Democratic Party

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The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, traditionally associated with liberal and progressive policies on social and economic issues.

All labels observed (60)

Label Occurrences
Democratic Party canonical 1,632
Democratic Party (United States) 1,439
United States Democratic Party 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf major political party in the United States
political party
alsoKnownAs Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party of the United States

Democratic Party
surface form: Democrats

Democratic Party
surface form: U.S. Democratic Party
color blue
colorSymbolism blue states
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currentStronghold Northeastern United States
West Coast of the United States
large metropolitan areas
foundingDate 1828
historicalStronghold American South (19th and early 20th centuries)
ideology liberalism
modern liberalism in the United States
progressivism
social liberalism
nationalCommittee Democratic National Committee
notablePresident Barack Obama
Bill Clinton
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Joe Biden
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
opposesPolicy large-scale deregulation of business
reductions in social safety net programs
politicalPosition center-left
predecessor Democratic-Republican Party
shortName Democratic Party self-linksurface differs
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
supportsPolicy LGBTQ+ rights
abortion rights
civil rights protections
climate change mitigation
environmental regulation
expanded social welfare programs
gun control measures
minimum wage increases
progressive taxation
universal health care expansion
symbol blue color
donkey
traditionalSupportBase LGBTQ+ voters
college-educated voters
labor unions
racial and ethnic minorities
urban voters
younger voters
twoPartySystemPartner Republican Party
womenWing National Federation of Democratic Women
youthWing Young Democrats of America

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American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees politicalAlignment Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
Mark Parkinson memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
James C. Healey memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
James C. Healey politicalAlignment Democratic Party
Robert Lucas memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
Charles S. Hamlin memberOf Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
Thomas Lanier Clingman partyAffiliation Democratic Party
Gary Sebelius memberOf Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
James B. Hunt Jr. political party Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
Donna E. Shalala memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
Gustavus W. Smith politicalAffiliation Democratic Party
Susan Bysiewicz memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
Susan Bysiewicz politicalParty Democratic Party
Henry Breckinridge memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
Henry Breckinridge politicalAlignment Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
Allen J. Ellender memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
Robert B. Anderson memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
Jan Gardner memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
Jan Gardner politicalAlignment Democratic Party
The Recall recalledOfficeHolderParty Democratic Party
Jim McDermott memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
Jim McDermott ideology Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Democratic Party platform
Philip L. Graham politicalAffiliation Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
Ashton Carter memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
John J. Rooney memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
John Lesinski Jr. memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
Carl B. Stokes politicalParty Democratic Party
Carl B. Stokes memberOf Democratic Party
Robert Torricelli memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
Robert Torricelli partyAffiliationAsSenator Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
Robert Torricelli partyAffiliationAsRepresentative Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
Melissa Conyears-Ervin memberOf Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
Virgil Goode memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012 opponentParty Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
McKinney memberOf Democratic Party
subject surface form: Cynthia McKinney
this entity surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
Billy McKinney memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
Christopher Drake Heinz memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
Kerry family hasMemberPoliticalParty Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
Carl Levin politicalParty Democratic Party
Presidential campaign activities of Jimmy Carter politicalParty Democratic Party
this entity surface form: Democratic Party (United States)