Van Buren is noted for being an early contributor to the creation of the [[Democratic Party]] as well as [[Jacksonian Democracy]]. He also unsuccessfully ran for president in 1848 as a part of a third party, the [[Free Soil Party]]. | Van Buren is noted for being an early contributor to the creation of the [[Democratic Party]] as well as [[Jacksonian Democracy]]. He also unsuccessfully ran for president in 1848 as a part of a third party, the [[Free Soil Party]]. |