Republican Party (United States)

Republican Party
Republican Party
Chairperson	Reince Priebus (WI)
Senate Leader	Mitch McConnell (KY)
House Leader	John Boehner (Speaker) (OH) ; Eric Cantor (Majority Leader) (VA)
Chair of Governors Association	Rick Perry (TX)
Founded	1854
Preceded by	Whig Party; Free Soil Party
Headquarters	310 First Street NE; Washington, D.C. 20003
Student wing	College Republicans
Youth wing	Young Republicans Teenage Republicans
Ideology	Modern:; • American conservatism; • Social conservatism; • Fiscal conservatism; • Economic liberalism; • Libertarian conservatism; Historical:; • Abolitionism; • Classical liberalism; Internal factions:; • Conservatives; • Moderate Republicans; • Libertarian Republicans; Historical factions:; • Radical Republicans; • Carpetbagger; • Scalawags; • Stalwarts; • Half-Breeds; • Rockefeller Republicans
International affiliation	International Democrat Union
Unofficial colors	Red
Political position	Center-right[citation needed]
Seats in the Senate	47 / 100
Seats in the House	240 / 435
Governorships	29 / 50
State Upper Houses	1,001 / 1,921
State Lower Houses	3,021 / 5,410
Website
	http://www.gop.com/
	Politics of United States; Political parties; Elections

"GOP" redirects here. For other uses, see GOP (disambiguation).

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP (Grand Old Party). The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S. political spectrum and is considered center-right, in contrast to the center-left Democrats.

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