An IPR Analytic Report
For the country’s three visible third parties, we present Federal Elections Committee data on total receipts since the start of 2021, cash on hand at the start of the year, money received during 2022, money spent since the start of 2022, and cash on hand at the end of the “Pre-Election Period”.
From these numbers we see that the Constitution Party has about 40% of the resources of the Green Party, while the Libertarian National Committee has about twelve times the financial resources of the Green Party.
Constitution Party
Total Receipts from 1/1/2021 … $128,300
2022 to date —
Start of year … $14018
Total Receipts … $57016
Disbursements … $58307
Cash on Hand … $12727
Green Party of the United States
Total Receipts from 1/1/2021 … $333,328
2022 to date —
Start of year … $103,120
Total Receipts … $145,475
Disbursements … $149,572
Cash on Hand … $ 99,022
Libertarian National Committee
Total Receipts from 1/1/2021 … $4,033,672
2022 to date —
Start of year … $297,366
Total Receipts … $1,789,388
Disbursements … $1,840,903
Cash on Hand … $ 245,850
As I’ve said since inception, it is impressive what the Libertarian Party national does with less income than a small-town grocery store.
My estimates/those of the now dormant Libertarian Poll Data Group were that every presidential election Billions are spent to shut the LP up.
The unusual percentage of mission-driven activists has a lot do do with it as well, of course.
Very useful data. Many thanks again, George.
Other parties I’m interested in if the data is nearby and handy:
(national) Working Families Party
American Solidarity Party
Forward Party
Movement for a People’s Party
Alliance Party
LP vs. Green financial disparity makes sense. The Democrat Party is essentially a Green Party, so little need for funding something separate. However, the GOP is not essentially a Libertarian Party, so more need exists.
Through the years: https://i.imgur.com/0lFwMhe.png
Except for 2008 and 2009, the Libertarian Party has never had less than twice the combined revenue of the Green and Constitution parties. In 2021 and 2022 the LP has had more than 8.5 x their combined revenue.
Very interesting. Thanks for finding and reporting this important factor in third party activities.