List of ideological symbols
This is a partial list of symbols and labels used by political parties and groups around the world. Some symbols are associated with a worldwide ideology or movement, and used by many different parties that support that ideology. Other are country-specific.
Colors
Worldwide
- Black – anarchism, fascism, people of African descent, Islam
- Blue – conservatism, Judaism, men, Liberalism
- Brown – National socialism, fascism
- Gold – capitalism, right-libertarianism, Classical liberalism
- Green – environmentalism, Islamism, capitalism, agrarianism, Green anarchism, Green politics, Anarcho-primitivism
- Lavender – homosexuality, transgenderism
- Orange – Christian democracy, populism, mutualist anarchism
- Pink – homosexuality, feminism, women, social democracy
- Purple – centrism, monarchism or royalism
- Red – democratic socialism, socialism, communism, social democracy
- Saffron – Hindu nationalism
- White – monarchism, pacifism, asexuality, people of European descent, neutrality, anti-communism, Italian Christian democracy
- Yellow – liberalism, right-libertarianism, East Asian people
Bangladesh
- Blue – Bangladesh Nationalist Party
- Fern Green – Bangladesh Jamaat Islami
- Green – Bangladesh Awami League
- Yellow – Jatiyo Party
Canada
- Red – Liberal Party of Canada
- Blue – Conservative Party of Canada
- Sky Blue – Bloc Québécois
- Orange – New Democratic Party
- Green – Green Party of Canada
India
- Black and red – DMK
- Black, white, and red – AIADMK
- Blue – BSP
- Bright green – All India Trinamool Congress
- Deep blue – Bahujan Samaj Party
- Deep Sky blue – Indian National Congress
- Green and red – Samajwadi Party
- Green and saffron – Bharatiya Janata Party
- Red – Left Front
- White – other parties and independents
- Yellow – Telugu Desam Party
Ireland
- Blue – Fine Gael
- Dark green – Sinn Féin
- Green – Fianna Fáil
- Green and gold – Green Party
- Maroon – Solidarity–People Before Profit
- Purple – Social Democrats
- Red – Labour Party
Sweden
- Blue – Alliance
- Red – Red-Greens
- Red – Swedish Social Democratic Party
- Blue – Moderate Party
- Yellow, Blue – Sweden Democrats
- Green – Centre Party
- Red – Left Party
- Blue – Christian Democrats
- Blue – Liberals
- Green – Green Party
- Pink – Feminist Initiative
- Purple – Pirate Party
United Kingdom
- Blue – Conservative Party
- Green – Green Party
- Green and yellow – Plaid Cymru
- Purple – UKIP
- Red – Labour Party
- Red, white, and blue – DUP
- Turquoise and white – Brexit Party
- Yellow - SNP
- Orange - Liberal Democrats
United States
- Blue – Democratic Party
- Blue and buff – Modern Whig Party
- Green – Green Party
- Purple – politically mixed or moderate regions; Constitution Party, Veterans Party of America
- Red – Republican Party
- Teal and white – Justice Party
- White or gray – senior citizens, women's voting rights, third parties, independent candidates and voters
- Yellow with dark grey, sometimes gold with dark blue or purple – Libertarian Party
Icons
Worldwide
- Bird in flight – classical liberalism, right-libertarianism
- Black flag – anarchism; pirate parties
- Black sun – neo-nazism, white nationalism
- Carnation – social democracy and democratic socialism
- Cat, wildcat - worker collectivism, symbol of International Workers of the World; Georgism
- Celtic cross – white nationalism, neo-nazism
- Christian cross – Christian theocracy
- Circumscribed A – anarchism
- Cross of Lorraine – Gaullism
- Crown – monarchism
- Dove – love and/or peace
- Eagle – nationalism, patriotism, conservatism
- Fasces – fascism
- Globe – globalism, neoliberalism
- Hammer and sickle – Marxism–Leninism and communism
- Peace sign - peace and pacifism
- Rainbow flag – LGBT rights
- Raised fist – solidarity, unity, resistance
- Red flag – socialism or communism
- Red star – socialism, Marxism, or communism
- Rose – social democracy and democratic socialism
- Runic letters – various letters of the runic alphabet - particularly the Algiz, Eihwaz, Odal, Sowilō, and Tiwaz runes - have been used by various neo-nazi and white supremacist groups post-WW2.
