Whittemore Library: Civic Engagement: Understand Your Own Political Attitudes

What is Your Political Ideology?

American political parties have a number of distinctive characteristics. The two major political parties have been dominant for a long period of time. The parties are permeable, meaning that people are able to join or leave the party ranks freely. The two major parties are ideologically ambiguous in that they are umbrella organizations that can accommodate people representing a broad spectrum of interests.

Publisher, A. removed at request of original. (2016). 6.1 Political Culture. https://open.lib.umn.edu/americangovernment/chapter/6-1-political-culture/

2023 Political Party Quiz by I Side With...
"Answer the following questions to see how your political beliefs match your political parties and candidates." An independent site, not affiliated with any investors, shareholders, political parties, or interest groups.
Directory of U.S. Political Parties by Ron Gunzburger - Founder & Publisher of Politics1.com
"Launched online in 1997, Politics1 is published as a non-partisan public service to promote fully informed decision-making by the American electorate." This Directory includes both major and minor political parties, including many you'll never have heard of, such as single-issue parties, most of which have seldom or never been able to get on a ballot in any state. Still, it demonstrates the diversity of political ideology in the United States.
Feel like you don't fit in either political party? Here's why. by Domenico Montanaro
"The idea that Americans are polarized makes it seem as if there are only two sides in politics — liberal and conservative, Democratic and Republican.

"But Americans are far more complicated politically, a new Pew Research Center typology shows in a study that gives a clearer picture of the full spectrum of American political views."
Ideologies of political parties: lesson overview by Khan Academy
A high-level overview of liberal and conservative ideologies and their roles in American political parties.
Political Parties
Short article detailing the early history of political parties in the U.S.A.
Political Parties Today by University of Minnesota
Publication Date: 2016
Book Chapter from American Government and Politics in the Information Age.