Although not a major presidential figure, Martin Van Buren's impact on presidential politics is arguably just as significant as his more famous predecessors. Not many people can claim to be a founder of a modern political party, but Van Buren's efforts to break the brief period of a one party system in American politics changed the landscape of elections that propelled us to where we are today.

Van Buren devoted himself to ensuring Jeffersonian principles were defended and secured in the post founders generation, and while he had success in maintaining policies that were Jeffersonian throughout his political career, his presidency did the most damage to them. For arguably the first time during Van Buren's presidency, the American government learns a lesson of how difficult it is to solve an economic crisis when the government is given very limited options to respond to one. Van Buren did not have a good one term, and it wasn't necessarily because of the things he did in office, but more so for his actions before winning the 1836 election.

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