1787--Present

By zsteere
  • Jefferson elected as president

    Jefferson elected as president
    Thomas Jefferson elected as a democratic president which influenced a time of democrats
  • President Jackson elected

    Andrew jackson elected and had a democratic party made up of farmers, debtors, slaveholders, and frontier pioneers.
  • Republican party is formed

    Republican party is formed
    The Republican party is formed and it drew interest from whigs, and antislavery activists
  • Lincolns rise to fame

    Lincolns rise to fame
    Abraham Lincolns election thrust the US into civil war and also put the Republicans in the front seat of government
  • Return of the democrats

    the great depression started to bring dominance back to the democratic party led by FDR
  • A government divided

    After 1968, neither party consistently holds the office and congress is mostly held by an opposing party.