American Party of the United States
Chairman	Bruce Williams
Founded	February 1, 1969
Headquarters	Utah
Ideology	Paleoconservatism Nativism
Political position	Right-wing
Website
http://www.americanpartyofus.com/
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The American Party of the United States is a conservative political party in the United States. The party adheres to its Permanent Principles, which were established in 1969.

The party began as part of the American Independent Party, supporters of George Wallace's 1968 campaign for the presidency. In 1969, the AIP became the American Party at a convention attended by representatives from 37 states. Following the 1972 election, the American Party split from the American Independent Party. Both of the parties have nominated candidates for the presidency and other offices, although the AIP has considered itself a California affiliate of the Constitution Party. In New York, the American Party ran a state ticket in 1974 under the name of Courage Party, because a state law there prohibits the use of the word "American" on the ballot. The American Party won its strongest finish in the 1972 presidential election; nominee John G. Schmitz carried 1,090,673 votes (3rd place).

In 1990, a small number of former members of the American party began the Christian Party, whose membership reportedly grew at a faster rate, but nothing came of it.^[1]

The American Party has failed to achieve ballot status in any state since 1996. The party's website disappeared sometime in 2008. In 2010 the Ohio party endorsed several Libertarian Party candidates.

The party had a Florida affiliate, the American Party of Florida, that appeared to carry on operations into June 2011, but became defunct after that and no longer is listed as a political party in Florida.

In 2015, the party created a new website, a Twitter account and Facebook page were also created. The American Party is now known as the
American Party of the United States, and is not affiliated with the American Party of
South Carolina, the Independent American Party, or the American Party of America.

Presidential and vice-presidential candidates[edit]

Electoral History of the American Party

Sources for table:

• 
  Ohio Elects the President (2000), pp. 143–174.


• American Party history at OurCampaigns.com


• James T. Havel, U.S. Presidential Candidates and the Elections, vol. 2


• American Party website http://www.americanpartyofus.com/
  

See also[edit]

Conservatism portal

• Hall Lyons

References[edit]

• Dennis, Delmar "The American Party" Contra Mundum Volume 4 (Summer 1992), pages 46–47.


• The American Party of the United States. americanpartyofus.com/
  


• A brief history can be found on ourcampaigns.com
  

External links[edit]

• parties at politics.com


• americanpartyofus.com/


• Ourcampaigns.com


• 
  Utah County American Party Collection; MSS 1708; 20th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts; L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University