The elephant became linked to the Republican Party largely due to the work of political cartoonist Thomas Nast, who is often credited with popularizing both symbols. In an 1874 cartoon published ...

the Republican elephant, the Democratic donkey, and Uncle Sam. Publishing regularly in Harper's Weekly, the celebrated Nast drew thousands of cartoons during the second half of the nineteenth century.

Origins: The elephant became associated with the Republican Party also thanks to Thomas Nast. In the same 1874 cartoon mentioned above, Nast depicted an elephant labeled "The Republican Vote ...

As anyone with even a passing interest in US politics knows, the elephant represents the Republican Party and the donkey ... on Jackson's nickname is this cartoon from 1833, entitled "Let Every ...

Unfortunately for the Democratic Party, Nast was also ... did not get off scot-free. The Republican elephant made its lumbering debut in an unflattering cartoon on November 7th 1874, in “The ...