- Sunflower – Green politics
- Swastika – Nazism, fascism, neo-nazism; Hindu, Jain, or Buddhist theology
- Three Arrows – mid 20th century European social democracy and anti-fascism
- Torch – right-libertarianism, conservatism, patriotism, classical liberalism
- V – voluntarism; peace
- Weighing scale – law, justice
Bangladesh
- Boat – Bangladesh Awami League
Brazil
- Red Star – Workers' Party
- Rose — Democratic Labour Party
- Toucan – Brazilian Social Democracy Party
Canada
- Red maple leaf — Liberal Party of Canada
- Red maple leaf within the letter C — Conservative Party of Canada
- Orange maple leaf — New Democratic Party
Colombia
- letter C – Colombian Conservative Party
- letter L – Colombian Liberal Party
- letter U – Social National Unity Party
Denmark
- letter A – Social Democrats
- letter B – Social Liberal Party
- letter C – Conservative People's Party
- letter F – Socialist People's Party
- letter I – Liberal Alliance
- letter K – Christian Democrats
- letter N – People's Movement against the EU
- letter O – Danish People's Party
- letter Ø – Red-Green Alliance
- letter V – Venstre, Liberal Party of Denmark
India
- Arrow – Janata Dal
- Balance – Akali Dal
- Bicycle – Samajwadi Party
- Bicycle – Telugu Desam Party
- Bow and Arrow – Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
- Bow and Arrow – Shiv Sena
- Broom – Aam Aadmi Party
- Car – Telangana Rashtra Samithi
- Clock – Nationalist Congress Party
- Conch – Biju Janata Dal
- Ears of maize and sickle – Communist Party of India
- Elephant – Asom Gana Parishad
- Elephant – Bahujan Samaj Party
- Fan – YSR Congress Party
- Flowers and grass – All India Trinamool Congress
- Hammer and Sickle – Communist Party of India
- Hand pump – Rashtriya Lok Dal
- Hurricane lamp – Rashtriya Janata Dal
- Ink pot and pen – People's Democratic Party
- Kite – People's Party of Punjab
- Ladder – Muslim League
- Lady farmer carrying paddy on her head – Janata Dal
- Lotus – Bharatiya Janata Party
- Palm – Indian National Congress
- Plough – Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
- Spectacles –
- Rising sun – Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- Telephone – Himachal Vikas Congress
- Tiger – All India Forward Bloc
- Two leaves – All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- Two leaves – Kerala Congress
Pakistan
- Arrow – Pakistan Peoples Party
- Balance – Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan
- Book – Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
- Cricket Bat – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf
- Kite – Muttahida Qaumi Movement
- Lantern - Awami National Party
- Sunflower – Green Party of Pakistan
- Tiger – Pakistan Muslim League
Slovakia
- Christian cross – Christian Democratic Movement
- Blue cube – Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party
- Flying dove – Free Forum
- Eagle – Slovak National Party
- Red Star – Communist Party of Slovakia
- Letter S – People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia
- Stork – Christian Democratic Movement
Sweden
- Black sail – Pirate Party
- Cornflower – Liberals '
- Dandelion – Green Party
- Four-leaf clover – Centre Party
- Hepatica – Sweden Democrats
- letter L – Liberals
- letter M – Moderate Party
- Red carnation – Left Party
- Red rose – Social Democrats
- Wood anemone – Christian Democrats '
United Kingdom
- Liberty Bird – Liberal Democrats
- Earth with sunflower petals – Green Party of England and Wales
- Griffin – Libertarian Party
- Lion – Democratic Unionist Party, Britain First, UK Independence Party, Young Conservatives
- Scribbled oak tree – Conservative Party
- Shovel - Labour Party until 1983
- Stylised P-shaped Flag – Pirate Party UK
- Pound sign – UK Independence Party
- Red Rose – Labour Party
- Saltire – the Scottish National Party and Scottish Conservative Party both use stylised saltires in their party logos
- Sunflower – Scottish Green Party
- Torch – Former logo of the Labour Party and the Conservative Party.
- Union Flag – Used in the logos of the Ulster Unionist Party, Democratic Unionist Party, British National Party, Conservative Party, amongst others
- Welsh Dragon – Former logo of Plaid Cymru; also appeared alongside the thistle, daffodil and clover leaf on the post-war Tory logo
- Welsh poppy – Plaid Cymru
- White Rose – Logo of the Yorkshire Party, symbol of Yorkshire as a whole
United States
- Abraham Lincoln – Republican Party, used on some paper ballots in US; also used as a fundraising symbol. Also used by the Modern Whig Party due to Lincoln's loyalty to the original Whig Party.
- Bear – California National Party
- Benjamin Franklin – Democratic Party, used on some paper ballots in US
- Bird – Unofficial symbol of the Progressive wing of the Democratic Party
- Black and white cockade - Federalist Party
- Donkey – Democratic Party
- Eagle – Republican Party ; Constitution Party, American Party
- Elephant – Republican Party
- Great horned owl – Modern Whig Party
- Lady Justice – Justice Party
- Lion – National Party
- Minute Man and Embattled Farmer are the symbols of American Patriot Party
- Moose – Vermont Progressive Party Also used since 1912 for National Progressive Party
- Pelican – American Solidarity Party. Used for its association with Christianity.
- Penguin- used in some states as a symbol of the Libertarian Party
- Porcupine-used as a symbol of the Free State Project in New Hampshire and Libertarian ideas and movements in general
- Raccoon – Whig Party
- Rattlesnake – Sometimes used on the logos for the Texas state affiliate of the Modern Whig Party.
- Red Rose – Democratic Socialists of America
- Red, white and blue cockade - Democratic-Republican Party
- Star – Democratic Party
- Statue of Liberty – Libertarian Party. Also a national symbol
- Sunflower – Green Party; also, Republican presidential candidate Alfred Landon of Kansas in 1936
- Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson – Democratic Party – used as a fundraising symbol
- Tiger – formerly, the New York City Democratic Party and the Tammany Hall political machine that controlled it for more than a century and a half.
- Torch – Conservative Party of New York; Libertarian Party
- Zachary Taylor – In some rare instances the Modern Whig Party has used the portrait of the 12th President of the United States in his military uniform to show their heritage as the old Whig Party and their connection with military veterans.