▁votes , ▁or ▁ 3 . 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁vote . ▁ ▁The ▁Libert arian ▁Party ' s ▁core ▁mission ▁is ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁size , ▁influence , ▁and ▁exp end it ures ▁of ▁all ▁levels ▁of ▁government . ▁To ▁this ▁effect , ▁the ▁party ▁supports ▁minim ally ▁reg ulated ▁mark ets , ▁a ▁less ▁powerful ▁federal ▁government , ▁strong ▁civil ▁libert ies , ▁drug ▁liberal ization , ▁separation ▁of ▁church ▁and ▁state , ▁open ▁imm igration , ▁non - inter vention ism ▁and ▁neutral ity ▁in ▁diplom atic ▁relations , ▁free ▁trade ▁and ▁free ▁movement ▁to ▁all ▁foreign ▁countries , ▁and ▁a ▁more ▁representative ▁republic . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁third ▁largest ▁organized ▁political ▁party ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Green ▁Party ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁Green ▁Party ▁has ▁been ▁active ▁as ▁a ▁third ▁party ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁The ▁party ▁first ▁gained ▁w ides p read ▁public ▁attention ▁during ▁Ralph ▁N ader ' s ▁second ▁president ial ▁run ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁Currently , ▁the ▁primary ▁national ▁Green ▁Party ▁organization ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁is ▁the ▁Green ▁Party ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁which ▁has ▁e cli ps ed ▁the ▁earlier ▁Gre ens / Green ▁Party ▁USA . ▁ ▁The ▁Green ▁Party ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁has ▁won ▁elected ▁office ▁mostly ▁at ▁the ▁local ▁level ; ▁most ▁w inners ▁of ▁public ▁office ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁who ▁are