Abraham Lincoln became the first Republican president in 1860.
The "Democratic" party we know today dates from the 1800's, so does the Republican. Lincoln was the first Republican president in 1860.
The Republicans did not win in 1856- the Democrat Buchanan won the election in 1856. The Republican candidate, Lincoln won in 1860 and so became the first Republican president.
Massachusetts voted Abraham Lincoln of the Republican party in the 1860 elections.
Abraham Lincoln was the first member of the Republican Party to be elected President of the United States, in 1860. The Republican Party was formed in the years leading up to the American Civil War.
Republicans first had control of the Federal Government in 1860 with the election of the first Republican President; Abraham Lincoln. (www.PatriotMusic.com)
The party system that began when the first Republican was elected president in 1860 was the emergence of a two-party system dominated by Republicans and Democrats. The Republican Party was formed in the 1850s as an anti-slavery party, and the election of Abraham Lincoln as the first Republican president marked the start of their political dominance in the North and ultimately the reconfiguration of the party system in the United States.
The Democrats split in 1860, making it easier for the new Republican party to win.
The modern republican party was formed for the 1860 election. Abraham Lincoln was their first presidential candidate. Their main platform was to stop the expansion of slavery to 'The West'
Abraham Lincoln was the winning Republican candidate for president in 1860.
John C. Fremont, the famous explorer, in 1856
Abraham Lincoln.