The Third-Term Panic by Thomas Nast was the first political cartoon depicting the elephant as the Republican Party symbol.

M ADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - On this day, Nov. 7, 1874, the first cartoon of an elephant representing the Republican Party was ...

The donkey and elephant became political symbols in the United States through a combination of political satire and popular culture, primarily driven by cartoonists in the 19th century.Here's how each ...