History Now Essay Abraham Lincoln and Jacksonian Democracy Sean Wilentz Government and Civics 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Abraham Lincoln was, for most of his political career, a highly partisan Whig. As long as the Whig Party existed, he never supported the candidate of another party. Until the late 1850s, his chief political heroes were Whigs, above... Appears in: 18 | Abraham Lincoln in His Time and Ours Winter 2008