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The modern Democratic Party emerged in the late 1820s from former factions of the Democratic-Republican Party, which had largely collapsed by 1824. It was built by Martin Van Buren , who assembled a cadre of politicians in every state behind war hero Andrew Jackson of Tennessee.
Below is the article summary. For the full article, see Democratic Party . Democratic Party, One of the two major political parties in the U.S., historically the party of labour, minorities, and progressive reformers.
The United States Democratic Party is one of the two biggest political parties in the United States. Since the mid-1850's, the party's main opponent has been the Republican Party. Both political parties have controlled American politics ever since.
