Ever wondered if there was any other existing political party in the United States apart from Republicans and Democrats?

Third party is used in the United States for American political parties other than the
Republican and Democratic parties.

Well, here's a what a little Research of mine showed:


As of April 2016, there were at least 28 distinct ballot-qualified political parties in the United States.

There were 214 state-level parties. Some parties are recognized in multiple states. For example, both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party are recognized in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.

These two parties account for 102 of the 214 total state-level parties.

Only parties that have qualified for ballot status in their respective states are included in this tally. In order to become ballot-qualified, a party must meet certain requirements. For example, in some states, a party's candidate for a specific office must win a certain percentage of the vote in order for the party to be ballot-qualified in the state.

In other states, a political party must register a certain number of voters in order to achieve ballot status.
Three minor parties were recognized in more than 10 states as of April 2016:
1. Libertarian Party : 33 states
2. Green Party : 21 states
3. Constitution Party: 15 states

The table below lists the distinct ballot-qualified political parties in the United States as of April 2016.

Please note that some states have provisions for parties to place presidential candidates on the ballot; this is not equivalent to full ballot qualification, which is what is tallied in this table. For information about which parties qualified for presidential ballot access in 2016, see here .

Total state affiliates for each political party, April 2016
Political party Number of states

America First Party. 1

America's Party 1

American Party. 1

American Shopping Party 1

Americans Elect Party 1

Conservative Party 1

Constitution Party. 15

Democratic Party 51

Ecology Party 1

Grassroots Party 1

Green Party. 21

Justice Party. 1

Labor Party. 1

Legal Marijuana Now Party 1

Libertarian Party. 33

Liberty Union Party. 1

Moderate Party 1

Mountain Party 1

Natural Law Party. 1

Party for Socialism and Liberation 1

Peace and Freedom Party 1

Progressive Party 2

Reform Party. 4

Republican Party. 51

United Citizens Party 1

Various parties calling themselves
"Independent" or "Independence" parties
14

Women's Equality Party 1

Working Families Party. 4

TOTAL - 214

Note: The Constitution Party's 15 state-level affiliates include Nevada's Independent American Party and Michigan's U.S. Taxpayers Party.

The number of ballot-qualified political parties fluctuates regularly, as parties gain or lose qualified status.

In addition, some states distinguish between "major" parties and "minor" parties. Specific differences between major and minor parties differ from state to state.

For example, in all states, major parties are granted access to primary elections. Some states, however, do not permit minor parties to participate in primary elections.

Consequently, minor party candidates in these states can run only in general elections.


https://ballotpedia.org/List_of_political_parties_in_the_United_States

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