Parties

There are two Political Parties in the United States: the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. The Democratic Party is the left-wing party, spanning from center to left, while the Republican Party is the right-wing one, spanning from center-right to right. As of the 0.176 Beta, there are now Independents.

Progressives
Progressives make up a majority or plurality of the party membership in most liberal-leaning states, which is exclusive to social and fiscal very liberal.

Moderate Democrats
Moderate Democrats make up a majority or a plurality of the party membership nationally, they are more prominent in slightly more conservative-leaning states, such as Iowa, Maine, and North Carolina. This caucus covers social moderate to liberal positions, with a range of fiscal policies ranging from conservative to very liberal.

Conservative Democrats
Socially Conservative Democrats are, as the name implies, socially conservative. They are fiscally liberal to very liberal.

Conservatives
The standard republican, with conservative to very conservative fiscal and social ideologies.

Moderate Republicans
Moderate Republicans are those that have conservative social ideologies but are willing to compromise with Democrats on fiscal policies, with moderate to liberal fiscal ideology.

Libertarians
The Libertarian Republicans are a strange bunch, with libertarian social and economic ideology, they support two things: lower taxes and less regulation.Libertarian Republicans usually have conservative to very conservative social or fiscal ideologies, while the social or fiscal ideology is libertarian.

Independents
Politicians who are "independent" are forced by the game to affiliate with the Democrats or the Republicans.