House Targaryen: The Targaryens weren't originally from Westeros, as you've probably pieced together from Dany's lengthy introductions and their mentioning of a certain Old Valyria. Last but not least, do Cersei and Jaime reflect loving family values or do they? As for green initiatives? Well, Tywin Lannister ordering Gregor Clegane to burn the fields of Lannister enemies to the ground probably wouldn't translate to anything too environmental, and given how consistently Cersei feels undermined because of her gender, I could picture the Lannisters bypassing a few key concepts of women's rights. They'd probably be enthusiastic supporters of Reaganomics. House Lannister: The Lannisters are known as the wealthiest house in the land, and that's a title you can bet they want to keep. This party is also big on American intervention overseas and exporting labor for cheap. Members of this party aren't too enthusiastic about change, and typically support measures that best suit the country's native men. Its members support traditional family values, government and religion, and cutting social welfare programs. The Republican Party is known for supporting various tax cuts, particularly when they stand to benefit wealthy Americans. This hasn't really been demonstrated on the show, but nonetheless, the nontraditional lifestyles of the Sand Snakes and Oberyn Martell's open-minded outlook on sexuality reflect the kind of unorthodox progressiveness of the Democratic Party. House Martell: At least in the book series, you would be hard pressed to find a house more pro-women's rights than House Martell, where the heir is determined by age rather than gender. And her offering to have a threesome with her gay husband and brother? How's that for gay rights? Margaery Tyrell's generosity and compassion with the peasants of King's Landing would easily translate to enthusiastic support of forgiving economic domestic programs, and her patronage of dressmakers in the city could just as easily translate into supporting the American job market. House Tyrell: The Tyrells are probably the second most liberal house in the whole GoT series. And as for the Republican Party's "traditional family values" - those were pretty much out of the picture the day Ned came home with Jon Snow and Arya got her hands on a sword. The Starks were also known for their close connections with nature (as if anyone could ever forget Ned and his Heart Tree), so I can imagine they would be pretty supportive of green initiatives. However, Lord Eddard Stark was generous and heavily involved with governing his people it's easy to picture him supporting American domestic programs. House Stark: The Starks might seem relatively conservative on the surface, with their encouragement of gender roles and patriarchal dynastic tradition. Democrats like a government that assumes responsibility for and takes care of its people. Democrats also support programs to protect the environment and save energy. The Democratic Party supports social programs, higher taxes on the wealthy, and protecting immigration rights, women's rights, and LGBT rights. Spencer Platt/Getty Images News/Getty Images So, which houses represent what parties? 1) The Democratic Party
But there are definitely a couple other important American political parties, and there are definitely plenty of other important GoT houses. The first houses that come to any GoT viewer's mind are Lannister and Stark - just like the first political parties that come to any American citizen's mind are probably Democratic and Republican. It's really just a question of which noble houses reflect which American political party.
But essentially, American political parties and Game of Thrones houses are pretty much the same thing. The only difference between the 2016 presidential race and Game of Thrones is that the president's chair in the Oval Office probably isn't made of the swords of Aegon I Targaryen's slain enemies. Like Westerosi noblemen temporarily aligning by familial affiliation for control of the Iron Throne, American presidential hopefuls square off into opposing political parties and temporarily collaborate within the interests of their parties, all the while individually vying for the highest seat in the nation.
Game of Thrones fans suffering from withdrawal after the show's stunning June 14 season finale could easily find the same cutthroat and dramatic entertainment in the 2016 presidential race.