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May 15, 2019 · 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.
Apr 15, 2021 · In the late 1980s, roughly one-third of Americans identified as Democratic, Republican or independent. Now, 40 percent or more identify as independent, while the share who identify as Democrats...
- Geoffrey Skelley
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Oct 8, 2021 · There are demographic difference between partisans and independents as well. Democrats are mostly female and about evenly divided between Whites and people of color, the poll found, while...
Jan 22, 2016 · We find that what distinguishes independents from partisans is not their political positions. In fact, most independents aren’t independent at all. They hold clear partisan preferences, but...
Apr 15, 2021 · According to the most recent quarterly measurement by Gallup, 44 percent of Americans say they are independents, while 30 percent identify as Democrats and 25 percent as Republicans.
Jul 31, 2018 · Partisan divides in America are as wide as they’ve ever been in the modern political era. But what about those who identify as independents?
