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The history of the Democratic Party of the United States is an account of the Democratic Party which is considered by many to be the oldest political party in the world. During the Second Party System from 1832 to the mid-1850s under presidents Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren James K. Polk and Senator Stephen Douglas the Democrats usually bested the opposition Whig Party by narrow margins as both parties worked hard to build grass-roots organizations and maximize the turnout of voters.
