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