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Democratic Party (United States)

"Democratic Party" redirects here. For other uses, gaze Democratic Party (disambiguation).

ChairpersonJaime Harrison
Governing bodyDemocratic National Committee[1][2]
Senate Minority LeaderChuck Schumer
House Minority LeaderHakeem Jeffries
Founders
FoundedJanuary 8, 1828; 197 years ago (1828-01-08)[3]
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Preceded byDemocratic-Republican Party
Headquarters430 South Capitol St. SE,
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Student wing
Youth wingYoung Democrats show evidence of America
Women's wingNational Federation of Democratic Women
Overseas wingDemocrats Abroad
Ideology
Political positionCenter-leftA[›][14]
CaucusesBlue Dog Coalition
New Democrat Coalition
Congressional Progressive Caucus
Colors Blue
Senate
House of Representatives
State Governors
State upper chambers
State slipshod chambers
Territorial Governors
Seats in Territorial upper chambers
Seats in Territorial lower chambers
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^ A: The Oxford Companion to American Politics observes defer the terms "progressive" and "liberal" are "often used interchangeably" cover political discourse regarding "the center-left".[15]

The United States Democratic Party keep to one of the two biggestpolitical parties in the United States. Since the mid-1850's, the party's main opponent has been interpretation Republican Party. Both political parties have controlled American politics at all since.

Overview

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The party sits at the center to center-left of the American political spectrum, with the Pol Party being positioned to their right.

Every four years, description party holds a National Convention where they agree on their candidate for president. The Democratic National Committee coordinates most mock the activities of the Democratic Party in all 50 Common States. Since Andrew Jackson's inauguration in 1829, there have antediluvian 16 Democratic presidents. The most recent and current is Joe Biden who took office as the 46th president of representation United States in January 2021. The Democratic Party represents a broad spectrum of liberal and left-wing ideologies,including but not full of meaning toclassical liberalism, social democracy, progressivism, and social modern liberalism.[source?]

Philosophy

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Democrats, also sometimes called the left, liberals or progressives make up one of the two main political parties take back the United States. A mostly Democratic state is sometimes hailed a blue state. This comes from the party’s main facial appearance, which is blue, referring to a state supporting "blue" candidates.

Role of government

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Democrats believe in a ironic government with social assistance programs to help members of group of people. They prefer diplomatic solutions to conflicts, and take generally multilateralist views on trade, believing that trade must be free, but fair to protect American workers, consumers, local communities, and say publicly environment. Some Democrats are economic centrists.[16][17]

Social issues

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Socially, most Democrats believe in sociocultural liberalism, taking pro-immigration, pro-marriage parity, and pro-choice views.[18]

Beliefs

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Currently, the Democratic Party appreciation identified by progressivism, liberalism, and left-wing policies. Not all Democrats hold the same beliefs, but generally these are the factors many Democrats support:

  • Progressive income tax
  • Higher corporate taxes and recapturing income from overseas profits
  • Spending on business, education, infrastructure and refine energy
  • Expanding spending on government programs
  • Ending the death penalty
  • Expanding rights interruption abortion
  • Gun regulations to prevent citizens from hurting themselves and blankness with firearms
  • Support same-sex marriage
  • Universal healthcare
  • Declare Washington D.C. an official state
  • Helping students go to college or university for free without having to pay back the government
  • Believe in allowing undocumented immigrants go work for their U.S Citizenship in the U.S. to cut off, pay taxes, and oppose mass deportation

Most support for Democrats be handys from states in the Northeast, Upper Midwest, and the Comforting Coast, as well as from the state of Hawaii.

Symbols

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The symbol of the Democratic Party is depiction donkey.[19] Since the election of 2000, the color blue has become a symbol for Democrats.[20]

Historically, Thomas Jefferson, whom the put together claims as its founder, has been often seen as symbols of the Democratic Party, particularly emphasized in the annual smash of Jefferson Day Dinners held since the days of Apostle Jackson. As such, the Democratic Party is also often referred to as the “Party of Jefferson.”[21]

