Constitution Party (United States)

The Constitution Party, previously known as the U.S. Taxpayers' Party, is a national political party in the United States. It promotes American nationalism, paleoconservatism, Christian values, the anti-abortion movement, and greater attention to the U.S. Constitution. It has around 100,000 members.^[11]

Constitution Party
Chairperson	Frank Fluckiger[1]
Founded	1991[2]
Headquarters	Lancaster, Pennsylvania[3]
Membership	97,893[4]
Ideology	Christian right[5] Conservatism[6] Fiscal conservatism[5] Paleoconservatism[7][8] Social conservatism[5]
Political position	Right-wing[9][10]
Website
constitutionparty.com

Election results

Presidential

Year	Candidate	Votes[12]	%	+/– %
1992	Howard Phillips	43,369	0.04%	N/A
1996		184,656	0.19%	0.15
2000		98,020	0.09%	0.10
2004	Michael Peroutka	143,630	0.12%	0.03
2008	Chuck Baldwin	199,750	0.15%	0.03
2012	Virgil Goode	122,389	0.09%	0.06
2016	Darrell Castle	203,090	0.15%	0.06
2020	Don Blankenship	60,080	0.04	0.11
2024	Randall Terry	N/A	N/A	N/A

References

1. "Executive Committee – Constitution Party". Retrieved 25 November 2018.
2. Sara Diamond, "The U.S. Taxpayers Party"; The Guardian; UK; October 9, 1991; reprinted in Facing the Wrath; Common Courage Press; 1996.
3. Media & National Party – Constitution Party. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
4. Winger, Richard (July 27, 2017). "New Registration for the United States". ballot-access.org. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
5. "Ideological Third Parties and Splinter Parties". Archived from the original on 2015-01-16. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
6. Cox, Vicki (2007). The History of Third Parties. Infobase Publishing. p. 79.
7. Kleefeld, Eric (July 26, 2010). "Tancredo's New Home In The Constitution Party: A Religious, Paleoconservative Group Without Much Electoral Success". Talking Points Memo. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
8. "Constitutionally Contentious". The American Spectator. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
9. "Meet the Constitution Party's Candidate". Reason.com. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
10. "Tancredo's New Home In The Constitution Party: A Religious, Paleoconservative Group Without Much Electoral Success". TPM. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
11. "Mid-2017 Voter Registration Totals". Ballot Access News. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
12. National Election History – Constitution Party. Retrieved 25 November 2018.