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Democratic Party can refer to: Democratic Party (Mongolia), Democratic Party of Albania, Democratic Party (Kenya) or Democratic Party of Serbia The Democratic Party, more grammatically called the "Democrat Party," is one of the two major political parties in the United States of America. In general it is pro-abortion and anti-free enterprise, supporting higher taxes, anti-gun policies, and a larger government, while the Republican Party is generally pro-life and pro-free enterprise, supporting lower taxes and small government. President Barack Obama and other Democrats are liberal / Progressive leftists. Many conservatives consider him to be the worst president to date.

Members of the Democratic Party are known as Democrats. In the 19th century when it supported slavery the party was sometimes called "The Democracy." Today, there are Democrats who claim to be more conservative than typical liberals, called the "Blue Dogs" in Congress, but they often behave like "lapdogs" for the liberal party leadership when there is a controversial vote.

In the doldrums after 2000, the party roared back with major gains in 2006, which it expanded in 2008 to sweep control of the national government, and leave the GOP in a state of confusion and decline. The GOP bounced back in 2009, with near-unanimous opposition to contentious Democratic policies, especially stimulus spending and health care reform. Polls show Obama's popularity began to sink in the summer of 2009.

The Democrats currently control the White House and hold a slim majority in the Senate, but in the 2010 midterm elections, the Republican party won decisive control of the House of Representatives; suburbs and rural areas are still more likely to be in Republican hands.[1] Polls show 50% of voters identify themselves with the Democratic Party as opposed to 35% for the Republican Party.[2] Surveys which address both the Republican House and the Democratic Senate currently has an average 78% negative approval rating, with only 13% expressing approval.[3]

The views of individual Democrats sometimes diverge from the party's official stance as expressed in its national party platform, however unlike the Republican party, the Democratic National Committee has not allowed dissenting opinions to share the podium on matters such as abortion at National Conventions.[4] The Democratic party also adopts policy positions and platforms at the state and Congressional district levels.

In the field of economic policy, Democrats tend to favor high progressive taxes, more regulation, and higher government spending.

The Democratic Party has historically had ties to organized labor.[5]

The National Education Association,[6] the largest union of public school teachers, is a backbone of the party, supplying the largest number of delegates to its national conventions.

Democrats typically state that they want to help low-income Americans, however they usually seek to accomplish this by increasing the tax burden on the wealthiest Americans.

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