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Factions in the Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party of the United States is a big tent party composed of various factions. The liberal faction supports modern liberalism that began with the New Deal in the 1930s and continued with both the New Frontier and Great Society in the 1960s. The moderate faction supports Third Way politics that includes center-left social policies and centrist fiscal policies. The progressive faction supports progressivism.

The were Southern Democrats who promoted the idea of Southern secession prior to the American Civil War. They sought to preserve slavery throughout the United States.

Fire-Eaters

(or Peace Democrats) were a faction of Northern Democrats during the American Civil War which sought an immediate end to the war. Many copperheads sympathized with the Confederacy, with members accused by Republicans as treasonous. They promoted the ideas of agrarianism inspired from Jacksonian thought which appealed to many poor farmers in border states.

Copperheads

The were a group of Democrats that opposed the Copperheads and supported President Abraham Lincoln's stance towards the South. The War Democrats allied with Republicans under the National Union ticket to compete in the 1864 elections.

War Democrats

Political positions of the Democratic Party

Demographics of the Democratic Party (United States)

Democratic Party (United States) organizations

Unofficial organizations for Democrats

Libertarian Democrat

21st Century Democrats

AFL-CIO

Blue Dog Coalition

Change to Win Federation

Democracy For America

Democrats For Life of America

Progressive Democrats of America

National Education Association