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List of political parties in Florida

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This article lists political parties in Florida.

Major political parties

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Only political parties with more than 5% of all registered voters may hold state-run primaries.

Party[1] Ideology Membership (2024)[2] Change from 2023[3] 2024
PBA
U.S. Congress State Senate State House Executive Offices
Republican Party REP Conservatism 5,239,600 Decrease 70,300 Yes
20 / 28
28 / 40
84 / 120
6 / 6
Democratic Party DEM Modern liberalism 4,346,491 Decrease 466,630 Yes
8 / 28
12 / 40
36 / 120
0 / 6

Minor political parties

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Party[4] Ideology Membership (2024)[2] Change from 2023[3] 2024
PBA
Independent Party of Florida IND Centrism 242,330 Increase 28,944 No
Libertarian Party LPF Libertarianism 35,357 Decrease 3,399 Yes
Conservative Party of Florida CSV Conservatism 19,903 Increase 15,079 No
Constitution Party CPF Paleoconservatism 16,434 Increase 9,944 Yes
No Labels NLP Centrism 8,355 Increase 4,931 Yes
Green Party GRE Green politics 7,841 Increase 3 Yes
Boricua Party BPP 5,974 Increase 5,425 No
Coalition with a Purpose CPP 3,283 Increase 2,236 No
Ecology Party of Florida ECO Environmentalism 2,919 Increase 134 No
Party for Socialism and Liberation PSL Communism 1,894 Increase 209 No
People's Party PEO Populism 1,321 Increase 538 No
Forward Party FFP Reformism 496 Increase 280 No
Natural Law Party NAT Transcendental meditation Not recorded as of May 2024 Yes
Reform Party RFM Radical centrism Not recorded as of May 2024 Yes
Unaffiliated voters 3,530,804 Decrease 479,686

Formerly recognized political parties

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Party Ideology Lost recognition
Unity Party Centrism October 2022[5]
Socialist Party Socialism February 2013[6]
Americans Elect February 2013[7]
Pirate Party [8]
Florida Whig Party [8]
Independence Party [8]
Objectivist Party [8]
Tea Party [8]

Historical registration data

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Source

Political party registration by year
Year REP DEM IND LPF CPF GRE REF IDP Others Unaffiliated Total
2022 5,277,394 4,971,444 206,024 39,451 3,893 7,826 1,456 3,505[a] 3,992,985 14,503,978
2020 5,169,012 5,303,254 163,406 39,538 2,492 7,335 1,474 2,072[b] 3,753,286 14,441,869
2018 4,681,598 4,944,867 58,413 32,843 1,724 6,915 1,407 1,209[c] 3,549,094 13,278,070
2016 4,550,311 4,877,749 262,599 28,287 1,265 6,605 1,511 44,194 1,323[d] 3,089,929 12,863,773
2014 4,172,232 4,628,178 268,358 23,665 1,142 5,901 1,717 49,112 2,681[e] 2,778,547 11,931,041
2012 4,245,991 4,781,978 248,671 19,892 974 5,705 1,961 55,074 1,299[f] 2,572,901 11,934,109
2010 4,039,259 4,631,068 262,116 17,888 1,112 5,827 2,473 57,761 13,634[g] 2,186,246 11,217,384
2008 4,064,301 4,722,076 253,520 16,883 982 6,007 3,093 63,415 13,756[h] 2,103,119 11,247,634
2006 3,935,675 4,219,531 237,990 15,533 847 6,607 3,790 39,791 9,962[i] 1,964,123 10,433,849
2004 3,892,492 4,261,249 212,750 13,806 585 6,646 3,872 16,838 7,039[j] 1,886,013 10,301,290
2002 3,599,053 3,958,910 179,711 11,852 336 5,590 4,616 5,018 3,107[k] 1,534,433 9,302,360
2000 3,420,238 3,803,081 146,559 9,462 94 2,728 4,672 2,452[l] 1,353,431 8,742,717
1998 3,292,589 3,691,742 113,361 7,037 965 2,695 1,910[m] 1,109,960 8,220,259
1996 3,309,105 3,728,513 101,138 5,509 79 731 1,557 1,148 1,605[n] 928,492 8,077,877
1994 2,747,074 3,245,518 34,403 3,585 35 453 474 375[o] 527,681 6,559,598

