How does the Democratic party of today relate to the Democratis party of the 1850s?

The Democratic Party of the Past and the Present is somewhat similar but it had different beliefs and ideals incalculated within their party members.

In the past, it started at the early 1803s to the 1850s, by Andrew Jackson, who gave the Democrats its name, as he sincerely felt that the Federalist was gaining too much unnecessary power, which he deemed inappropriate. This was the start of the "Jacksonian Democracy". The Democratic Party was full of farmers, city-dwelling laborers and Irish Catholics

In the Present, the Democratic Party was leaded by President Barack Obama, the 44th one. It placed more emphasis on the welfare of the citizens with its health plans and other incentives. It placed equal importance on the war against terrorism, deploying more troops to Afghanistan to fight Al-Qaeda.