Alfred and Robert Taylor were brothers campaigning to be Tennessee's governor in 1886. Their race was civil and a hopeful model for modern candidates.

The author argues that extreme political swings often lead to equally extreme counter-reactions. The Trump administration's ...

A political cartoon can deliver a powerful message. So powerful, in fact, that it can shape public opinion. From their inception in the 18th century, cartoons were seen as way of expressing political ...

Below, we have collected some of the major Australian political parties’ recent efforts on the meme front during the 2025 election campaign, and assessed their effectiveness.

How the Heated, Divisive Election of 1800 Was the First Real Test of American Democracy A banner from the Smithsonian collections lays out the stakes of Jefferson vs. Adams ...

Throughout the 2024 presidential election surge—a political whirlwind that swept across the U.S., with some of the spotlight turning toward possible candidates appointed by President Donald ...

This article originally appeared in the Election print issue, in stands November 2024. It has not been updated and some information may be out of date. Satirical cartoons continue to serve as powerful ...

The State Journal's political cartoonist reflects on his favorite work from 2024 ...

Opinionated political cartoons based on the 2024 presidential election.

The Madison-Jefferson letters presaged the 1824 election which, thrown to the House, resulted in the election of John Quincy Adams, even though Andrew Jackson had won both the Electoral College.

Madison’s lament, one shared by Thomas Jefferson in letters written six days apart in August 1823, recalled the political intrigue and disreputable deal-making that characterized the election of ...

The nation's top political cartoonists debate president-elect's return to the White House ...