Libertarian Party (United States)

The **Libertarian Party** is a political party in the United States, founded in 1971. The current Chairwoman of the Libertarian National Committee is Angela McArdle of Texas since 2022.

It is the third largest party in the United States in terms of the popular vote in the country's elections and number of candidates run per election, and it is also identified by many as the fastest growing political party in the United States.

## Ideas

The political ideas of the Libertarian Party reflect the ideas of libertarianism: supporting less regulated markets, a less powerful state, strong civil liberties (favoring same-sex marriage and other LGBT rights), the legalization of cannabis, separation of church and state, open immigration, neutrality in diplomatic issues, staying out of other countries' wars, freedom of trade and travel to all foreign countries, and a better democracy. They also support more lenient gun laws.

As of February 2024, there are over 650,000 voters registered as Libertarians. Hundreds of Libertarian candidates have been elected or appointed to public office, and thousands have run for office under the Libertarian banner.

## Presidential elections

The Libertarian Party has had a number of records, such as being the first party to get an electoral vote for a woman in a United States presidential election. On May 5, 2012, Gary Johnson received the Libertarian Party's official nomination for President of the United States in the 2012 election. In 2016, Johnson once again became the party's nominee with running mate William Weld. In the 2016 United States presidential election, they won more popular votes than ever before. In 2020, Jo Jorgensen became the Presidential nominee with the running mate Spike Cohen.
|Year|President|Vice President|Popular vote|Electoral vote|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1972|John Hospers|Tonie Nathan|0.00%|1|
|1976|Roger MacBride|David Bergland|0.21%|0|
|1980|Ed Clark|David H. Koch|1.06%|0|
|1984|David Bergland|James A. Lewis|0.25%|0|
|1988|Ron Paul|Andre Marrou|0.47%|0|
|1992|Andre Marrou|Nancy Lord|0.28%|0|
|1996|Harry Browne|Jo Jorgensen|0.50%|0|
|2000|Harry Browne|Art Olivier|0.36%|0|
|2004|Michael Badnarik|Richard Campagna|0.32%|0|
|2008|Bob Barr|Wayne Allyn Root|0.40%|0|
|2012|Gary Johnson|Jim Gray|0.99%|0|
|2016|Gary Johnson|Bill Weld|3.28%|1|
|2020|Jo Jorgensen|Spike Cohen|1.18%|0|

## Caucuses

Given the diverse nature of libertarianism, there are several political factions within the Libertarian Party that have formed caucuses. Currently, the Mises Caucus runs the party.

## Other websites

- Official website

## References

**Notes 9. reference is a dead link**

## Infobox (political party)

- **name**: Libertarian Party
- **chairperson**: Angela McArdle (Texas, TX)
- **secretary**: Caryn Ann Harlos (Colorado, CO)
- **headquarters**: 1444 Duke St.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
- **membership year**: February 2020
- **membership**: 652,261
- **position**: Political syncretism, Syncretic:

Social: Left-wing

Fiscal: Right-wing
- **international**: International Alliance of Libertarian Parties
- **seats1 title**: United States Senate, Senate
- **seats2 title**: United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives
- **seats3 title**: Governor (United States), State governorships
- **seats4 title**: State legislature (United States), State upper chambers
- **seats5 title**: State legislature (United States), State lower chambers
- **seats6 title**: Governor (United States), Territorial governorships
- **seats7 title**: Territories of the United States, Territorial upper chambers
- **seats8 title**: Territories of the United States, Territorial lower chambers
- **seats9 title**: Other elected offices
- **seats9**: **221 (2021)**
- **colors**: Gold-yellow
- **symbol**:
- **slogan**: "Minimum government, maximum freedom."
- **country**: United States