March 20, 1854 - The founding meeting of the Republican Party took place in Wisconsin on March 20, 1854. Former Whig Party members gathered to establish a new party to oppose the spread of slavery ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - On this day in history, March 20, 1854, the Republican Party was founded to oppose the expansion of slavery and the Kansas-Nebraska Act. The new party drew from ex-Whigs, ...

There are now more registered Republican voters in North Carolina than registered Democrats, the first time that's happened in recorded history. But that also doesn't mean most voters are Republicans.

The schoolhouse was actually the site of a second meeting of Ripon residents organizing a new political party. Ellen Sorenson, the museum's interim director, stresses the nonpartisan mission and tries ...