In 1828, during his presidential campaign, Democratic leader Andrew Jackson's opponents referred to him as a 'jackass,' which ...

As mentioned in the above quote, while the first Thomas Nast Republican elephant cartoon appeared in the Harper’s Weekly ...

While the elephant had appeared in Civil War-era imagery as a symbol of bravery in combat, it was Nast’s 1874 cartoon “Third ...

Perpetuated by political cartoonist Thomas Nast, the donkey became a symbol for the Democratic Party. Soon, Nast invited ...

Election season is here, and along with all those annoying commercials for the various candidates, you have likely seen ...

The elephant and donkey were meant to be satirical depictions, popularised by an American political cartoonist.

The animal logos most commonly used as symbols of the US political parties, originated as 19th century symbols of ridicule. Follow BI Video: On Twitter More from Politics The animal logos most ...

“as a person, why would go to a bar to engage in dialogue with people from a political party ... logo was painted on our ...

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?