Democrat vs Republican: There are many differences between Democrat and Republican. A list of differences between Democrat and Republican are given below:
| Democrats | Republicans |
| The Democrats are liberal and left-leaning by nature so they fear that the corporations have too much influence over our government. | The Republicans are conservative and right-leaning so they fear that the government has too much control over corporation. |
| The Democratic’s ideology is based on community and social responsibility. | The Republican ideology is based on individual rights and justice. |
| The Democrats are the advocate of decrease spending on military issues. | The Republicans are the advocate of increase spending on military issues. |
| The Democrats believe that it is the responsibility of the government to care for all individuals. | The republicans believe that each person is equal responsible for his/her own place in the society. |
| The democrats’ symbol is donkey. | The republicans’ symbol is elephant. |
| The symbol’s color of democrats is blue. | The symbol’s color of republicans is red. |
| It is older than republicans. (founded in 1824.) | It is founded in 1854. |
| The democrats support the gay marriages. ( Some democrats disagree with this view) | The republicans oppose the gay marriages. |
| While, there is a strong demand of the death penalty among democrats but opponents of the death penalty are also a substantial part of the democrats. | Most of the republicans support the death penalty. |
| Democrats have a progressive stance on taxes and believe that the high earner should be taxed at a higher rate. | The republicans believe in the flat tax scheme. Generally, they oppose the raising of the taxes. |
| The Democrats support universal healthcare. The government has a strong involvement in healthcare. | In the republicans government, private companies provide better healthcare services than government-run programs. |
| The democrats are traditionally strong in California, Massachusetts, and New York. | The republicans are traditionally strong in the state of Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas. |
| Some famous presidents of democrats are: Franklin Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Bill Clinton, Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Carter, Barack Obama etc. |
Some famous republicans presidents are: Abraham Lincoln Ronald Regan, Teddy Roosevelt, George Bush, Richard Nixon etc. |