Whig Party Logo

History of the Whig Party Logo

Even though the modern day Whig party uses the owl as its logo, it is said that it was the symbol of the original party and it is meant to represent wisdom. It is proposed that the red, white, and blue color scheme holds a different meaning for the party aside from the Democratic and Republican meanings. The blue represents liberalism and the red conservatism. The four white stars represent the three branches of the United States government and the individual voter. Metaphorically, the white stars placed in the center of the owl indicates their belief that the United States success lies when "meeting in the middle."