Constitution Party (United States)
Constitution Party | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Frank Fluckiger[1] |
| Founded | 1991[2] |
| Headquarters | Lancaster, Pennsylvania[3] |
| Membership |  97,893[4] |
| Ideology | Christian right[5] Conservatism[6] Fiscal conservatism[5] Paleoconservatism[7][8] Social conservatism[5] |
| Political position | Right-wing[9][10] |
| Website | |
| constitutionparty | |
The Constitution Party, previously known as the U.S. Taxpayers' Party, is a national political party in the United States. It promotes American nationalism, paleoconservatism, Christian values, the anti-abortion movement, and greater attention to the U.S. Constitution. It has around 100,000 members.[11]
Election results
Presidential
| Year | Candidate | Votes[12] | % | +/– % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Howard Phillips | 43,369 | 0.04% | N/A |
| 1996 | 184,656 | 0.19% | 0.15 | |
| 2000 | 98,020 | 0.09% |  0.10 | |
| 2004 | Michael Peroutka | 143,630 | 0.12% | 0.03 |
| 2008 | Chuck Baldwin | 199,750 | 0.15% | 0.03 |
| 2012 | Virgil Goode | 122,389 | 0.09% | 0.06 |
| 2016 | Darrell Castle | 203,090 | 0.15% | 0.06 |
| 2020 | Don Blankenship | 60,080 | 0.04 |
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| 2024 | Randall Terry | N/A | N/A | N/A |
References
- ↑ "Executive Committee – Constitution Party". Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ↑ Sara Diamond, "The U.S. Taxpayers Party"; The Guardian; UK; October 9, 1991; reprinted in Facing the Wrath; Common Courage Press; 1996.
- ↑ Media & National Party – Constitution Party Archived 2019-03-31 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ↑ Winger, Richard (July 27, 2017). "New Registration for the United States". ballot-access.org. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ↑ Cox, Vicki (2007). The History of Third Parties. Infobase Publishing. p. 79.
- ↑ Kleefeld, Eric (July 26, 2010). "Tancredo's New Home In The Constitution Party: A Religious, Paleoconservative Group Without Much Electoral Success". Talking Points Memo. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Constitutionally Contentious". The American Spectator. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Meet the Constitution Party's Candidate". Reason.com. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Tancredo's New Home In The Constitution Party: A Religious, Paleoconservative Group Without Much Electoral Success". TPM. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Mid-2017 Voter Registration Totals". Ballot Access News. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
- ↑ National Election History – Constitution Party Archived 2018-11-14 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 November 2018.