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List of political parties in Georgia (U.S. state)

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This article is a list of political parties in Georgia, a U.S. state.

Active parties

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Major parties

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Party Year founded Ideology Presidential vote Senate House of Representatives Georgia State Senate Georgia House of Representatives
Democratic Party of Georgia 1828 Liberalism 49.47%[1] 2/2[2] 5/14[3] 23/56[4] 79/180[5]
Georgia Republican Party 1854 Conservatism 49.24%[1] 0/2[2] 9/14[3] 33/56[4] 101/180[5]

Third parties

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Party Year founded Ideology Presidential vote Senate House of Representatives Georgia State Senate Georgia House of Representatives
Communist Party of Georgia 1919 Marxism–Leninism Non-electoral political party
Libertarian Party of Georgia 1972 Libertarianism 1.24%[6] 0/2[2] 0/14[3] 0/56[4] 0/180[5]
New Black Panther Party of Georgia 1989 Black nationalism Non-electoral political party
Georgia Green Party 2001 Green politics 0.02% 0/2[2] 0/14[3] 0/56[4] 0/180[5]
Black Hammer Party 2019 Black conservatism 49.24% (endorsing the Republican Party)[7] Non-electoral political party 3/14 (endorsing the Freedom Caucus)[7] Non-electoral political party

Historical parties

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Party Time period Ideology Peak presidential vote Peak Senate Peak House of Representatives Peak Georgia State Senate Peak Georgia House of Representatives
People's Party of Georgia[8] 1892-1906[8] Agrarian socialism 18.80% 0/2 1[9] 0/56 0
States' Rights Democratic Party of Georgia[8] 1948[8] Segregationism 20.31% 1/2 0 0/56 0
Reform Party of Georgia 1995-1998[10] Populism 6.37% 0/2 0 0/56 0
Southern Party of Georgia[11] 1999-2008 Neo-Confederatism 0.73% (endorsing the Libertarian Party)[12] 0/2 0 0/56 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Georgia Election Results". The New York Times. 2020-11-03. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  2. ^ a b c d "U.S. Senate: States in the Senate | Georgia". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  3. ^ a b c d "Representatives | house.gov". www.house.gov. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  4. ^ a b c d "Georgia General Assembly". www.legis.ga.gov. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  5. ^ a b c d "Georgia General Assembly". www.legis.ga.gov. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  6. ^ "Presidential election in Georgia, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  7. ^ a b "The Black Hammer Organization | ADL". www.adl.org. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  8. ^ a b c d "Dixiecrats". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  9. ^ "Thomas E. Watson". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  10. ^ "Third Parties". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  11. ^ "Restoring Our Founding Principles". 2010-11-03. Archived from the original on 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  12. ^ "Oh the joy, the joy of it all ~!!!!". Conservative Life. 2006-07-22. Retrieved 2023-06-01.