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Democratic-Republican Party

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The Democratic-Republican party of the United States was a party that evolved from the early days of the United States. It was formed around opposition to the centralized federal controls proposed by Alexander Hamilton and the Federalist Party (and thus often referred to as the "Anti-Federalists"). They were against the United States Constitution in its original form, but under the leadership of Thomas Jefferson, were able to pass the Bill of Rights, amending the document to a more acceptable form.

For a brief period, the Democratic-Republican Party was the sole dominant party in U.S. politics. At it's apex, James Monroe ran virtually unopposed in the 1820 presidential election. Shortly afterward, the party would split into two factions: the United States Democratic Party, led by Andrew Jackson, and the United States Whig Party, which was formed from the anti-Jackson coalition.

The following United States Presidents were members of the Democratic-Republican party:

  1. Thomas Jefferson (1801 - 1809)
  2. James Madison (1809 - 1817)
  3. James Monroe (1817-1825)
  4. John Quincy Adams (1825-1829)
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