At yet another Mitchell family dinner political discussion, Evan asked, "Have there ever been any presidents who were not Republican or Democrat?" While Jon and I knew that the Federalists and Whigs were parties at some point in history, we weren't sure who was what and when and if there were any more. These are the parties that have gained the presidency over time:
Federalist
Democratic-Republican (which split into the next two later)
Democratic
Whig
National Union (coalition between Democrats and Republicans to save the union)
Republican
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