Communist Party USA
On the political map: Strongly left economically · socially progressive
Founded in 1919, the Communist Party USA is a Marxist-Leninist party calling for public ownership of major industry and finance, a democratically planned economy run by and for workers, and an end to what it sees as U.S. imperialism abroad. Over the past several decades it has shifted from running its own national candidates toward labor and community organizing and supporting the broad left.
Take the quiz: Am I a Communist? →Signature positions
- Public ownership of banks, energy, and major industry
- A guaranteed job, housing, and income for everyone
- Free universal health care and public education through college
- Sharply expanded union rights and worker control of production
- Deep cuts to the military and an anti-imperialist foreign policy
- Expansive civil-rights and immigrant protections
The two-cow parable
The classic economics joke, Communist Party USA edition — a ~20-second explainer.
The platform, issue by issue
Each issue runs left ↔ right(−1…+1), distilled from the party's most recent national platform. A simplified, directional read — not a substitute for the platform itself.
Members of Congress most aligned with this platform
Every current member ranked by how closely their voting record matches this platform, using the same issue-by-issue similarity as the My Politics quiz. No sitting member belongs to this party, so these are the members whose records land closest to it.
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Delia C. RamirezD · IL-3 · House92% - 2
Maxine DexterD · OR-3 · House92% - 3
Summer L. LeeD · PA-12 · House92% - 4
Wesley BellD · MO-1 · House91% - 5
Greg CasarD · TX-35 · House91% - 6
Alex PadillaD · CA · Senate91% - 7
Adelita S. GrijalvaD · AZ-7 · House90% - 8
Laura FriedmanD · CA-30 · House90% - 9
Johnny Olszewski, Jr.D · MD-2 · House90% - 10
Maxwell FrostD · FL-10 · House90% - 11
Yassamin AnsariD · AZ-3 · House90% - 12
Robert GarciaD · CA-42 · House90% - 13
Cleo FieldsD · LA-6 · House90% - 14
Jeff MerkleyD · OR · Senate89% - 15
Becca BalintD · VT · House89% - 16
Rashida TlaibD · MI-12 · House89% - 17
John W. HickenlooperD · CO · Senate89% - 18
Jesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaD · IL-4 · House89% - 19
Ilhan OmarD · MN-5 · House89% - 20
Kelly MorrisonD · MN-3 · House89% - 21
Sam T. LiccardoD · CA-16 · House89% - 22
Ayanna PressleyD · MA-7 · House89% - 23
James R. WalkinshawD · VA-11 · House89% - 24
Elizabeth WarrenD · MA · Senate89%
Where it sits on the political map
Each small dot is a current member (Dem · Rep); the larger dots are the party platforms. Economic axis: taxes, healthcare, labor, energy. Social axis: abortion, guns, immigration, civil rights, crime.