Was george washington a democrat?

Full Answer. The party originated in opposition to the Democratic-Republican party during Washington's first term as President (1789-1793). Federalists dominated the nation until the defeat of John Adams in 1800. The party dissolved in the 1820s, and its members separated into the Democratic and Republican parties. read more

Washington was a firm believer in a strong, central federal government. In this regard we would, according to today's nomenclature, call him a "Democrat." He was also by far the wealthiest person in the entire country and had a plantation of 5,000 slaves. read more

George Washington was a moral man. He wasn’t perfect none of us are but he was a good, moral, and decent man. His contemporaries used worlds like “great,” and “noble,” when describing him. That is high praise. I have no doubt that he would find the 2018 version of the Democrat Party utterly galling. read more