[Music] republicans and democrats comparing and contrasting u.s political parties the united states has two major political parties the democratic party and the republican party also called the gop for grand old party the people who belong to or support these parties are called democrats and republicans each political party is known by its color the democratic party's color is blue while the republican party's color is red candidates that represent these parties often wear these colors on important days such as election day each party also has an animal symbol the democratic symbol is a donkey whereas the republican
symbol is an elephant the u.s parties are known as left or right the democratic party is left-leaning or liberal which means they value progress and equality in comparison the republican party is right-leaning or conservative which means they respect tradition and believe in limited government voters that support these parties tend to have different priorities and ideals the democratic party is popular with voters who prioritize community and social responsibility in contrast republican voters tend to prioritize individual rights and the free market the party platforms have a different stance on gay marriage abortion and gun control though individual
voters do have their own opinions on these personal issues the two parties are also divided on the issues of immigration taxes and environmental policies in some states there is strong support for one of the parties over the other for example california and new york are largely democratic in comparison alabama and oklahoma are strong republican states a few states go both ways depending on the times connecticut is known as a safe state because it is voted blue for many years but other states like florida are known as swing states because votes can go both ways candidates
have to work hard to win votes in these battleground states do you know any famous american presidents franklin roosevelt and john f kennedy were democrats barack obama was also a democrat famous republican presidents include ronald reagan george w bush and donald trump which party do you think will win the next presidential election [Music] you
