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Diagram of the Rise and Fall of American Political Parties 1789-1880:
https://www.si.edu/object/nmah_527958

Above chart, expanded to 1890:
bostonraremaps.com/inventory/houghtons-chart-american-political-parties

Another set of timelines, covering up to 1930:
thehistorydesk.weebly.com/uploads/4/9/8/5/4985187/1-politics-newnation.jpg
thehistorydesk.weebly.com/uploads/4/9/8/5/4985187/2-politics-antebellum.jpg
thehistorydesk.weebly.com/uploads/4/9/8/5/4985187/3-politics-gildedage.jpg
thehistorydesk.weebly.com/uploads/4/9/8/5/4985187/4-politics-early20thc.jpg

Kathleen Kowal's chart, covering up to 2012:
kathleenkowal.com/portfolio/history-of-political-parties-in-u-s-infographic

CREDITS:
Chart & Narration by Matt Baker
Animation by Syawish Rehman
Audio editing by Ali Shahwaiz
Theme music: "Lord of the Land" by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution license 4.0. Available from incompetech.com