ideals of the Natural Law Party. Dr. John Hagelin, the 2000 NLP presidential candidate, is now president of the US Peace Government, and many former NLP candidates and supporters have taken leadership positions in this new, complementary government, whose purpose is to prevent social violence, terrorism, and war and to promote harmony and peace in the U.S. and throughout the world. We encourage all supporters of the Natural Law Party to consider giving their support now to the US Peace Government."

The minority Puerto Rican Independence Party, (in Spanish: Partido Independentista Puertoriqueño- or PIP) is Puerto Rico's principal "third Party".

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
1 Incumbent

The New Progressives (in Spanish: Partido Nuevo Progresista and abbreviated PNP) tend to be somehat more pro-Statehood than the PPD and also tend to be the more aligned with the Republicans in the US.

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
1 Incumbent

The Popular Democrats (in Spanish: Partido Popular Democrático, usually abbreviated as PPD) have tended to be pro-Commonwealth and, hence, largely anti-Statehood (though there has been a minority pro-Statehood faction within the PPD) and tends to be more or less aligned with the Democrats of the US.

The "The Greens / Green Party USA" is not affiliated with the "Green Party of the United States".

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
1 Incumbent
3 Candidates

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
1 Incumbent

Senator Joseph I. "Joe" Lieberman, re-elected in 2006 as an Independent, is listed as an "Independent Democrat" by the U.S. Senate.

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
1 Incumbent
4 Candidates

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
5 Incumbents

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
5 Candidates

Incumbents, candidates, and links to state affiliates
5 Candidates

Parties are listed as (party) where either it has been reported that a given candidacy is affiliated with a given Party but said affiliation does not appear on the ballot or 'The Green Papers' does not have independent confirmation from an election authority that the given Party has its own separate line on the ballot.