[header] How to join the tea party [title] Note that the tea party is not a formal organization. [step] Unlike the republican party or the democratic party, the tea party is not a formal political party. It is more accurately described as a movement. 
As such, there is no central leadership or single national group for you to join. [substeps] Joining the tea party is, on the surface, as simple as agreeing with the movement's core principles.