The Democratic donkey and the Republican elephant are two of the most recognizable symbols in American politics, representing the two major political parties in the United States. But why were these ...

For instance, in the 2024 Democratic National Convention, the donkey was spot on merchandise on sale at the party's website. The origins of these symbols date back over a century to political ...

Of course, we’re talking about the elephant and donkey, with the former representing the Republican Party and the latter as the symbol of the Democrats ... a combination logo and mascot for ...

or, "Why is that donkey dressed like Uncle Sam?" The donkey has long represented the Democratic Party, just as the elephant is known to represent Republicans. How exactly did this come to be?

By the end of the 19th century both the Republican elephant and the Democrat donkey were firmly associated with the parties thanks to their use in cartoons in large circulation newspapers.

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In an 1870 cartoon for the magazine Harper’s Weekly, Nast showed a donkey kicking a dead lion. The donkey represented a section of Democrats he disliked, while the lion stood for Lincoln’s recently ...

The donkey and elephant, representing Democrats and Republicans, owe their iconic status to 19th-century cartoonist Thomas Nast. His satirical work transformed these animals into symbols of stubborn ...

Democrats are forever “fretting” or even ... The contrast between the fretting donkey and the trumpeting elephant is sometimes interpreted as a matter of character. Dating back to the ...

However, the donkey is not the only symbol of American Democrats. In some states – Oklahoma, Kentucky, Indian and West Virginia – the party is represented by a rooster; in New York State, however, by ...