List of political parties in the United States Virgin Islands
 |
|---|
This article lists political parties in the United States Virgin Islands. The United States Virgin Islands has a three-party system, and many additional candidates run as independents.
List
[edit]Registered parties
[edit]| Party | Ideology | Year founded |
Membership (June 2024), trend[1] |
2022 gubernatorial vote |
Territorial executive offices |
Territorial legislative seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Democratic Party | Modern liberalism | 1948 |  20,291
|
12,157 (1st) (56.14%) |
2 / 2
|
11 / 15
| |
|
Republican Party | Conservatism | 1948 | 1,052
|
No candidate | 0 / 2
|
0 / 15
| |
|
Independent Citizens Movement | Reformism | 1968 | 769
|
740 (3rd) (3.42%) |
0 / 2
|
0 / 15
| |
| No party | 19,261
|
8,487 (2nd, 4th) (39.19%) |
0 / 2
|
4 / 15
| ||||
Other parties
[edit]| Party | Ideology | Year founded | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Green Party | Green politics | – | |
Defunct parties
[edit]| Party | Notes | Years active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| People's Party | Supported Puerto Rican immigrant interests.[2] | 1950s | |
| Progressive Guide | Supported progressive causes such as social welfare.[2] | 1937–1952 | |
| United People's Party | Formed in 1974 out of the United Caribbean Association of Black People and the Black Power movement. Anti-colonial in nature.[2] | c. 1974 | |
| Unity Party Unity-Democratic |
Ideological splinter of the Democratic party out of the Progressive Guide. Dominated island politics in the 50s and successfully took over the Democratic Party by means of fraud in 1962.[2] | 1952–1962 | |
See also
[edit]- Politics of the United States Virgin Islands
- List of political parties by country
- Political party strength in the United States Virgin Islands
References
[edit]- ^ "Active-Voter-Statistics-July-2024" (PDF). VI Vote. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d Alexander, Robert J (1982). POLITICAL PARTIES OF THE AMERICAS (2 ed.). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. pp. 747–749. ISBN 0-313-23754-9.
