Party Convention in the United States

Concept of Party Convention

In the U.S., in the context of Political Parties in the U.S., Party Convention has the following meaning: A gathering of party activists and officials to write party rules, adopt the party platform, select delegates to the next round of conventions, and in some places, to nominate the party’s candidates for office. Conventions are held at the precinct, county, state, and national levels. (Source of this definition of Party Convention : University of Texas)

Major Party Conventions and Platforms, 1832-2008

• Democratic National Convention, 1832
• Democratic National Convention, 1835
• Democratic National Convention, 1840 (1840 Democratic Platform)
• Democratic National Convention, 1844 (1844 Democratic Platform)
• Democratic National Convention, 1848 (1848 Democratic Platform)
• Democratic National Convention, 1852 (1852 Democratic Platform)
• Democratic National Convention, 1856 (1856 Democratic Platform)
• Republican National Convention, 1856 (1856 Republican Platform)
• Democratic National Convention, 1860 (1860 Democratic Platform)
• Republican National Convention, 1860 (1860 Republican Platform)
• Democratic National Convention, 1864 (1864 Democratic Platform)
• Republican National Convention, 1864 (1864 Republican Platform)
• Democratic National Convention, 1868 (1868 Democratic Platform)
• Republican National Convention, 1868 (1868 Republican Platform)
• Democratic National Convention, 1872 (1872 Democratic Platform)
• Republican National Convention, 1872 (1872 Republican Platform)
• Democratic National Convention, 1876 (1876 Democratic Platform)
• Republican National Convention, 1876 (1876 Republican Platform)
• Democratic National Convention, 1880 (1880 Democratic Platform)
• Republican National Convention, 1880 (1880 Republican Platform)
• Democratic National Convention, 1884 (1884 Democratic Platform)
• Republican National Convention, 1884 (1884 Republican Platform)
• Democratic National Convention, 1888 (1888 Democratic Platform)
• Republican National Convention, 1888 (1888 Republican Platform)
• Democratic National Convention, 1892 (1892 Democratic Platform)
• Republican National Convention, 1892 (1892 Republican Platform)
• Democratic National Convention, 1896 (1896 Democratic Platform)
• Republican National Convention, 1896 (1896 Republican Platform)
• Democratic National Convention, 1900 (1900 Democratic Platform)
• Republican National Convention, 1900 (1900 Republican Platform)
• Democratic National Convention, 1904 (1904 Democratic Platform)
• Republican National Convention, 1904 (1904 Republican Platform)
• Democratic National Convention, 1908 (1908 Democratic Platform)
• Republican National Convention, 1908 (1908 Republican Platform)
• Democratic National Convention, 1912 (1912 Democratic Platform)
• Republican National Convention, 1912 (1912 Republican Platform)
• Democratic National Convention, 1916 (1916 Democratic Platform)
• Republican National Convention, 1916 (1916 Republican Platform)
• Democratic National Convention, 1920 (1920 Democratic Platform)
• Republican National Convention, 1920 (1920 Republican Platform)
• Democratic National Convention, 1924 (1924 Democratic Platform)
• Republican National Convention, 1924 (1924 Republican Platform)
  Democratic National Convention, 1928
  Document: 1928 Democratic Platform
  Republican National Convention, 1928
  Document: 1928 Republican Platform
  Democratic National Convention, 1932
  Document: 1932 Democratic Platform
  Republican National Convention, 1932
  Document: 1932 Republican Platform
  Democratic National Convention, 1936
  Document: 1936 Democratic Platform
  Republican National Convention, 1936
  Document: 1936 Republican Platform
  Democratic National Convention, 1940
  Document: 1940 Democratic Platform
  Republican National Convention, 1940
  Document: 1940 Republican Platform
  Democratic National Convention, 1944
  Document: 1944 Democratic Platform
  Republican National Convention, 1944
  Document: 1944 Republican Platform
  Democratic National Convention, 1948
  Document: 1948 Democratic Platform
  Republican National Convention, 1948
  Document: 1948 Republican Platform
  Democratic National Convention, 1952
  Document: 1952 Democratic Platform
  Republican National Convention, 1952
  Document: 1952 Republican Platform
  Democratic National Convention, 1956
  Document: 1956 Democratic Platform
  Republican National Convention, 1956
  Document: 1956 Republican Platform
  Democratic National Convention, 1960
  Document: 1960 Democratic Platform
  Republican National Convention, 1960
  Document: 1960 Republican Platform
  Democratic National Convention, 1964
  Document: 1964 Democratic Platform
  Republican National Convention, 1964
  Document: 1964 Republican Platform
  Democratic National Convention, 1968
  Document: 1968 Democratic Platform
  Republican National Convention, 1968
  Document: 1968 Republican Platform
  Democratic National Convention, 1972
  Document: 1972 Democratic Platform
  Republican National Convention, 1972
  Document: 1972 Republican Platform
  Democratic National Convention, 1976
  Document: 1976 Democratic Platform
  Republican National Convention, 1976
  Document: 1976 Republican Platform
  Democratic National Convention, 1980
  Document: 1980 Democratic Platform
  Republican National Convention, 1980
  Document: 1980 Republican Platform
  Democratic National Convention, 1984
  Document: 1984 Democratic Platform
  Republican National Convention, 1984
  Document: 1984 Republican Platform
  Democratic National Convention, 1988
  Document: 1988 Democratic Platform
  Republican National Convention, 1988
  Document: 1988 Republican Platform
  Democratic National Convention, 1992
  Document: 1992 Democratic Platform
  Republican National Convention, 1992
  Document: 1992 Republican Platform
  Democratic National Convention, 1996
  Document: 1996 Democratic Platform
  Republican National Convention, 1996
  Document: 1996 Republican Platform
  Democratic National Convention, 2000
  Document: 2000 Democratic Platform
  Republican National Convention, 2000
  Document: 2000 Republican Platform
  Democratic National Convention, 2004
  Document: 2004 Democratic Platform
  Republican National Convention, 2004
  Document: 2004 Republican Platform
  Democratic National Convention, 2008
  Document: 2008 Democratic Platform
  Republican National Convention, 2008
  Document: 2008 Republican Platform

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See Also

• Political Parties