History Of The Democratic National Convention

History Of The Democratic National Convention

Take a look back at the history of the Democratic National Convention, starting in 1832 in Baltimore.

Andrew Jackson is nominated and goes on to defeat Henry Clay.

Martin Van Buren is nominated and goes on to defeat William Henry Harrison.

Martin Van Buren is nominated and goes on to lose to William Henry Harrison.

James Polk is nominated and goes on to defeat Henry Clay.

Lewis Cass is nominated and goes on to lose to Zachary Taylor.

Franklin Pierce is nominated and goes on to defeat Winfield Scott.

James Buchanan is nominated and goes on to defeat John C. Fremont.

After deadlocking in Charleston, S.C., Democrats reconsider in Baltimore and nominate Douglas. He goes on to lose to Abraham Lincoln.

George McClellan is nominated and goes on to lose to Abraham Lincoln.

Horatio Seymour is nominated and goes on to lose to Ulysses S. Grant.

Horace Greeley is nominated and goes on to lose to Ulysses S. Grant.

Samuel Tilden is nominated and goes on to lose to Rutherford B. Hayes.

Winfield S. Hancock is nominated and goes on to lose to James A. Garfield.

Grover Cleveland is nominated and goes on to defeat James G. Blane.

Grover Cleveland is nominated and goes on to lose to Benjamin Harrison.

Grover Cleveland is nominated and goes on to defeat Benjamin Harrison.

William Jennings Bryan is nominated and goes on to lose to William McKinley.

William Jennings Bryan is nominated and goes on to lose to William McKinley.

Alton B. Parker is nominated and goes on to lose to Theodore Roosevelt.

William Jennings Bryan is nominated and goes on to lose to William Howard Taft.

Woodrow Wilson is nominated and goes on to defeat William Howard Taft.

Woodrow Wilson is nominated and goes on to defeat Charles E. Hughes.

James M. Cox is nominated and goes on to lose to Warren G. Harding.

John W. Davis is nominated and goes on to lose to Calvin Coolidge.

Alfred E. Smith is nominated and goes on to lose to Herbert Hoover.

1/25

Andrew Jackson is nominated and goes on to defeat Henry Clay.

Today's Gallery Headlines

NYE revelers ring in 2026 watching Digital Drone Peach in the Sky

PHOTOS: Atlanta welcomes 2026 with fireworks, drone show

Photos of AJC’s final run

PHOTOS: The final print run of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

123125 sugar bowl parade

PHOTOS: Sugar Bowl Parade

aajc 123025 team media day sugar bowl

Photos: Georgia football players, coaches during Sugar Bowl team media day