The symbols tied to the Democratic and Republican parties have actually been around for more than 100 years. ... The elephant symbol for the Republican Party originated during the American Civil ...

The symbols tied to the Republican and Democratic parties ... The elephant symbol for the Republican Party originated during the American Civil War, which lasted from 1861 to 1865.

The Democratic party is the oldest existing political party in America. Democrats have won 19 of 42 presidential elections since the party first ran a presidential candidate (Andrew Jackson) in 1828.

Why is the Demoratic Symbol a donkey and the Republican Symbol an elephant? What is the history of the political party symbols? What is the story behind the animal mascots of our major parties?

In March of 1877, after Republican Rutherford B. Hayes’ controversial victory, a Nast cartoon showed an injured elephant (“Republican Party”) kneeling at a tombstone labeled “Democratic ...

The election of 1800, in which Jefferson defeated John Adams, was a turning point. The event led to the decline of Federalism and the rise of the Democratic-Republican Party.