As mentioned in the above quote, while the first Thomas Nast Republican elephant cartoon appeared in the Harper’s Weekly ...
In US elections, the Democratic and Republican parties are frequently symbolised by donkeys and elephants across various ...
The symbols tied to the Republican and Democratic parties (the elephant and donkey) have actually been around for more than 100 years.
In 1874, the first cartoon depicting the elephant as the symbol of the Republican Party was printed in Harper's Weekly. In 1916, Democratic President Woodrow Wilson was re-elected and Republican ...