Democrats have won 19 of 42 presidential elections since the party first ran a presidential candidate (Andrew Jackson) in 1828. While there is no precise date for the beginning of the Democratic ...

Here’s how it happened. Founded in 1828, the Democratic Party formed around a commitment to states’ rights and resistance to federal government oversight. The Republicans, who partied up in ...

The donkey first became associated with the Democratic Party during Andrew Jackson's presidential campaign in 1828. Jackson's opponents labeled him a "jackass" (a term for a donkey), intended as ...

with the donkey symbolizing the Democratic Party and the elephant symbolizing the Republican Party since 1853. In 1828, during his presidential campaign, Democratic leader Andrew Jackson's ...

The 1828 election was early in the history of ... What could a Whiggish Democratic Party unite around? Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy’s recent suggestion of “power de-concentration” could ...