Founding, 1789–1796
In the 1788–89 presidential election, the first such election following the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1788, George Washington won … See more

Madison and Jefferson formed the Democratic-Republican Party from a combination of former Anti-Federalists and supporters of the Constitution who were dissatisfied with the … See more

The Democratic-Republican Party invented campaign and organizational techniques that were later adopted by the Federalists and became standard American practice. It … See more

In the 1790s, political parties were new in the United States and people were not accustomed to having formal names for them. There was … See more

The Democratic-Republican Party saw itself as a champion of republicanism and denounced the Federalists as supporters of monarchy and … See more

Historian Sean Wilentz writes that, after assuming power in 1801, the Democratic-Republicans began to factionalize into three main groups: … See more

The Federalists collapsed after 1815, beginning a period known as the Era of Good Feelings. After the 1824 presidential election the Democratic-Republicans split into factions. The … See more