Democratic Party

Extracted Attributes

• Symbol

  Donkey

• Country

  United States

• Founded

  1828-01-08

• Founder

  Andrew Jackson

• Ideologies

  Liberalism, Progressivism, Social and Economic Equality, Liberal Internationalism

• Headquarters

  Washington, D.C., United States

• Political Position

  Center-left

• Key Social Policies

  Abortion rights, LGBTQ+ rights, Climate action, Legalization of marijuana, Civil rights for minorities, Support for Americans with Disabilities Act, Tightening gun legislation

• Key Foreign Policies

  Tough stances against China and Russia, Liberal internationalism

• Key Economic Policies

  Healthcare reform (e.g., Affordable Care Act), Paid sick leave, Paid family leave, Supporting unions, Greater government intervention in economy, Social welfare programs (e.g., Medicaid, food aid)

• Historical Stance (1990s)

  Shifted toward centrism and Third Way, Market-based policies

• Historical Stance (Early)

  Supported Jacksonian democracy, Agrarianism, Geographical expansionism, Opposed national bank and high tariffs, Opposed abolition of slavery

• Core Demographics (21st Century)

  Urban voters, College graduates (especially with graduate degrees), African Americans, Women, Younger voters, Irreligious voters, Unmarried individuals, LGBTQ+ people

Timeline

• The Democratic Party was founded from remnants of the Democratic-Republican Party, with Senator Martin Van Buren playing a central role in building the coalition to elect Andrew Jackson as president. (Source: Wikipedia; Wikidata)

  1828-01-08

• The party initially supported Jacksonian democracy, agrarianism, and geographical expansionism, while opposing a national bank and high tariffs. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1828-01-01

• The party split into Northern and Southern factions over the issue of slavery. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1860-01-01

• Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat, was elected president, representing a period where some factions of the party supported progressive reforms. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1912-01-01

• Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president, campaigning on a strong response to the Great Depression, leading to his New Deal programs and the creation of a broad Democratic coalition. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1932-01-01

• From the late 1930s, a conservative minority in the party's Southern wing joined with Republicans to slow and stop further progressive domestic reforms. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1930-01-01

• Following the civil rights movement and Great Society era under Lyndon B. Johnson, many White southerners switched to the Republican Party as Northeastern states became more reliably Democratic. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1960-01-01

• Since the 1970s, the party's labor union element has weakened amid deindustrialization. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1970-01-01

• During the 1980s, the party lost many White working-class voters to the Republicans under Ronald Reagan. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1980-01-01

• The election of Bill Clinton marked a shift for the party toward centrism and the Third Way, shifting its economic stance toward market-based policies. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1992-01-01

• Barack Obama oversaw the party's passage of the Affordable Care Act. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2010-01-01

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is a center-left political party in the United States. One of the major parties of the U.S., it was founded in 1828, making it the world's oldest active political party. Its main rival since the 1850s has been the right-wing Republican Party, and the two have since dominated American politics. The Democratic Party was founded in 1828 from remnants of the Democratic-Republican Party. Senator Martin Van Buren played the central role in building the coalition of state organizations which formed the new party as a vehicle to help elect Andrew Jackson as president that year. It initially supported Jacksonian democracy, agrarianism, and geographical expansionism, while opposing a national bank and high tariffs. Democrats won six of the eight presidential elections from 1828 to 1856, losing twice to the Whigs. In 1860, the party split into Northern and Southern factions over slavery. The party remained dominated by agrarian interests, contrasting with Republican support for the big business of the Gilded Age. Democratic candidates won the presidency only twice between 1860 and 1908, though they won the popular vote two more times in that period. During the Progressive Era, some factions of the party supported progressive reforms, with Woodrow Wilson being elected president in 1912 and 1916. In 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president after campaigning on a strong response to the Great Depression. His New Deal programs created a broad Democratic coalition which united White southerners, Northern workers, labor unions, African Americans, Catholic and Jewish communities, progressives, and liberals. From the late 1930s, a conservative minority in the party's Southern wing joined with Republicans to slow and stop further progressive domestic reforms. After the civil rights movement and Great Society era of progressive legislation under Lyndon B. Johnson, who was often able to overcome the conservative coalition in the 1960s, many White southerners switched to the Republican Party as the Northeastern states became more reliably Democratic. The party's labor union element has weakened since the 1970s amid deindustrialization, and during the 1980s it lost many White working-class voters to the Republicans under Ronald Reagan. The election of Bill Clinton in 1992 marked a shift for the party toward centrism and the Third Way, shifting its economic stance toward market-based policies. Barack Obama oversaw the party's passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010. In the 21st century, the Democratic Party's strongest demographics are urban voters, college graduates (especially those with graduate degrees), African Americans, women, younger voters, irreligious voters, the unmarried and LGBTQ people. On social issues, it advocates for abortion rights, LGBTQ rights, action on climate change, and the legalization of marijuana. On economic issues, the party favors healthcare reform, paid sick leave, paid family leave and supporting unions. In foreign policy, the party supports liberal internationalism as well as tough stances against China and Russia.

