Political parties in New York

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Although there are hundreds of political parties in the United States, only certain parties qualify to have the names of their candidates for office printed on election ballots. In order to qualify for ballot placement, a party must meet certain requirements that vary from state to state. For example, in some states, a party may have to file a petition in order to qualify for ballot placement. In other states, a party must organize around a candidate for a specific office; that candidate must, in turn, win a percentage of the vote in order for the party to be granted ballot status. In still other states, an aspiring political party must register a certain number of voters.

HIGHLIGHTS

As of May 2024, New York officially recognized four political parties. See the table below for further details.

In some states, a candidate may choose to have a label other than that of an officially recognized party appear alongside his or her name on the ballot. Such labels are called political party designations. New York allows candidates to use political party designations.

To learn more about ballot access requirements for political parties in New York, see this article.

Political parties

See also: List of political parties in the United States

As of May 2024, there were four recognized political parties in New York. These are listed in the table below.

Party	Website link	By-laws/platform link
Conservative Party of New York State	Link	Party platform
Democratic Party of New York	Link	Party platform
Republican Party of New York	Link	Party platform
Working Families Party	Link	Party platform

See also

• Ballot access requirements for political candidates in New York
• Ballot access requirements for presidential candidates in New York
• List of political parties in the United States
• Democratic Party of New York
• Republican Party of New York