Federalist Party

The Federalist Party, also known as the NFC (New Federalist Committee), and is one of the major parties in the United States. The Federalist typically align with Republicans and other conservatives.

The Federalist Party was founded in 1868 in response to the drastic actions that were being taken by Radical Republicans during Reconstruction. The first federalist resident was Baxter Lynnfield elected in 1872. The federalist platform is centered around states rights, limited government, social conservatism, and laissez faire economics.

Today the NFC is one of the major political parties in the country with 8% of the United States' population identifying as NFC members. In January 2016, 37% of polled Americans expressed a willingness to vote for a Federalist candidate. Although no federalist has won the presidency since 1912, party members still occupy many offices at the state, local, and national levels. In the 2016 election the NFC presidential candidate Theodore Franklin Jack only made it to the fourth ballot, with 19 states and 99 electoral votes before being eliminated.