Their ideological platform advocates for a minimal state, with governing principles based on Western constitutionalism and free market economic doctrine.

Based on classical liberalism and Age of Enlightenment philosophies, the party advocates for a minimal state, where the responsibility of government is limited to administering the police, military, and justice system.

The Capitalist Party believes that the state should be prohibited from compelling its electorate, and exists only to protect individuals from aggression, theft, and fraud.

With convictions firmly rooted in the values of Western constitutionalism, the Capitalist Party believes in the separation of powers between the three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial.

[10][11] National leadership serves on the Central Executive Committee (sentralstyre), which currently includes leader Arnt Rune Flekstad, political deputy Jan-Øyvind Lorgen, and party secretary Oddbjørn Sjursen.

[12] Members constitute the party's legislative body, selecting leadership and protocols at the annual regional (årsmøte) and national (landsmøte) conventions.

[15] In March 2015, the Capitalist Party gathered the amount of constituent signatures required by the state to participate in Oslo's 2015 municipal elections, where it received 458 votes.