What is the history of the Democratic Party in the United States?

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bolverk · Accepted Answer

According to Google this is the history of the Democratic Party though it has been edited to remove things that that the Democratic Party would not want to be listed, like their creation oand support of the KKK, Jim Crow Laws, their filibuster to block Civil Rights Laws, and how they have shifted from supporting the rural agrarian base to now completely urban base.

Founded in 1828 by Andrew Jackson, the Democratic Party is the oldest active voter-based political party in the world. Tracing its roots to Jefferson’s Democratic-Republicans, it evolved from representing agrarian interests to a modern liberal party supporting the New Deal, civil rights, and social welfare programs, dominating US politics from the 1930s to the 1970s.
Origins (1790s–1820s): The party traces its ideological roots back to Thomas Jefferson and James Madison’s Democratic-Republican Party, which formed in the 1790s to oppose the Federalist Party.
Foundation (1828): Andrew Jackson is considered the founder of the modern Democratic Party, with the party structure solidifying around him to promote "Jacksonian Democracy," focusing on the "common man".
19th Century and Civil War: The party dominated for decades before the Civil War. It faced internal splits during the war between War Democrats and Peace Democrats and became a minority party from 1860–1896.
Shifting Ideology (Early 20th Century): The party began shifting toward a more progressive, liberal stance toward the end of the 19th and early 20th century, culminating in the progressive policies of Woodrow Wilson.
The New Deal Coalition (1930s–1960s): Under Franklin D. Roosevelt, the party launched the New Deal, cementing a coalition of voters that dominated politics for decades. This era saw the party champion social programs, strengthening labor unions and government intervention in the economy.
Civil Rights and Modern Era (1960s–Present): The party was instrumental in passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Since then, it has continued to champion liberal causes like the Affordable Care Act and social equality, while navigating changing electoral landscapes.
The party has evolved from representing a limited agrarian base to supporting a robust federal government dedicated to social welfare, environmental protection, and civil rights.

Theunfadeable · Accepted Answer

-Racism and emotional manipulation

- fighting tooth and nail to keep Black people enslaved

-Harassing Black people during Jim Crow

-passin gun to restrictions on Black people so they could be abused by the Ku Klux Klan

- Destroying the black nuclear family by offer cash incentives for not having a man in the home Creating the whole single mother epidemic and creating an entire generation of the Black community that always have and will always be on welfare.

— ruining some of the biggest best cities in our entire countries by letting a bunch of illegal criminals, run the streets and letting domestic thugs who commit violent crime out of jail

-Turning some of our biggest best cities into safe, Havens For foreign terrorist iand criminals

-Promoting homosexuality, lesbianism, transgender ism And other forms of degeneracy to children.

-Putting foreign criminals in positions of leadership in American politics

Is there anything you could think of that I missed?

sage2021 · Accepted Answer

I know one thing for sure, they didn't have to lie, cheat, and steel to get votes.

When I turned 18. I was living in San Francisco, California, and as I was coming out of a store, there was a man sitting at a card table with his clipboard in hand asking if I wanted to be a Democrat or a Republican.

I asked him "What is the difference"? Plainly he said "The Democrats are for the pool people and the Republicans are for the rich people."

Well, since I wasn't rich, I signed up to become of the Democrats party. Sounded good to me. 👍🏼

The last Presidential election I remember from my younger days was Bob Dole and his wife, who was the President of The Red Cross - they made sure everyone knew what she would be doing as the First Lady. They were the Republican party.

They lost the election to Bill Clinton, the Democrats. And we all know about his wife Hillary. Draw your own conclusions about her! 🙄

What I remember next was balloon and confetti 🎊 coming down from the ceilings where Bill Clinton was with Hillary. Everyone seemed to be elated about who was elected.

Flash forward to 2026, in my opinion the Democrats of today are a bunch of crazy 🤪 🤪 🤪 people with totally bad ideas.

They are no longer for the poor people in America 🇺🇸 - they hate Americans!!

They love everything that's bad, and they should just all stay at home 🏡 and stay in their pajamas, stay sitting at their kitchen table and SHUT THEIR MOUTHs!! Period.

Sorry I didn't touch on the AI stuff but I think that AIs are Democrats!!

NoDecision · Accepted Answer

And this is how the Republicans were formed.

loveslongnails · Answer

Oh Cidknee, you poor disillusioned Bible thumper. Trying to make it sound like EVERY slave and plantation owner from the deep south all the up to New England was a "Democratic", is even more pathetic than when you tried defending Trump as a "good and honest man". LOL

While it's true that the early Democratic party wanted to keep slavery in tact, and was the party of Jim Crow, something seems to have changed completely since the time of Teddy Roosevelt, the last really decent Republican President because he was also a progressive, wouldn't you say?

The Dixiecrats have disappeared, and for the last 60 years or so, the Repubs have become the party of choice when it comes to white supremacy, wouldn't you say? You don't see Repubs in Congress doing anything BUT trying to pass legislation that benefits white, Christian Nationalism for the last 60 years.

So whatever that history may be, it's gone and the R's are now the party of hate, white supremacy and fake Godliness. Even with that said, it's not restricted to a specific PARTY when it comes to hate, but at this point in history, those associated with the R's and particularly Scumpy and the maga's, are leading the way when it comes to doing evil in the name of their idol, and sacrilege in the name of their lord.

strateguy632 · Answer

Okay around 1820 democrat party started for Manifest destiny - the expansionist belief in the 19th-century United States. It emphasized American exceptionalism=best, romantic nationalism, and ideas of white chauvinism,[2][3][4]"

1850 wanted slavery so strong to even rebel to secede from u. s.

1870-1970 continued separate schools, to prevent integrated blacks in schools.

In summary democrat missions are: be racist 1850-1970, and say "America was racist" From 1980.

Filthy_Immigrant · Answer

wait a minute, so the Democratic Party was found by Jeffrey Epstein? man no wonder they didn't want to release the files themselves

FunkyMonkee · Answer

Funny you should ask!! I just saw a video on that last night!!

exitseven · Answer

I imagine there is a lot about they are the party of slavery, segregation and the KKK.

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