The elephant has been representing the Republican party since 1854. The idea of the elephant came about due to soldiers of the Civil War as they would use the phrase “seeing the elephant” to ...

You've probably heard of the Republican Party being referred to as the "GOP." But do you know what GOP stands for? And why are Republicans depicted as elephants and Democrats as donkeys?

Like Andrew Jackson, the Republican party would eventually embrace the caricature, adopting the elephant as their official symbol. The Democrats, however, never officially adopted the donkey as a ...

The donkey and elephant symbols play a significant role in U.S. elections and have represented the two major political parties since the 19th century. In recent times, these symbols continue to be ...

It showed an elephant caught in a trap set by a donkey, and the lumbering confused behemoth of the Republican Party undone by the Herald’s scare tactics. Nast continued to use the elephant and ...

(Library of Congress) Why is the elephant the symbol of the Republican Party and a donkey the symbol of the Democrats? A very famous political cartoonist named Thomas Nast is credited with making ...

A county NAACP chapter in northern Alabama is calling for the resignation of a school board member and local Republican Party chairman, who says his sharing on social media of a GOP elephant logo ...

The Republican party is represented by an elephant and the Democratic party is recognised by the symbol of a donkey. A donkey has come to be a symbol of the Democratic party, while an elephant ...

Like Andrew Jackson, the Republican party would eventually embrace the caricature, adopting the elephant as their official symbol. The Democrats, however, never officially adopted the donkey as a ...