Republican Party (United States)

The **Republican Party**, also known as the **Grand Old Party** (**GOP**), is one of the two biggest political parties in the United States. Since the mid-1850s, the party's main opponent has been the Democratic Party. Both political parties have controlled American politics ever since. The party sits on the right wing of the American political spectrum, with the Democratic Party being positioned to their left. However, there also factions of the Republican Party that are center-right and far-right.

Ideologically, Republicans favor fiscal and social conservatism. It opposes single-payer healthcare, abortion, euthanasia, labor unions, affirmative action, marijuana legalization, and a high minimum wage. It advocates for low taxes, limited government, gun rights, free markets, traditional values and free trade. It did, however, hold protectionist opinions during its early days, for example during Theodore Roosevelt’s presidency. It also held anti-free trade opinions during Donald Trump's presidency.

## Infobox (political party)

- **name**: Republican Party
- **logo**: GOP logo (positive).svg
- **logo size**: 250
- **chairperson**: Joe Gruters
- **foundation**:
Ripon, Wisconsin, U.S.
- **ideology**: **Factions in the Republican Party (United States), Factions**:
- **headquarters**: 310 First Street SE,
Washington, D.C., U.S.
- **international**: * International Democracy Union
** Asia Pacific Democracy Union
** European Conservatives and Reformists Party (global partner)
- **country**: the United States
- **abbreviation**: GOP
- **founders**: Alvan E. Bovay
Henry Jarvis Raymond, Henry J. Raymond
- **colors**: Red
- **governing body**: Republican National Committee
- **merger**: Whig Party (United States), Whig Party
Free Soil Party
Anti-Nebraska movement
- **student wing**: College Republicans
High School Republican National Federation
- **womens wing**: National Federation of Republican Women
- **position**: Right-wing politics, Right-wing
- **symbol**:
- **leader1 name**: Donald Trump
- **leader2 name**: JD Vance
- **leader3 title**: Party leaders of the United States Senate, Senate Majority Leader
- **leader3 name**: John Thune
- **leader5 title**: Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives, House Majority Leader
- **leader5 name**: Steve Scalise
- **leader4 title**: Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Speaker of the House
- **leader4 name**: Mike Johnson
- **wing1 title**: Overseas wing
- **wing1**: Republicans Overseas
- **affiliation1 title**: Congressional caucus, Caucuses
- **affiliation1**: Republican Governance Group
Republican Main Street Partnership#Affiliated members of Congress, Republican Main Street Caucus
Republican Study Committee
Freedom Caucus
- **seats1 title**: United States Senate, Senate
- **seats2 title**: United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives
- **seats3 title**: List of current United States governors#State governors, State governors
- **seats4 title**: State legislature (United States), State upper chambers
- **seats5 title**: State legislature (United States), State lower chambers
- **seats6 title**: List of current United States governors#Territory governors, Territorial governors
- **seats7 title**: Territories of the United States#Governments and legislatures, Territorial upper chambers
- **seats8 title**: Territories of the United States#Governments and legislatures, Territorial lower chambers
- **leader1 title**: President of the United States, U.S. President
- **leader2 title**: Vice President of the United States, U.S. Vice President