is the democratic party's symbol a donkey
Although the Democratic Party never made the donkey an official symbol, by 1880 it had become a national emblem. The cartoon with the politician grabbing the donkeyâs tail was also the beginning of another famous political symbol, the Republican elephant. But that is a different story.
The origins of both the Democratic symbol, the donkey, and the Republican elephant come from Thomas Nast, German-born political cartoonist whose drawings also modernized the image of Santa Claus and Uncle Sam.