Independent Voters | search
Click here to view Independent Voters news from 60+ newspapers.
Bookmark or Share- Why is it so hard to know how many independent voters there are?In March 2023, independent voters represented 49% of U.S. adults, more than the two major parties combined. The scholarly classification of voters as independent dates back to the work of...
- 6 facts about U.S. political independents | Pew Research CenterNearly four-in-ten U.S. adults (38%) identify as politically independent, but most “lean” toward one of the two major parties. Only 7% of Americans overall don’t express a partisan leaning, while 13% lean toward the Republican Party and 17% lean toward the Democratic Party.
- Political Independents: Who They Are, What They ThinkAmong the public overall, 38% describe themselves as independents, while 31% are Democrats and 26% call themselves Republicans, according to Pew Research Center surveys conducted in 2018.
- In 2024, independent voters grew their share of the vote, split their ...Self-identified independent voters were nearly twice as likely to split their ticket, with 9.7% doing so nationwide. And 2.9% chose not to vote for a Senate candidate.
- More Americans Now Identify As ‘Independent’ Than Democrat Or ...U.S. adults who identify as political independents tied a record high last year while Democratic party identification slumped to an all-time low, according to a Gallup survey released Friday, as...
More
