The Democratic donkey and the Republican elephant were created by the cartoonist Thomas Nast.
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I don't think so...here's what I found out:On January 15, 1870 a political cartoon by Thomas Nast appeared in Harper's Weekly titled "A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion". This cartoon characterized the Democratic Party as a donkey for the first time. Since then, the donkey has become a symbol of the party, though unlike the Republican elephant, the donkey has never been officially adopted as the party's logo.
Improving the previous answer, which was way off, the first democratic president elected was Thomas Jefferson. By the way, Washington was Republican.
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The first democratic era of the United States was founded in 1828. The first president who served during this era was Andrew Jackson.?æ
John Adams was the first president with a political party. He was a federalist. Contrary to popular belief, George Washington had no political party though many people consider him a federalist. He preached about the dangers of political parties and how they'll divide the nation throughout his entire presidency. Look where we are now!