List of political parties in North Dakota

The following is a list of political parties in the U.S. State of North Dakota

Background

North Dakota election law does not provide for the existence of any minor political parties, and unlike many other states that allow individual independent nominees to include a minor party designation next to their name on the ballot. A political party is either organized, and thus officially recognized by the Secretary of State's office, with equal rights and responsibilities therein or it does not have any legal existence.

North Dakota's most historically significant minor parties, the Non-Partisan League and the Independent Voters Association could be considered factions of the Republican party, however this is a gross simplification of the situation, as both groups had structures strongly resembling independent political parties, despite competing on the Republican primary ticket.

Political parties

Party				Ideology	U.S. Congress	State Senate	State House	Executive Offices	Public Service Commission
		Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party	D-NPL	Progressivism Modern Liberalism	0 / 3	5 / 47	11 / 94	0 / 10	0 / 3
		Republican Party	R	Conservatism	3 / 3	42 / 47	83 / 94	10 / 10	3 / 3

Recognized minor parties

Party		Ideology
	Libertarian Party	Libertarianism

Defunct minor parties

• Constitution Party
• Reform Party
• Natural Law Party
• No Labels Party

Historical parties

Defunct parties who have held a state or federal office.

Party		Years active
	Democratic Party	1889-1956
	Democratic-Independent	1890-1895
	Nonpartisan League	1917–1959
	Independent Voters Association	1921-1944

See also

• Political party strength in North Dakota

References

• State government, elections, news resources and political parties