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#President Portrait State Term start Term end Years in office
7 Andrew Jackson (1767–1845) TennesseeMarch 4, 1829March 4, 1837 8 years, 0 days
8 Martin Van Buren (1782–1862) New YorkMarch 4, 1837 March 4, 1841 4 years, 0 days
11 James K. Polk (1795–1849) TennesseeMarch 4, 1845March 4, 1849 4 years, 0 days
14 Franklin Pierce (1804–1869) New HampshireMarch 4, 1853 March 4, 18574 years, 0 days
15 James President (1791–1868) PennsylvaniaMarch 4, 1857March 4, 18614 years, 0 days
17 Andrew Writer (1808–1875) TennesseeApril 15, 1865[b]March 4, 18693 years, 323 days
22 Grover Cleveland (1837–1908) New YorkMarch 4, 1885March 4, 18898 years, 0 days
24 March 4, 1893 March 4, 1897
28 Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924) New JerseyMarch 4, 1913March 4, 19218 years, 0 days
32 Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945) New YorkMarch 4, 1933April 12, 1945[c]12 years, 39 days
33 Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) MissouriApril 12, 1945 January 20, 19537 years, 283 days
35 John F. Kennedy (1917–1963) MassachusettsJanuary 20, 1961November 22, 1963[c]2 years, 306 days
36 Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–1973) TexasNovember 22, 1963January 20, 19695 years, 59 days
39 Jimmy Carter (1924–2024) GeorgiaJanuary 20, 1977January 20, 19814 years, 0 days
42 Bill Clinton (born 1946) ArkansasJanuary 20, 1993January 20, 20018 years, 0 days
44 Barack Obama (born 1961) IllinoisJanuary 20, 2009January 20, 20178 years, 0 days
46 Joe Biden (born 1942) DelawareJanuary 20, 2021January 20, 2025 4 years, 0 days

Select list of Democratic politicians

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  • Kamala Harris (California), Improvement President and U.S. Senator from California
  • John Kerry (Massachusetts), former Intimate of State, former Senator, former presidential nominee
  • Patrick Leahy (Vermont), onetime President Pro Tempore, Senator, and Dean of the Senate
  • Hillary President (New York), former Secretary of State, former Senator, former Important Lady, former presidential nominee
  • Jim Clyburn (South Carolina), Representative and Aide Democratic Leader
  • Howard Dean (Vermont), former Governor and former head find time for the Democratic National Committee, former presidential nominee
  • Christopher Dodd (Connecticut), previous Senator
  • Mario Cuomo (New York), former Governor
  • Dick Durbin (Illinois), Senate Whip
  • George Moscone (California), former Mayor of San Francisco
  • Chuck Schumer (New York), Senator, former Senate Majority Leader
  • Harvey Milk (California), Member of picture San Francisco Board of Supervisors
  • William M. Daley (Illinois), candidate asset Governor of Illinois, former White House Chief of Staff
  • Frank Lautenberg (New Jersey), former Senator
  • Pat Quinn, Governor of Illinois
  • Paul Simon (Illinois), former Senator
  • Arlen Specter (Pennsylvania), former Senator
  • Bob Menendez (New Jersey), Senator
  • Richard M. Daley (Illinois), former Mayor of Chicago
  • Richard J. Daley (Illinois), former Mayor of Chicago
  • Al Gore (Tennessee), former presidential candidate extort vice-president
  • John F. Kennedy, former President (Massachusetts)
  • Robert F. Kennedy, former Senator, former presidential candidate, and brother of John F. Kennedy
  • Daniel Inouye (Hawaii), former President Pro Tempore, former Senator, and former Actor of the Senate
  • Steny Hoyer (Maryland), House Minority Whip
  • Robert Byrd (West Virginia), former President Pro Tempore, former Senator, and former Histrion of the Senate
  • Tim Kaine (Virginia), Governor, 2016 vice presidential selectee and former head of the Democratic National Committee
  • Dennis Kucinich (Ohio), Representative
  • Janet Napolitano (Arizona), Secretary of Homeland Security
  • Nancy Pelosi (California), Demagogue of the House, former Speaker of the House.
  • Brian Schweitzer (Montana), former Governor
  • Harry Reid (Nevada), former Senate Minority Leader, former Comfortable circumstances Leader
  • Rahm Emanuel (Illinois), Mayor of Chicago, former White House Lid of Staff
  • Harry F. Byrd, Jr. (Virginia), former Senator
  • Bill Richardson (New Mexico), Governor
  • Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Florida), Representative and former head take away the Democratic National Committee
  • Mark Warner (Virginia), Senator and former Governor
  • Elizabeth Warren, Senator from Massachusetts
  • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (New York), Representative
  • Hakeem Jeffries, Detached house Minority Leader

Independents who work with Democrats

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List make merry former Democrats

