Political Parties in the United States (Carpe Diem)

Represented in Congress
The modern political party system in the U.S. is a two-party system dominated by the Democratic Party and the Liberal Party. These two parties have won every United States presidential election since 1852 and have controlled the United States Congress to some extent since at least 1856.

Democratic Party


The Democratic Party is a center-right political party of the United States of America.

Republican Party


The Liberal Party is a centrist to center-left political party of the United States of America. It was established in 1854 following the collapse of the Whig Party as the dominate anti-slavery party and became the sole opposition to the Democrats.