Green Party of the United States
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The Green Party of the United States (GPUS) is a federation of Green state political parties in the United States. The party promotes green politics, specifically environmentalism, nonviolence, social justice, participatory democracy, anti-war, and anti-racism. As of 2023, it is the fourth-largest political party in the United States by voter registration, behind the Libertarian Party. The Party first gained traction in 2000, when Ralph Nader ran for president. The direct predecessor of the GPUS was the Association of State Green Parties (ASGP). In the late 1990s, the ASGP, which formed in 1996, had increasingly distanced itself from the Greens/Green Party USA (G/GPUSA), America's then-primary green organization which had formed in 1991 out of the Green Committees of Correspondence, a collection of local green groups active since 1984. In 2001, the GPUS was officially founded as the ASGP split from the G/GPUSA. After its founding, the GPUS soon became the primary national green organization in the country, surpassing the G/GPUSA. John Rensenbrink and Howie Hawkins were co-founders of the Green Party. The Greens (as ASGP) first gained widespread public attention during the 2000 presidential election, when the ticket composed of Ralph Nader and Winona LaDuke won 2 % of the popular vote, raising questions as to whether they spoiled the election in favor of George W. Bush. Nader has dismissed the notion that he and other Green candidates are spoilers.
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| Party | Percentage (2022) |
| Democratic | 38 % |
| Republican | 29 % |
| Libertarian | 0 % |
| Green | 0 % |
| Constitution | 0 % |
| Year | Number of members |
| 2024 | 249,276 |
| 2023 | 242,882 |
| 2022 | 238,552 |
| 2021 | 246,088 |
| 2020 | 248,071 |
| 2019 | 258,028 |
| 2018 | 257,939 |
| 2017 | 260,874 |
| 2016 | 258,444 |
| 2015 | 256,929 |
| 2014 | 251,900 |
| 2013 | 252,328 |
| 2012 | 251,976 |
| 2011 | 243,226 |
| 2010 | 248,488 |
| 2009 | 249,542 |
| 2008 | 262,050 |
| 2007 | 273,938 |
| 2006 | 297,285 |
| 2005 | 298,031 |
| 2004 | 318,931 |
| 2003 | 302,226 |
| 2002 | 277,241 |
| 2001 | 232,651 |
| 2000 | 204,321 |
| 1999 | 129,183 |
| 1998 | 123,650 |
| 1997 | 110,229 |
| 1996 | 113,440 |
| 1995 | 88,505 |
| 1994 | 92,094 |
| 1993 | 96,113 |
| 1992 | 102,830 |
| 1991 | 101,286 |
| 1990 | 9,552 |
| 1989 | 142 |
| 1988 | 109 |
| 1987 | 24 |
| 1986 | 24 |
| Years | Government position | Jurisdiction | State | Notes |
| 2001–2022 | Minority (1/13 seats) 2001–2005: (2/13 seats) | Minneapolis City Council | Minnesota | |
| 2018–2019 | Minority (1/141 seats) | Maryland House of Delegates | Maryland | |
| 2017–2018 | Minority (2/154* seats) | Maine House of Representatives | Maine | |
| 2002–2006 | Minority (1/151 seats) | |||
| 2016–2017 | Minority (2/5 seats) | Anoka Water Conservation District | Minnesota | |
| 2013–2015 | Minority (1/100 seats) | Arkansas House of Representatives | Arkansas | |
| 2008–2009 | Minority (1/100 seats) | |||
| 2002–2014 | Minority Fluctuated (3–4 out of 9 seats) | Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board | California | |
| 2009–2013 | Majority (3/5 seats) | Fairfax Town Council | California | |
| 2004–2008 | Minority (2/5 seats) | |||
| 1990–2012 | Minority Fluctuated (2–5 out of 30 seats) | Douglas County Board of Supervisors | Wisconsin | |
| 2001–2009 | Minority Fluctuated (2–4 out of 20 seats) | Madison Common Council | Wisconsin | |
| 1998–2008 | Minority Fluctuated (2–4 out of 39 seats) | Dane County Board of Supervisors | Wisconsin | |
| 2004–2008 | Minority Fluctuated (3–4 out of 29 seats) | Portage County Board of Supervisors | Wisconsin | |
| 2000–2008 | Majority (3/5 seats) | Sebastopol City Council | California | |
