Republican Party (United States)

==== Libertarians ====
{{main|Factions in the Republican Party (United States)#Libertarians|Libertarian Republican}}
{{See also|Libertarian conservatism|Right-libertarianism|Libertarianism in the United States|Republican Liberty Caucus|Tea Party Movement}}
The Republican Party has a small faction of [[Libertarian Republican|libertarians]]. This faction of the party tends to prevail in the [[Midwestern United States|Midwestern]] and [[Western United States]].<ref name="Cohn2023" />

[[Right-libertarianism]] emerged from [[fusionism]] in the 1950s and 60s.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Why Americans Hate Politics|last=Dionne Jr.|first=E.J.|publisher=Simon & Schuster|year=1991|location=New York|page=161}}</ref> [[Barry Goldwater]] had a substantial impact on the conservative-libertarian movement of the 1960s.<ref>{{Citation |last=Poole |first=Robert |title=In memoriam: Barry Goldwater |date=August–September 1998 |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1568/is_n4_v30/ai_20954419 |newspaper=[[Reason (magazine)|Reason]] |type=Obituary |archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090628123204/http%3A//findarticles%2Ecom/p/articles/mi_m1568/is_n4_v30/ai_20954419/ |archive-date=June 28, 2009}}</ref> Libertarians typically favor cutting taxes and regulations, repealing the [[Affordable Care Act]], and protecting [[Gun politics in the United States|gun rights]].<ref name="NYTAnalysis">{{Cite web|url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/08/26/sunday-review/a-new-guide-to-the-republican-herd.html|title=A New Guide to the Republican Herd|website=archive.nytimes.com|date=August 26, 2012}}</ref> In foreign policy Libertarians prefer [[non-interventionism]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB118463507387568429|title=Libertarians and the War|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=July 17, 2007|access-date=July 29, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729093522/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB118463507387568429|archive-date=July 29, 2017|last1=Barnett|first1=Randy E.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cato.org/policy-report/julyaugust-2015/toward-libertarian-foreign-policy|title=Toward a Libertarian Foreign Policy|access-date=July 29, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730020813/https://www.cato.org/policy-report/julyaugust-2015/toward-libertarian-foreign-policy|archive-date=July 30, 2017}}</ref> and [[isolationism]].<ref name="Cohn2023" /> Compared to other Republicans, they are more likely to favor the [[Legalization of non-medical cannabis in the United States|legalization of marijuana]], [[LGBT rights in the United States|LGBT rights]] such as [[same-sex marriage]], [[gun rights]], oppose [[surveillance|mass surveillance]], and support reforms to current laws surrounding [[Civil forfeiture in the United States|civil asset forfeiture]]. Right-wing libertarians are [[Libertarian perspectives on abortion|strongly divided on the subject of abortion]].<ref name="Libertarians for Life">{{cite web |author=Doris Gordon (1995, 1999) |title=Abortion and Rights: Applying Libertarian Principles Correctly |url=http://www.l4l.org/library/abor-rts.html |publisher=[[Libertarians for Life]] |access-date=March 8, 2023 |archive-date=May 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526031557/http://l4l.org/library/abor-rts.html |url-status=live }} Also see: {{cite book |last1=McElroy |first1=Wendy |title=Liberty for Women |date=2002 |publisher=Ivan R. Dee |isbn=978-1566634359 |location=Chicago |page=156 |oclc=260069067 |quote=Libertarians for Life declare that abortion is not a right but a 'wrong under justice.' |author-link1=Wendy McElroy}}</ref>

Prominent libertarian conservatives within the Republican Party include [[Rand Paul]], a U.S. senator from [[Kentucky]],<ref name="courier-journal.com">{{Cite web |title=Who are Mike Lee and Rand Paul, the senators slamming the White House's Iran briefing? |url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2020/01/09/who-mike-lee-and-rand-paul-senators-slamming-white-houses-iran-briefing/4420109002/ |access-date=May 26, 2023 |website=The Courier-Journal |language=en-US |archive-date=December 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215023724/https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2020/01/09/who-mike-lee-and-rand-paul-senators-slamming-white-houses-iran-briefing/4420109002/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="hannitycpac">{{cite news |date=March 18, 2013 |title=Sen. Rand Paul talks CPAC straw poll victory, looks ahead to 2016 |publisher=Hannity with Sean Hannity (Fox News Network) |url=http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/hannity/2013/03/19/sen-rand-paul-talks-cpac-straw-poll-victory-looks-ahead-2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401150703/http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/hannity/2013/03/19/sen-rand-paul-talks-cpac-straw-poll-victory-looks-ahead-2016 |archive-date=April 1, 2013}}</ref> [[Kentucky's 4th congressional district]] congressman [[Thomas Massie]],<ref name="tea party">{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Joshua |date=December 22, 2012 |title=Scientist, Farmer Brings Tea Party Sensibility to House |work=[[Roll Call]] |url=https://www.rollcall.com/2012/12/22/scientist-farmer-brings-tea-party-sensibility-to-house/ |access-date=September 1, 2020 |archive-date=September 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901054304/https://www.rollcall.com/2012/12/22/scientist-farmer-brings-tea-party-sensibility-to-house/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Utah senator [[Mike Lee]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Glueck |first=Katie |date=July 31, 2013 |title=Paul, Cruz and Lee in rare form |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2013/07/rand-paul-ted-cruz-mike-lee-095033 |access-date=May 26, 2023 |website=[[Politico]] |language=en |archive-date=May 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526180557/https://www.politico.com/story/2013/07/rand-paul-ted-cruz-mike-lee-095033 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="courier-journal.com"/> and Wyoming senator [[Cynthia Lummis]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Where the Republican Party stands after Trump, according to Wyoming's junior senator |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/26/cynthia-lummis-new-117th-congress-freshman-members-diversity-2021-484440 |access-date=March 8, 2023 |website=[[Politico]] |date=April 26, 2021 |language=en |archive-date=March 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308033908/https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/26/cynthia-lummis-new-117th-congress-freshman-members-diversity-2021-484440 |url-status=live }}</ref>