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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.
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Mar 14, 2019 · March 14, 2019. Political Independents: Who They Are, What They Think. Most ‘lean’ toward a party; ‘true’ independents tend to avoid politics. Independents often are portrayed as political free agents with the potential to alleviate the nation’s rigid partisan divisions.
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- 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.
- Independents who lean to one of the two parties are often much closer to partisans in their views than they are to independents who lean to the other party.
- On some issues, there are significant differences between leaners and partisans. Nearly six-in-ten Republican-leaning independents (59%), for example, currently favor allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally, compared with 37% among Republican identifiers.
- Independents – particularly the 7% of Americans who don’t lean toward a party – are less politically engaged than partisans. In a survey conducted shortly after the November 2018 midterm election, just a third of those who don’t lean toward either party (33%) reported voting.
May 1, 2015 · Vermont Senator and former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is America's longest-serving independent politician in Congress. Updated: Aug 17, 2020.
POLYAS Election Glossary. We provide explanations and background information on elections, voting rights and digital democracy. Independent Politician. An independent politician (sometimes known as a non-partisan politician) is someone who chooses to be involved in politics but not as a member of a political party.
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