Why is the Demoratic Symbol a donkey and the Republican Symbol an elephant? What is the history of the political party symbols? What is the story behind the animal mascots of our major parties? Here ...

THE elephant and the donkey represent the US party systems since 1828 and 1854. The popularity of the animals rose due to political cartoons at the time to represent the two-party system. ⚠️ … ...

Unlike the Democrats, the Republican Party has embraced its party mascot. The elephant appeared in July at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. It appears on the party's website. It ...

In U.S. politics, the Democratic Party has been represented by a donkey and the Republican Party by an elephant for decades. But many people don't know how long they've symbolized the two big ...

Ralph Chittams Sr. is something of an anomaly — a Republican in the District, where three out of four registered voters are Democrats. He is also among the estimated 14 percent of African ...

Q: How did the Democratic and Republican parties come to be symbolized by a donkey and an elephant? A: The origin of the Democratic donkey is traced to the 1828 presidential campaign of Andrew ...

On Nov. 7, 1874, the first cartoon depicting the elephant as the symbol of the Republican Party was printed in Harper's Weekly. On Nov. 7, 1874, ...