He was a Federalist . This party favored a strong central government as opposed to strong states rights.
Federalist
democratic republican party
He switched to Democratic- Republican. He first belonged to the Federalist Party.
Federalist
He was a federalist.
John Adams belonged to the Federalist party, which was in existence from the 1790s to about 1816.
John Adams
Federalist
He was Federalist.
Federalist
There were no political parties in 1789.
Whigs party
Federalist