Political parties in the United States

Political parties in the United States have a long history, dating back to the late 1700s and early 1800s. The need to win popular support in a republic led to the American invention of voter-based political parties in the 1790s. The first modern political party, the Federalists, appeared in the United States in 1789, more than three decades before parties developed in Great Britain and other western nations. The first American party system had its origins in the period following the Revolutionary War, and the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans were the first two major political parties in the United States. The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the U.S. Founded as the Democratic Party in 1828 by Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren, it is the oldest extant voter-based political party in the world. The oldest third party was the Anti-Masonic Party, which was formed in upstate New York in 1828. In summary, the first political parties in the United States emerged in the late 1700s and early 1800s, with the Federalists and Democratic-Republicans being the first two major parties. The Democratic Party was founded in 1828, and the oldest third party was the Anti-Masonic Party, which was also founded in 1828.