The donkey and elephant became political symbols in the United States through a combination of political satire and popular culture, primarily driven by cartoonists in the 19th century.Here's how ...

You may be surprised to learn that the relationship between the elephant and donkey and political parties in the U.S. goes all the way back to the mid-1800s. Read on to find out how we got here.

A very famous political cartoonist named Thomas Nast is credited with making these animals the symbols of their parties during the 1870s. (The donkey was first associated with the Democrats during ...

THE elephant and the donkey represent the US party systems since 1828 and 1854. The popularity of the animals rose due to political cartoons at the time to represent the two-party system. ⚠️ … ...

But the person who is most responsible for making the donkey a symbol of the Democrats and the elephant a symbol of the Republicans was a cartoonist for "Harper's Weekly" magazine, Thomas Nast.