This list includes political parties active in the United States or District of Columbia which hold seats in the U.S. Congress, the legislatures of the fifty states, or state governorships, as of 2016. It is ordered by the total number of offices held.

Party President of the United States Ballot access 2016 presidential nominee Year founded United States Senate seats United States House of Representatives seats State governorships State legislative seats

Republican Party
No
Donald Trump
1854 54 247 4,164

Democratic Party
Yes
Hillary Clinton
1828 45 186 3,179

Vermont Progressive Party
No Nomination to be made in September 2016. 1999 0 0 0 9

Libertarian Party
No
Gary Johnson
1971 0 0 0 4

Independence Party of New York
No 0 0 0 0 1

Conservative Party of New York
No 0 0 0 0 1

Working Families Party
No 0 0 1 N/A