Conservative Party (United States)


The Conservative Party in the United States refers to various state parties that have no connection with one another that support conservatism in the United States.

National level

There never has been an active national political party that used the name "Conservative."
The Conservative Party USA is a 527 organization.
The "American Conservative Party was formed in 2008 and then decommissioned in 2016. It does not claim any members who ran for or held political office.

State level

New York

The Conservative Party of New York State, founded in 1962. New York state's party has elected two men to the United States Congress:
A conservative party in Illinois established in 2018, largely to support State Senator Sam McCann's run for governor.

New Jersey

Voters in New Jersey may choose to register in the New Jersey Conservative Party. As of February 2019 there 10,610 registered members.

Virginia

See Conservative Party of Virginia.

South

In the Reconstruction era after the Civil War, former Whigs in several Southern states formed parties with the "Conservative" or "Democratic-Conservative" name. Eventually they all merged into the Democratic Party, among them: