What political party did Thomas Jefferson belong to and what beliefs did that party have?
He belonged to and eventually led the Democratic-Republican party. “(1792-1824), a party created in opposition to the Federalist partyspecifically, to the Washington administration’s fiscal policies and pro-British foreign policy. Organized by James Madison and Thomas Jefferson with the aid of George Clinton and Aaron Burr, the Democratic-Republicans brought together former Antifederalists and moderate Federalists. They wanted weaker federal government, with most power assigned to the states, an economic policy favoring agriculture, and a foreign policy favoring the French Revolution. In the election of 1796 Thomas Jefferson was their candidate against Federalist John Adams; Adams was elected president and Jefferson, vice president. In 1800 Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans defeated Adams and the Federalists, who also lost control of Congress. After the disintegration of the Federalist party in 1816, the Democratic-Republicans divided into several groups.
