How popular is Dorothy? Dorothy is a very popular first name for females (#10 out of 4276, Top 1%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#25845 out of 150436, Top 17%).
The Democratic Party traces its origins to the inspiration of the Democratic-Republican Party, founded by Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and other influential opponents of the Federalists in 1792. That party also inspired the Whigs and modern Republicans.
Report Abuse. Co-founder of the Democratic-Republican Party & Hence belonged to the Democratic-Republican Party With James Madison he founded the Democratic-Republican Party in 1792.. Thus as he was not the only founder, he is a co-founder. Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jeff...