Political Parties

Poltical Parties

Time

Major Parties

Major issues

Leading figures

Election Winners

Third Parties

1787-1792

Federalists and Anti-federalists

State power vs Gov’t power, Bill of Rights

   Federalist: Hamilton

   Anti-Federalist: Jefferson

Federalist: washington

N/A

1792-1824

Federalists, Democrat-Republican

Federalist supported Halitons financial plans , protective tariffs, National Bank of U.S., and Alien & Sedition acts

Democrat-Republicans, opposed Hamilton’s plans and supported France in war against Britain

    Federalists: Hamilton, Adams

    Democrat-Republicans: Jefferson

Federalists: Adams-1796

Democrat republicans:

Jefferson 1800,1804

Madison 1808,1812

Monroe 1816,1820

N/A

1824-1854

Whigs/National Republicans, and Democrats

Democrats opposed U.S. bank and favored movement of Natives out of the west

Whigs, favored protective Tariffs, modern economy and opposed expansion of slavery.

    Democrat: Jackson , Calhoun , Douglas

    Whigs: Clay, Seward, Webster, Weed

  National Republican:

 J.Q. Adams-1824

  Democrat:

Jackson-1828, 1836            Van Buren-1836

 Polk-1844

 Pierce-1852

 Buchanan-1856

  Whig:

 W. Harrison-1840

 Taylor-1848

 

1854-1896

Republican,

Democrat

Republicans favored high

protective tariffs and

opposed the expansion of

slavery into western

territories. Sought to punish

South for the Civil War.

Democrats supported popular

sovereignty, low tariffs, and

were split on slavery

Democrat:

 Douglas,

Cleveland

Republican:

 Lincoln, Stephens

Republican:

 Lincoln-1860,1864

 Grant-1868, 1872

 Hayes-1876

 Garfield-1880

 B. Harrison-1888

Democrat:

 Cleveland-1884,1892

Whig-American,

Southern Democrat,

Constitutional Union,

Prohibition

 

Progressivism was the real winner.

1896-1932

Republican,

Democrat

Republicans opposed free silver

and supported a laissez-faire

approach to business, the

Spanish-American War and

expansionism. T. Roosevelt

supported conservation and

breaking up trusts. The

Republicans of the 1920s

returned to a pro-business

position and opposed federal

controls.

Democrats supported free silver,

regulation of industry,

particularly railroads, and

Progressive issues, including

child labor, women’s rights,

and income tax.

Republican:

 McKinley, Hanna,

 T. Roosevelt,

Lodge,

 LaFollette,

Hoover

Democrat:

 Bryan, Wilson

Republican:

 McKinley-1896,1900

 T. Roosevelt-1904

 Taft-1908

 Harding-1920

 Coolidge-1924

 Hoover-1928

 

Democrat:

 Wilson-1912,1916

Populist, Progressive,

Prohibition…

 

Progressivism was the real winner.

1933-

Today

Democrat,

Republican

Democrats supported an activist

government approach in

addressing economic

problems, increased taxes,

labor unions, expanded

federal government,

regulation of industry, and

civil rights legislation.

Republicans opposed the

expansion of the federal

government, welfare, and

industry regulation. They

supported regulation of labor

unions, limitations on the

power of the federal

government, and lowered

taxes.

Democrat:

 F. Roosevelt,

 Johnson

Republican:

 Nixon,Reagan

Democrat:

 F. Roosevelt-

 1932,1936,1940,1944

 Truman-1948

 Kennedy-1960

 Johnson-1964

 Carter-1976

 Clinton-1992,1996

 Obama-2008

 

Republican:

 Eisenhower-1952,1956

 Nixon-1968,1972

 Reagan-1980,1984

 G.W. Bush-1988

 G. Bush-2000,2004

Union, States Rights,

American Independent,

Independent, Reform,

Green