Political Parties
The two major political parties in California that currently have representation in the State Legislature and U.S. Congress are the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. There are four other parties that qualify for official ballot status: the American Independent Party, Green Party, Libertarian Party, and Peace and Freedom Party.
Of the 17,304,091 California voters registered for the November 4, 2008, general election:
- 44.4% were Democrats
- 31.3% were Republicans
- 4.4% were affiliated with other political parties
- 19.9% were unaffiliated ("Decline to State" or "No Party Preference") voters
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