The Republican Party, founded in 1791, is now called the Democratic Party.
An American political party was founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
There was no single, official name for the party. Party members generally called themselves Republicans and voted for what they called the Republican Party, Republican ticket, or the Republican interest.
The Jacksonians held their first national convention as the Republican Party in 1832. By the mid-1830s, they referred to themselves as the Democratic Party, but also as Democratic Republicans.
The name Democratic Party has been official since 1844.
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