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An independent, non-partisan politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent.
Third-party and independent members of the United States Congress are generally rare. Although the Republican and Democratic parties have dominated U.S. politics in a two-party system since 1856, some independents and members of other political parties have also been elected to the House of Representatives or Senate , or changed their party ...
Bernard Sanders (born September 8, 1941) is an American politician and activist who is the senior United States senator from Vermont.
This category has the following 56 subcategories, out of 56 total. * Independent members of the United States House of Representatives (2 C, 23 P) Independent state governors of the United States (39 P) Independent United States senators (11 P) +. Guamanian Independents (1 P) Alabama Independents (10 P) Alaska Independents (25 P)
Mar 14, 2019 · Among independents, men make up a sizable share (64%) of Republican leaners and a smaller majority (55%) of independents who do not lean. Democratic leaners include roughly equal shares of men (51%) and women (49%). Independents also are younger on average than are partisans.
May 15, 2019 · Here are six facts about political independents: Nearly 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.
An independent voter, often also called an unaffiliated voter or non-affiliated voter in the United States, is a voter who does not align themselves with a political party. An independent is variously defined as a voter who votes for candidates on issues rather than on the basis of a political ideology or partisanship; [1] a voter who does not ...