| 2004–2007 | Minority Fluctuated (2–4 out of 9 seats) | Portland Board of Education | Maine | |
| 2003–2007 | Minority (2/7 seats) | Kalamazoo City Commission | Michigan | |
| 2004–2006; 1996–1998 | Majority (3/5 seats) | Arcata City Council | California | |
| 2002–2004; 1998–2000 | Minority (2/5 seats) | |||
| 2002–2006 | Majority (3/5 seats) | School Board of Twin Ridges Elementary | California | |
| 2003–2004 | Majority (3/5 seats) | New Paltz Village Council | New York | |
| 2002–2004 | Minority (1/80 seats) | New Jersey General Assembly | New Jersey | |
| 1998–2004 | Minority (2/7 seats) | Santa Monica City Council | California | |
| 2001–2003 | Minority (2/30 seats) | New Haven Board of Aldermen | Connecticut | |
| 2000–2002 | Minority (2/8 seats) | Salem City Council | Oregon | |
| 2000–2002 | Minority (2/8 seats) | Santa Fe City Council | New Mexico | |
| 1995–2002 | Minority (2/5 seats) | Point Arena Town Council | California | |
| 1999 | Minority (1/80 seats) | California State Assembly | California | |
| 1996–1998 | Minority (2/8 seats) | Fayetteville City Council | Arkansas |
| Ballot Access of the Green Party of the United States | ||||||
| 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | |
| Number of states + D . (number of write-in states) | 28 (14) | 33 (10) | 37 (6) | 45 (3) | 30 (17) | 45 (7) |
| Possible electoral votes (possible write-in electoral votes) | 294 (201) | 413 (68) | 439 (47) | 480 (42) | 381 (133) | +508 (69) |
| Alabama | Not on ballot | On ballot | (write-in) | On ballot | ||
| Alaska | On ballot | Not on ballot | On ballot | (write-in) | On ballot | |
| Arizona | (write-in) | On ballot | (write-in) | On ballot | ||
| Arkansas | On ballot | |||||
| California | On ballot | |||||
| Colorado | On ballot | |||||
| Connecticut | On ballot | (write-in) | On ballot | |||
| Delaware | On ballot | |||||
| District of Columbia | On ballot | |||||
| Florida | On ballot | |||||
| Georgia | (write-in) | On ballot | ||||
| Hawaii | On ballot | |||||
| Idaho | (write-in) | On ballot | (write-in) | |||
| Illinois | (write-in) | On ballot | (write-in) | |||
| Indiana | (write-in) | Not on ballot | ||||
| Iowa | On ballot | (write-in) | ||||
| Kansas | (write-in) | On ballot | (write-in) | (write-in) | ||
| Kentucky | Not on ballot | On ballot | (write-in) | On ballot | ||
| Louisiana | On ballot | Not on ballot | On ballot | |||
| Maine | On ballot | |||||
| Maryland | On ballot | |||||
| Massachusetts | On ballot | |||||
| Michigan | On ballot | |||||
| Minnesota | On ballot | |||||
| Mississippi | On ballot | |||||
| Missouri | Not on ballot | (write-in) | Not on ballot | On ballot | ||
| Montana | On ballot | (write-in) | Not on ballot | On ballot | (write-in) | On ballot |
| Nebraska | On ballot | Not on ballot | On ballot | (write-in) | On ballot | |
| Nevada | On ballot | Not on ballot | ||||
| New Hampshire | Not on ballot | (write-in) | On ballot | (write-in) | On ballot | |
| New Jersey | On ballot | |||||
| New Mexico | On ballot | |||||
| New York | (write-in) | On ballot | (write-in) | |||
| North Carolina | (write-in) | Not on ballot | (write-in) | On ballot | ||
| North Dakota | Not on ballot | On ballot | (write-in) | Not on ballot | ||
| Ohio | (write-in) | On ballot | ||||
| Oklahoma | Not on ballot | |||||
| Oregon | On ballot | |||||
| Pennsylvania | On ballot | Not on ballot | On ballot | (write-in) | On ballot | |
| Rhode Island | On ballot | (write-in) | On ballot | |||
| South Carolina | On ballot | |||||
| South Dakota | Not on ballot | |||||
| Tennessee | (write-in) | On ballot | ||||
| Texas | (write-in) | On ballot | ||||
| Utah | (write-in) | On ballot | ||||
| Vermont | Not on ballot | (write-in) | On ballot | (write-in) | ||
| Ballot Access of the Association of State Green Parties | ||
| 1996 | 2000 | |
| Number of states + D . (number of write-in states) | 22 (14) | 44 (4) |
