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.

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Active parties

Major parties

PartyYear foundedIdeology Presidential vote Senate House of Representatives Georgia State Senate Georgia House of Representatives
Georgia Democratic Party logo.png Democratic Party of Georgia 1828 Liberalism 49.47% [1] 2/2 [2] 5/14 [3] 23/56 [4] 79/180 [5]
Georgia GOP logo 2018.png Georgia Republican Party 1854 Conservatism 49.24% [1] 0/2 [2] 9/14 [3] 33/56 [4] 101/180 [5]

Third parties

PartyYear foundedIdeology Presidential vote Senate House of Representatives Georgia State Senate Georgia House of Representatives
Communist Party of Georgia 1919 Marxism–Leninism Non-electoral political party
Lpga logo overflow 150px-1.png Libertarian Party of Georgia 1972 Libertarianism 1.24% [6] 0/2 [2] 0/14 [3] 0/56 [4] 0/180 [5]
Flag of the UNIA.svg 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]
Flag placeholder.svg Black Hammer Party 2019 Black conservatism 49.24% (endorsing the Republican Party) [7] Non-electoral political party3/14 (endorsing the Freedom Caucus) [7] Non-electoral political party

Historical parties

PartyTime periodIdeologyPeak presidential votePeak 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% 0/21 [9] 0/560
Battle flag of the Confederate States of America (3-5).svg States' Rights Democratic Party of Georgia [8] 1948 [8] Segregationism 20.31% 1/200/560
Reform Party of Georgia 1995-1998 [10] Populism 6.37% 0/200/560
Southern Party of Georgia [11] 1999-2008 Neo-Confederatism 0.73% (endorsing the Libertarian Party ) [12] 0/200/560

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