List of political parties in the United States Virgin Islands

This article lists political parties in the United States Virgin Islands. The United States Virgin Islands has a three-party system, and many additional candidates run as independents.

List Registered parties Party Ideology Yearfounded Members(Feb. '25) 2022gubernatorialvote 2024U.S. Housevote Territorialexecutiveoffices TerritoriallegislativeseatsDemocratic Party(D) Modern liberalism 1948 29,833 12,157(56.14%) 10,397(73.39%) Republican Party(R; GOP) Conservatism 1948 2,069 No candidate 1,348 (9.52%) Independent Citizens Movement(ICM) Reformism 1968 1,141 740 (3.42%) No candidate No party 22,842 8,487(39.19%) 2,422(17.09%)

Other parties Party Ideology Yearfounded Green Party(GPUS) Green politics –

Defunct parties Party Notes Years active People's Party Supported Puerto Rican immigrant interests. 1950s Progressive Guide Supported progressive causes such as social welfare. 1937–1952 United People's Party Formed in 1974 out of the United Caribbean Association of Black People and the Black Power movement. Anti-colonial in nature. c. 1974 Unity PartyUnity-Democratic Ideological splinter of the Democratic party out of the Progressive Guide. Dominated island politics in the 50s and successfully took over the Democratic Party by means of fraud in 1962. 1952–1962

See also Politics of the United States Virgin Islands List of political parties by country Political party strength in the United States Virgin Islands

References

External links http://www.vivote.gov/