Democratic-Republican Party

American

[dem-uh-krat-ik-ri-puhb-li-kuhn pahr-tee] / ˌdɛm əˈkræt ɪk rɪˈpʌb lɪ kən ˈpɑr ti /

noun

U.S. History.

a political party opposed to the Federalist party and advocating states’ rights, active from the 1790s to the 1820s.

Democratic-Republican Party British

noun

US history the antifederalist party originally led by Thomas Jefferson, which developed into the modern Democratic Party

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Democratic-Republican Party

The Democratic-Republican Party of Thomas Jefferson supported the name change.

From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2025

“Middling” people such as artisans, shopkeepers, mechanics and small merchants formed an important part of Thomas Jefferson’s Democratic-Republican Party.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2024

During the same period, parties that won repeated elections were able to govern, including the Democratic-Republican Party of Thomas Jefferson’s time, the New Deal Democrats and the Reagan Republicans.

From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2022

But the two acts in question expired after Thomas Jefferson and his Democratic-Republican Party were swept into power in 1800.

From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2020

A tavern keeper’s son from the upstate village of Kinderhook, Van Buren embodied the republic’s open opportunities and rose in politics by diligent service to New York’s Democratic-Republican Party.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018

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