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Can you name the American Political Parties that have received at least 1% of the popular vote?
created by
poprox101
Enter a political party in the box below
Correctly named political parties will show up below
Answers do not have to be guessed in order
Source:
The American Pageant: A History of the Republic Thirteenth Edition/Advanced Placement Edition pgs. A56-A59
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Years
Political Party
Highest Percentage
1828-2008
1964 - Lyndon B. Johnson, 61.05%
1856-2008
1972 - Richard Nixon, 60.67%
1792-1824
1820 - James Monroe, 100%
1884-1892, 1900-1916
1892 - John Bidwell, 2.2%
1792-1816
1796 - John Adams, 53.4%
1904-1920, 1932
1912 - Eugene V. Debs, 6.0%
1836-1856
1840 - John Tyler, 52.9%
1828-1836
1828 - John Quincy Adams, 43.6%
1912, 1924, 1948
1912 - Theodore Roosevelt - 27.4%
1848-1852
1848 - Martin Van Buren, 10.1%
1880-1884
1884 - James Baird Weaver, 3.3%
1892-1896
1896 - William Jennings Bryan, 45.8%
2000-2004
2000 - Ralph Nader, 2.74%
Years
Political Party
Highest Percentage
1832
1832 - William Wirt, 7.8%
1844
1844 - James G. Birney, 2.3%
1856
1856 - Millard Fillmore, 21.6%
1860
1860 - John Bell, 12.6%
1864
1864 - Abraham Lincoln, 55.0%
1872
1872 - Horace Greeley, 43.8%
1888
1888 - Alson Jenness Streeter, 1.3%
1920
1920 - Parley Parker Christensen, 1.0%
1936
1936 - William Lemke, 2.0%
1948
1948 - Strom Thurmond, 2.4%
1968
1968 - George Wallace, 13.5%
1980
1980 - Ed Clark, 1.1%
1996
1996 - Ross Perot, 8.4%
1996 - Ross Perot, 8.4%
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Political Parties By 1% Popular Vote Quiz
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Shay
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Mar 10th, 2011 at 13:44 GMT
6 points
Great quiz, though I'd take 'Independent' off the quiz - Ross Perot didn't run as the 'Independent party', he was an Independent candidate, i.e. he had no party. So it doesn't really make sense to have it on a 'parties with at least 1% of the vote' quiz.
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Sein1
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Mar 10th, 2011 at 22:34 GMT
-5 points
william jennings bryan ran as a democrat in 96, he never ran as part of the populist party
poprox101
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Mar 10th, 2011 at 23:22 GMT
3 points
@Shay How about if it says "Independent Ticket/No Official Party" instead? @Sein1 In 1896 Jennings was endorsed by the Democratic and Populist parties, effectively forming a coalition so as to better challenge William McKinley for the presidency. However, I have noticed that 1900 is an incorrect election date, as they ran their own candidate that year, so that will be fixed.
kcostell
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Mar 14th, 2011 at 08:23 GMT
4 points
I'd say make independent a bonus answer. Having "no party" as an answer on a quiz asking you to name parties is misleading.
kcostell
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Mar 14th, 2011 at 15:02 GMT
5 points
Also, shouldn't Libertarian be an answer here? Edward Clark broke 1% of the vote in 1980.
poprox101
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Mar 14th, 2011 at 21:39 GMT
1 point
@kcostell I included 'Libertarian' as a choice now; why does it seem that online sources are more reliable than printed word when using online sources are more frowned upon than printed sources? Also I was not aware you could put bonus answers on unpublished quizzes until I looked it up in the FAQ; kudos to whoever programmed that in there!
ClintT13
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Mar 14th, 2011 at 22:21 GMT
5 points
Why do "Constitutional Union", "National Union" and "Union" all show up when I type "union", but "Union Labor" does not show up? Either accept all four with Union in the name, or make us type the full name for each of them.
giveupyet
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Mar 15th, 2011 at 04:29 GMT
1 point
Perhaps it would help to have the names of the candidates showing before you guess the parties, as a hint. But that might just be me. Great job!
rivkid
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Mar 16th, 2011 at 01:44 GMT
11 points
I hope Jimmy McMillan and the Deficit Is Too Damn High Party make this list in 2012.
Riko
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Mar 23rd, 2011 at 08:02 GMT
9 points
Let's hope we never see 'Tea Party' on this list. Great quiz!
Game published: Mar 30th, 2011 at 17:01 GMT
Ben1234
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Mar 30th, 2011 at 20:48 GMT
35 points
I was just going to say that the Rent is Too Damn High Party should be bonus answer!
volkstraum
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Mar 30th, 2011 at 21:36 GMT
2 points
I'm pretty sure Grandpa Munster (Al lewis) ran for president every campaign. Why isn't he listed under the anarchist party?
Bretzky
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Mar 30th, 2011 at 22:25 GMT
1 point
Even though I understand why it's used, I always cringe when I see "Democratic-Republican Party" because it is so historically inaccurate.
Bretzky
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Mar 30th, 2011 at 22:26 GMT
10 points
Also, Tyler was not the Whig Party candidate for President in 1840; it was William Henry Harrison. Harrison died one month into office, which is why Tyler actually served the term.
venuspersephone
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Mar 30th, 2011 at 23:25 GMT
3 points
5 globes because you know that the party name is the Democratic Party, not the Democrat Party.
myb555
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Mar 30th, 2011 at 23:40 GMT
1 point
I agree with bretzky - i was gonna say that!
double_the_n
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Mar 31st, 2011 at 15:46 GMT
6 points
is it bad that once i got democratic-republican, i tried republican-democrat? here in milwaukee we had a candidate run under the "Not the White Man's Bitch" party.
double_the_n
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Mar 31st, 2011 at 15:47 GMT
5 points
also I might add that I think it's hilarious that, because I took this quiz, I might also enjoy "Most Popular Dog Breeds"
double_the_n
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Mar 31st, 2011 at 15:48 GMT
4 points
AND I find it a tad bit depressing that 5% and 7.9% of people missed Republican and Democratic, respectively.
gellchom
:
Mar 31st, 2011 at 17:02 GMT
4 points
I think you need to specify that you mean presidential elections.
atakdog
:
Apr 1st, 2011 at 01:26 GMT
2 points
Progressive uses a hyphen between the candidate's name and the percentage, which makes it look at first glance like he got negative 27 percent of the vote. All other entries use a comma.
ncr1119
:
May 6th, 2011 at 05:17 GMT
3 points
William Henry Harrison ran under the Whig ticket in 1840, not John Tyler.
coelho4187
:
Jul 20th, 2011 at 16:01 GMT
1 point
John Schmitz won 1.4% in 1972 with the American Party.
Fishal
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Aug 19th, 2011 at 19:15 GMT
1 point
Sad that nobody remembers the National Republicans. John Quincy certainly had my vote.
Snigglie
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Dec 6th, 2012 at 14:20 GMT
1 point
Why aren't the Southern Democrats included? In 1860, they split from the Democratic party and nominated John C. Breckinridge, who got 18% of the vote. Also, Lincoln ran under the National Union Party ticket in 1864 and received 55%.
JackStormson
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Dec 16th, 2012 at 14:55 GMT
2 points
Typing "Union" gives you Union, Constitutional Union, and National Union parties, but typing "Republican" doesn't give you National Republican or Liberal Republican. Consistency would be nice.
Acid_Snow
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Apr 15th, 2013 at 20:26 GMT
1 point
I was wondering where Southern Democratic was as well. Breckinridge did get a significant chunk of the vote that year.
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