| Possible electoral votes (possible write-in electoral votes) | 239 (200) | 481 (32) |
| Alabama | Not on ballot | On ballot |
| Alaska | On ballot | |
| Arizona | (write-in) | On ballot |
| Arkansas | On ballot | |
| California | On ballot | |
| Colorado | On ballot | |
| Connecticut | On ballot | |
| Delaware | (write-in) | On ballot |
| District of Columbia | On ballot | |
| Florida | On ballot | |
| Georgia | Not on ballot | (write-in) |
| Hawaii | On ballot | |
| Idaho | Not on ballot | (write-in) |
| Illinois | (write-in) | On ballot |
| Indiana | (write-in) | |
| Iowa | On ballot | |
| Kansas | (write-in) | On ballot |
| Kentucky | (write-in) | On ballot |
| Louisiana | On ballot | |
| Maine | On ballot | |
| Maryland | (write-in) | On ballot |
| Massachusetts | (write-in) | On ballot |
| Michigan | (write-in) | On ballot |
| Minnesota | On ballot | |
| Mississippi | Not on ballot | On ballot |
| Missouri | (write-in) | On ballot |
| Montana | Not on ballot | On ballot |
| Nebraska | Not on ballot | On ballot |
| Nevada | On ballot | |
| New Hampshire | Not on ballot | On ballot |
| New Jersey | On ballot | |
| New Mexico | On ballot | |
| New York | On ballot | |
| North Carolina | (write-in) | Not on ballot |
| North Dakota | Not on ballot | On ballot |
| Ohio | (write-in) | On ballot |
| Oklahoma | Not on ballot | |
| Oregon | On ballot | |
| Pennsylvania | (write-in) | On ballot |
| Rhode Island | On ballot | |
| South Carolina | Not on ballot | On ballot |
| South Dakota | Not on ballot | |
| Tennessee | Not on ballot | On ballot |
| Texas | (write-in) | On ballot |
| Utah | On ballot | |
| Vermont | On ballot | |
References
- Includes the three non-voting elected members to the Maine House of Representatives. Henry John Bear, a non-voting membe
- Electoral vote allocation for 2004 and 2008 based on 2000 census.
- Electoral vote allocation for 2012, 2016 and 2020 based on 2010 census.
- Electoral vote allocation for 2024 based on 2020 census
- Green Party of Alaska, despite having ballot access, did not place the GPUS nominee Howie Hawkins on the ballot.
- 1996 and 2000 presidential campaigns were prior to formation of GPUS but campaign was endorsed by existing state Green P
- Electoral vote allocation for 1996 and 2000 based on 1990 census.
- While Stein and Baraka did not receive any electoral votes, Green Winona LaDuke received one vote for Vice President fro
- Ralph Nader and Matt Gonzalez, a Green, ran an independent campaign and received 0 % of the vote, but they were not affi
- Ralph Nader and Peter Camejo, a Green, ran an independent campaign and received 0 % of the vote; however, they were not
- Nader was not formally nominated by the party itself, but he did receive the endorsement of a large number of state part
- In Iowa and Vermont, Anne Goeke was Nader's running mate, in New Jersey it was Madelyn Hoffman and in New York it was Mu
- Does not include 30,992 votes from 2018 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia
- Not recognized as a Senate election by the federal government, and shadow senators do not serve in Congress in any capac
- Not recognized as a Senate election by the federal government, and shadow senators do not serve in Congress in any capac
- Green Party of the United Stateshttps://www.gp.org/2025_media_kit
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/21/jill-stein-2024-presidential-election-blue-party-candidate
- "The Democrats Stole the Green Party's Best Idea"https://newrepublic.com/article/153127/democrats-stole-green-partys-best-idea
- New Politicshttps://newpol.org/issue_post/cornel-west-jill-stein-and-the-green-party/
- "Green Party's Jill Stein Running for President"https://web.archive.org/web/20150626004340/http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/6/23/green-party-candidate-jill-stein-announces-2016-presidential-run.html