Web Search Results

• History of the Democratic Party (United States) - Wikipedia

  The Democratic Party "Democratic Party (United States)") is one of the two major political parties of the United States political system and the oldest active political party in the country. Founded in 1828, the Democratic Party is the oldest active voter-based political party in the world. The party has changed significantly during its nearly two centuries of existence. Once known as the party of the "common man", the early Democratic Party stood for individual rights and state sovereignty, [...] At its inception, the Democratic Party was the party of the "common man". It opposed the abolition of slavery.( [...] > Democrats [were] an issue-oriented party (tariff and child labor reform, trust regulation, federal income tax, direct election of senators) and an emerging national coalition (southerners, western Progressives, blue-collar ethnic voters, and liberal intellectuals), most of whom shared a grudging but genuine admiration for their titular leader, William Jennings Bryan. Indeed, it is the Commoner [Bryan] whose spirit, vision, and yes, political sagacity, pervades the narrative.(

• Democratic Party | History, Definition, & Beliefs - Britannica

  The Democratic Party is the oldest political party in the United States and among the oldest political parties in the world. It traces its roots to 1792, when followers of Thomas Jefferson adopted the name Republican to emphasize their anti-monarchical views. The Republican Party, also known as the Jeffersonian Republicans, advocated a decentralized government with limited powers. Another faction to emerge in the early years of the republic, the Federalist Party, led by Alexander Hamilton, [...] The Democratic Party is generally associated with more progressive policies. It supports social and economic equality, favoring greater government intervention in the economy but opposing government involvement in the private noneconomic affairs of citizens. Democrats advocate for the civil rights of minorities, and they support a safety net for individuals, backing various social welfare programs, including Medicaid and food aid. To fund these programs and other initiatives, Democrats often [...] ## News • Democratic Party, in the United States, one of the two major political parties, the other being the Republican Party. political cartoon: donkey

• Democratic Party (United States) - Wikipedia

  The 21st century Democratic Party is predominantly a coalition of centrists, liberals, and progressives, with significant overlap between the three groups. In 2019, the Pew Research Center found that among Democratic and Democratic-leaning registered voters, 47% identify as liberal or very liberal, 38% identify as moderate, and 14% identify as conservative or very conservative. Political scientists characterize the Democratic Party as less ideologically cohesive than the Republican Party due to [...] The Democratic Party is a staunch supporter of equal opportunity for all Americans regardless of sex, age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, or national origin. The Democratic Party has broad appeal across most socioeconomic and ethnic demographics, as seen in recent exit polls. Democrats also strongly support the Americans with Disabilities Act to prohibit discrimination against people based on physical or mental disability. As such, the Democrats pushed as [...] The Democratic Party evolved from the Jeffersonian Republican or Democratic-Republican Party organized by Jefferson and Madison in opposition to the Federalist Party. The Democratic-Republican Party favored republicanism, a weak federal government, states' rights, agrarian interests (especially Southern planters), and strict adherence to the Constitution. The party opposed a national bank and Great Britain. After the War of 1812, the Federalists virtually disappeared and the only national

• Presidential Elections and the American Political System

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• Party Platform - Democrats

  Democrats. PARTY PLATFORM. The Democratic Platform. Every four years, Democrats from across the country join together to craft our party's platform. The

• Country

  United States

• Founder

  Andrew Jackson

• Instance Of

  Q7278

• Headquarters

  Washington, D.C.

• Inception Date

  1/8/1828