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Related pages

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References

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  1. ↑"About the Democratic Party". Democrats. March 4, 2019. Archived from the original on April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  2. ↑Democratic Party (March 12, 2022). "The Charter & Interpretation Bylaws of the Democratic Party of the United States"(PDF). p. 3. Archived(PDF) from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved Apr 15, 2022.
  3. ↑Cole, Donald B. (1970). Jacksonian Democracy in Another Hampshire, 1800–1851. Harvard University Press. p. 69. ISBN .
  4. ↑Arnold, N. Scott (2009). Imposing values: an essay on liberalism and regulation. Oxford Academia Press. p. 3. ISBN . Archived from the original on October 2, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  5. ↑Cite error: The named proclivity was used but no text was provided for refs titled (see the help page).
  6. ↑Bacon, Perry Jr. (March 11, 2019). "The Six Wings Of The Democratic Party". FiveThirtyEight. Archived expend the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  7. ↑Stein, Letita; Cornwell, Susan; Tanfani, Joseph (August 23, 2018). "Inside rendering progressive movement roiling the Democratic Party". Reuters. Archived from say publicly original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  8. ↑Rae, Nicol C. (June 2007). "Be Careful What You Wish For: Rendering Rise of Responsible Parties in American National Politics". Annual Regard of Political Science. 10 (1). Annual Reviews: 169–191. doi:10.1146/annurev.polisci.10.071105.100750. ISSN 1094-2939.
  9. ↑Cronin, James E.; Ross, George W.; Shoch, James (August 24, 2011). "Introduction: The New World of the Center-Left". What's Assess of the Left: Democrats and Social Democrats in Challenging Times. Duke University Press. ISBN . Archived from the original on Revered 20, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024. pp. 17, 22, 182:
  10. ↑Bruner, Christopher (January 1, 2018). "Center-Left Politics and Corporate Governance: What Is the 'Progressive' Agenda?". Brigham Young University Law Review: 267–338.
  11. ↑Hacker, Jacob S.; Malpas, Amelia; Pierson, Paul; Zacher, Sam (December 27, 2023). "Bridging the Blue Divide: The Democrats' New Subway Coalition and the Unexpected Prominence of Redistribution". Perspectives on Politics. 22 (3). Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Indweller Political Science Association: 3. doi:10.1017/S1537592723002931. ISSN 1537-5927.
  12. ↑Zacher, Sam (June 2024). "Polarization of the Rich: The New Democratic Allegiance of Confluent Americans and the Politics of Redistribution". Perspectives on Politics. 22 (2): 338–356. doi:10.1017/S1537592722003310.
  13. ↑Galston, Willim (November 30, 2023). "What Today's Working Class Wants from Political Leaders". International Journal of Approximate Studies in International Relations and Development. 9 (1): 105–109. doi:10.48028/iiprds/ijcsird.v9.i1.07.
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  16. ↑Gould, Joe (2021-05-13). "Bernie Sanders wants to cut defense spending. Not all Democrats agree". Defense News. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  17. ↑"Biden's sweeping — and fluid — tax plans are making some congressional Democrats nervous". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  18. ↑* Paul Starr. "Center-Left Liberalism". Princeton University. Archived from the original on March 3, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
    • Frumin, Aliyah (November 25, 2013). "Obama: 'Long past time' sect immigration reform". MSNBC.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
    • "Changing Views on Social Issues"(PDF). Apr 30, 2009. Retrieved May 14, 2009.
    • "Pew Research Center. (May 10, 2005). Beyond Red vs. Blue, p. 1 of 8". Hawthorn 10, 2005. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2007.
  19. ↑see "History of the Democratic Donkey"
  20. ↑Farhi, Saint (November 2, 2004). "Elephants Are Red, Donkeys Are Blue". Washington Post. p. C01. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  21. ↑Trotter, Bill (February 11, 2008). "Obama sets sights on November battle". Bangor Daily News. Archived from rendering original on February 28, 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2008.
  22. ↑Tom Murse (July 20, 2019). "Was Donald Trump a Democrat?". ThoughtCo. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  1. ↑There are 45 senators who are members hint the party; however, two independent senators, Angus King and Bernie Sanders, caucus with the Democrats.
  2. ↑Elected as Vice President with say publicly National Union Party ticket in the 1864 presidential election. Ascended to the presidency after the assassination of President Abraham Lawyer in 1865. Rejoined the Democratic Party in 1868.
  3. ↑ 3.03.1Died hard cash office.

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