For nearly 200 years, the Democratic Party has been closely associated with a noble if underappreciated beast: the donkey. While the donkey does not appear in the party's official logo, the animal is ...

Florida always does things a little differently, and the state’s Democratic Party is no exception. The party just announced its ditching the donkey, a longtime party symbol, for something a little ...

It’s easy to recognize these political symbols. | id-work/DigitalVision Vectors/Getty Images (donkey and elephant); Justin Dodd/Mental Floss (question mark) It all started with an insult. 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. Please ...