Political parties in U.S. presidential elections
Parties with a presidential nominee in the record, by number of presidencies won.
- Republican 25 wins from 43 nominees · 1856–2024
- Democratic 23 wins from 51 nominees · 1828–2024
- Democratic-Republican 7 wins from 11 nominees · 1796–1824
- Federalist 3 wins from 8 nominees · 1789–1816
- Whig 2 wins from 8 nominees · 1836–1852
- Independent 0 wins from 4 nominees · 1820–1992
- Free Soil 0 wins from 2 nominees · 1848–1852
- Green 0 wins from 2 nominees · 2000–2016
- National-Republican 0 wins from 2 nominees · 1828–1832
- Progressive 0 wins from 2 nominees · 1912–1924
- American Independent 0 wins from 1 nominee · 1968
- Anti-Masonic 0 wins from 1 nominee · 1832
- Constitutional Union 0 wins from 1 nominee · 1860
- Libertarian 0 wins from 1 nominee · 2016
- Populist 0 wins from 1 nominee · 1892
- Reform 0 wins from 1 nominee · 1996
- Socialist 0 wins from 1 nominee · 1912
- Southern Democratic 0 wins from 1 nominee · 1860
- States' Rights 0 wins from 1 nominee · 1948
- Whig-American 0 wins from 1 nominee · 1856
Party names follow the source. Early labels such as “Democratic-Republican” and “Federalist” describe loose coalitions rather than modern parties.