Factions in the Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party of the United States generally espouses conservatism, but like most parties within two-party systems includes diversity on social and political-economic ideology, being composed of several factions.

This article discusses the current situation of the Republican Party. For information on historical factions, see History of the Republican Party (United States), Radical Republicans, Stalwart (politics), Half-Breed (politics), Progressive Era.

The conservative tradition in the Republican Party, as developed by Robert A. Taft and Everett McKinley Dirksen, is based on opposition to the New Deal. It features opposition to labor unions, high taxes, and government regulation.

In foreign policy, most conservatives are isolationist in foreign policy.

In economic policy, conservatives call for a large reduction in government spending, personalized accounts for Social Security, free trade, and less regulation of the economy. Supporters of supply-side economics predominate; but there are deficit hawks within the faction as well. Before 1930, the Northeastern pro-manufacturing faction of the GOP was strongly committed to high tariffs, but since 1945 it has been more supportive of free-market principles and treaties for open trade.

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