Green Party

On the political map: Strongly left economically · socially progressive

The Green Party grew out of the global ecological movement and organizes around four pillars: ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy, and nonviolence. It runs candidates independent of the two major parties — most visibly for president — and centers climate, demilitarization, and campaign-finance reform.

Founded

2001

In government

No members of Congress; holds scattered local offices and fields presidential candidates (Ralph Nader in 2000, Jill Stein more recently). Ballot access varies by state.

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Signature positions

A Green New Deal and rapid transition off fossil fuels
Single-payer 'Medicare for All' health care
Cut military spending and end overseas interventions
Publicly financed elections and ranked-choice voting
A living wage, strong labor rights, and worker cooperatives
Racial, gender, and economic justice

The platform, issue by issue

Taxes & Fiscal

Strongly left

Healthcare

Strongly left

Immigration & Border

Strongly left

Guns

Strongly left

Abortion & Reproductive Rights

Strongly left

Environment & Energy

Strongly left

Crime & Policing

Strongly left

Defense & Veterans

Strongly left

Economy & Labor

Strongly left

Foreign Policy & Trade

Strongly left

Civil Rights & Social

Strongly left

Education

Strongly left

Government & Democracy

Strongly left

Judicial & Nominations

Strongly left

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.

Where it sits on the political map

Party platforms:Green Party

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.