The Democratic Party started back in the 1790's from the Anti-Federalists. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were the first two to basically start up the Democrats. The Democratic Party is known for starting up the Whigs who got some of their ideas and beliefs from the Democrats. Also some of the beliefs from the Republicans are said to be from the Democrats.
The Democratic Party in 2004 was said to be the largest political party. There were about 72 million registered Democrats in that same year. This turns out to be 42.6 percent of all of the registered voters in the United States of America.
The Republican Party in America is mostly known for how it backs conservatism in America. The Republican Party is younger then the Democratic Party as it was founded in 1854. Most people refer to the Republican Party as the Grand Old Party or GOP.
The Republican Party owns the second most amount of registered voters in America. There are about 55 million registered Republicans in America. This makes up about one third of the voting population. A big milestone for the Republicans is in 2010 they won most of the House of Representatives seats.
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