The Whigs and the Democrats espoused different philosophies such that <u>The </u><u>Whigs </u><u>drew more </u><u>support </u><u>from </u><u>cities</u><u>; the </u><u>Democrats </u><u>drew more support from</u><u> rural areas.</u>
<h3>The Whig Party</h3>
It was founded by those who were opposed to Andrew Jackson.
It campaigned for a Central bank, stronger tariffs, and a stronger Congress.
The Whig party was therefore able to draw support from the cities where industrialists favored their views as opposed to the Democrats under Jackson who appealed to the common man and wanted stronger state governments.