Political parties in Oregon

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Although there are hundreds of political parties in the United States, only certain parties qualify to have the names of their candidates for office printed on election ballots. In order to qualify for ballot placement, a party must meet certain requirements that vary from state to state. For example, in some states, a party may have to file a petition in order to qualify for ballot placement. In other states, a party must organize around a candidate for a specific office; that candidate must, in turn, win a percentage of the vote in order for the party to be granted ballot status. In still other states, an aspiring political party must register a certain number of voters.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • As of May 2024, Oregon officially recognized nine political parties: the Constitution, Democratic, Independent, Libertarian, Pacific Green Party of Oregon, Progressive, Republican, Working Families, and the No Labels parties.
  • In some states, a candidate may choose to have a label other than that of an officially recognized party appear alongside his or her name on the ballot. Such labels are called political party designations. Oregon does not allow candidates to use political party designations.
  • To learn more about ballot access requirements for political parties in Oregon, see this article.

    Political parties

    See also: List of political parties in the United States

    As of May 2024, there were nine recognized political parties in Oregon. These are listed in the table below.[1]

    Party Website link By-laws/platform link
    Constitution Party of Oregon Link Party platform
    Democratic Party of Oregon Link Party by-laws
    Independent Party of Oregon[2] Link Party party
    Libertarian Party of Oregon Link Party by-laws
    No Labels Party Link Party platform
    Pacific Green Party of Oregon Link Party platform
    Progressive Party of Oregon Link Party platform
    Republican Party of Oregon Link Party by-laws
    Working Families Party of Oregon Link Party platform

    See also

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    Footnotes

    1. Oregon Secretary of State, "Voting in Oregon," accessed May 23, 2024
    2. This is not to be confused with "independent" as a voter designation; such a designation in Oregon is officially known as "non-affiliated."