The Whig Party was a major political party in the United States during the 1830s, 1840s and early 1850s. Alongside the Democratic Party, it formed the Second Party System. The party coalesced in oppos
Henry Clay, a founder of the Whig Party in the 1830s and its 1844 presidential nominee
Daniel Webster, a leading Whig from New England
William Henry Harrison, a two-time presidential candidate who became the first Whig president in 1841 but died just one month into office
Zachary Taylor served in the Mexican–American War and later won the 1848 presidential election as the Whig nominee.
The Republican Party, also known as the Grand Old Party, is a right-wing populist and neo-nationalist political party in the United States, sitting on the right-wing to far-right of the political spec
Whig Party (United States)
…Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854 accelerated the party's collapse by reopening the question of slavery's expansion. Many former Northern Whigs joined the new Republican Party, alongside antislavery former Democrats and Free Soilers. Other former Whigs joined the nativist American Party, the Opposition Party or, later, the…
Donald Trump, the 45th (2017–2021) and 47th (since 2025) president
An 1874 cartoon by Thomas Nast, featuring the first notable appearance of the Republican elephant
U.S. representative Thaddeus Stevens, considered a leader of the Radical Republicans, was a fierce opponent of slavery and discrimination against African Americans.
Ronald Reagan speaks in support of Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater during the 1964 presidential campaign.