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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.
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.
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 1, 2015 · Bernie Sanders. Vermont Senator and former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is America's longest-serving independent politician in Congress. Updated: Aug 17, 2020. (1941-) Who Is...
Oct 13, 2022 · Law, journalism and politics. The rise of the independents. New ASU research center to examine growing political power of unaffiliated voters. Image by Mohamed Hassan/Pixabay. By Mark J. Scarp |. October 13, 2022.