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Political Parties". FL SOS. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b Winger, Richard (12 May 2024). "New Florida Registration Data". Ballot Access News. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b Winger, Richard (4 July 2023). "New Florida Registration Data". Ballot Access News. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Political Parties". FL SOS. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  5. ^ Winger, Richard (12 October 2022). "Unity Party Removes Itself from the List of Florida Qualified Parties". Ballot Access News. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  6. ^ Winger, Richard (2 February 2013). "Americans Elect is No Longer Ballot-Qualified in Florida". Ballot Access News. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  7. ^ Winger, Richard (2 February 2013). "Americans Elect is No Longer Ballot-Qualified in Florida". Ballot Access News. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d e Winger, Richard (12 January 2012). "Florida Now Has Fifteen Qualified Parties". Ballot Access News.
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  7. ^ "Other" political affiliations listed as follows:
    • Independent Democrats – 7,703
    • Christian Party of Florida – 1,130
    • Veterans' Party of Florida – 826
    • Socialist Party of Florida – 584
    • Florida Tea Party – 514
    • Surfers' Party – 417
    • Family Values Party – 385
    • Socialist Worker's Party – 326
    • Faith and Patience – 312
    • American Reform Party – 219
    • America's Party of Florida – 205
    • American Party of Florida – 178
    • Unity '08 – 152
    • Florida Whig Party – 121
    • Ecology Party of Florida – 106
    • Progressive Libertarian Party – 106
    • Real Food Party – 82
    • Possibility Party – 79
    • Objectivist Party – 48
    • Prohibition Party – 44
    • British Reformed Sectarian Party – 38
    • Party for Socialism and Liberation – 21
    • Others – 38
  8. ^ "Other" political affiliations listed as follows:
    • Independent Democrats – 7,767
    • Christian Party of Florida – 1,268
    • Veterans' Party of Florida – 932
    • Socialist Party of Florida – 614
    • Family Values Party – 429
    • Socialist Workers Party – 380
    • Faith and Patience – 385
    • Surfers' Party – 352
    • American Reform Party – 258
    • Poor People's Party – 236
    • Unity '08 – 161
    • American Party of Florida – 119
    • Ecology Party of Florida – 101
    • Progressive Libertarian Party – 96
    • Real Food Party – 88
    • Possibility Party – 84
    • Florida Whig Party – 59
    • Florida Tea Party – 51
    • Prohibition Party – 51
    • British Reformed Sectarian Party – 43
    • Objectivist Party – 40
    • Southern Party of Florida – 39
    • America's Party of Florida – 30
    • Term Limits for Congress Party – 8
    • Party for Socialism and Liberation – 7
    • America First Party – 640
  9. ^ "Other" political affiliations listed as follows:
    • Independent Democrats – 4,440
    • Christian Party of Florida – 1,354
    • Veterans' Party of Florida – 1,129
    • Socialist Party of Florida – 553
    • Surfers' Party – 169
    • America First Party – 527
    • Family Values Party – 484
    • Socialist Workers Party – 311
    • Faith and Patience – 209
    • American Reform Party – 345
    • American Libertarian Party – 105
    • Progressive Libertarian Party – 85
    • Possibility Party – 24
    • Prohibition Party – 39
    • Moderate Party of Florida – 80
    • Poor Peoples' Party – 75
    • British Reformed Sectarian Party – 33
  10. ^ "Other" political affiliations listed as follows:
    • Veterans' Party of Florida – 1,502
    • Independent Democrats – 1,246
    • Christian Party of Florida – 1,034
    • No Partisan Affiliation Party – 717
    • Southern Party of Florida – 484
    • Family Values Party – 411
    • American Reform Party – 384
    • Socialist Party of Florida – 363
    • America First Party – 305
    • Socialist Workers Party – 266
    • Faith and Patience – 132
    • Citizens' Party of Florida – 94
    • Progressive Libertarian Party – 39
    • Patriot Party of Florida – 22
    • United Independents of God – 21
    • British Reformed Sectarian Party – 16
    • Surfers' Party – 3
  11. ^ "Other" political affiliations listed as follows:
    • We The People Party – 502
    • Southern Party of Florida – 444
    • American Reform Party – 431
    • Family Values Party – 343
    • Natural Law Party – 310
    • Socialist Party of Florida – 264
    • Reform–Silly Party – 240
    • Socialist Workers Party – 201
    • Workers World – 51
    • America First Party – 24
    • Reform Party USA – 14
    • Faith and Patience – 11
    • No Partisan Affiliation Party – 6
    • Progressive Libertarian Party – 0
  12. ^ "Other" political affiliations listed as follows:
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  15. ^ "Other" political affiliations listed as follows: Whig Party – 45