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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › History_of_the_Democratic_PartyHistory of the Democratic Party (United States) - Wikipedia

    2 days ago · The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties of the United States political system and the oldest active political party in the country as well as in the world. The Democratic Party was founded in 1828. [9] [10] [11] It is also the oldest active voter-based political party in the world.

  2. www.britannica.com › topic › Democratic-PartyDemocratic Party | History, Definition, & Beliefs | Britannica

    1 day ago · Democratic Party, one of the two major political parties, alongside the Republican Party, in the United States. The Democratic Party underwent a dramatic ideological change over its history, transforming from a pro-slavery party during the 19th century to the main American progressive party today.

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_political_parties_in_theList of political parties in the United States - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · Officially recognized parties in states are not guaranteed have ballot access, membership numbers of some parties with ballot access are not tracked, and vice versa. Not all of these parties are active, and not all states record voter registration by party.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Politics_of_the_United_StatesPolitics of the United States - Wikipedia

    2 days ago · The current (informal) two-party system in the United States is made up of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. These two parties have won every U.S. presidential election since 1852 and have controlled the U.S.Congress since at least 1856.

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  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Demographics_of_the_Democratic_PartyDemographics of the Democratic Party (United States) - Wikipedia

    Jun 21, 2024 · As of 2021, every Democratic United States President, Democratic United States Vice President, and Democratic presidential nominee has been a Christian. According to the Pew Research Center, 78.4% of Democrats in the 116th United States Congress were Christian.

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Democratic-Republican_PartyDemocratic-Republican Party - Wikipedia

    2 days ago · The Republican Party, retroactively called the Democratic-Republican Party (a term coined by historians and political scientists), and also referred to as the Jeffersonian Republican Party among other names, was an American political party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in the early 1790s that championed liberalism ...

  8. www.britannica.com › place › United-StatesUnited States - Political parties | Britannica

    1 day ago · The United States has two major national political parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. Although the parties contest presidential elections every four years and have national party organizations, between elections they are often little more than loose alliances of state and local party organizations.