Democratic Party (United States)

Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Founded on January 8, 1828 in Baltimore, Maryland, it was predominantly led by Martin Van Buren, 8th President of the United States, whom he assembled a wide variety of politicians in every state behind Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest currently active political party.

The party is generally considered to be on the left side of the political spectrum, and is generally progressive on views such as LGBTQIA+ rights, women's rights, marijuana legalisation, etc.