How did the democratic party in US come about?

Answer 1

The Texas Democratic Party was founded in the year 1846. It is headquartered in the city of Austin, Texas and the Senate leader is Kirk Watson.

Answer 2

It began with Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in the 1790s as they grew increasingly angry with Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton's economic policies and views on government (Jefferson was Secretary of State at the time, Madison a Representative). They founded the Democratic-Republican party and had 3 presidents from that party, but by John Quincy Adams' presidency the party began to splinter. One of those parts became the "Democratic" party; the first Democratic president was Andrew Jackson.

Answer 3

After Andrew Jackson's election in 1828, his party became known as the Democratic party.

Answer 4

1792 for the historical Democrats and 1828 for the modern Democrats.

Answer 5

There were two historic and well known individuals who formed the Democratic Party. These two individuals were James Madison and Thomas Jefferson.

Answer 6

The Democratic Party was founded in 1782. As of August of 2014, there have been 15 Democratic Presidents of the United States. The first one was Andrew Jackson.

Answer 7

Michigan was where the democratic party formed

Answer 8

The Democratic Party was formed in 1792, when supporters of Thomas Jefferson began using the name Republicans, or Jeffersonian Republicans, to emphasize its anti-aristocratic policies.