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The American Independent Party (AIP) is a political party in the United States founded in 1968. The party experienced a split in 1976, resulting in the formation of the American Party and the continuation of the American Independent Party. The AIP was affiliated with the national Constitution Party from 1992 to 2008.
- July 8, 1967; 56 years ago
Mar 14, 2019 · Report. |. 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.
- Sara Atske
- John Laloggia
- 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.
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May 1, 2024 · The American Independent Party dates back more than a half-century. It was founded to help the 1968 presidential campaign of Gov. George Wallace of Alabama, a conservative Democrat who had...
Mar 31, 2023 · 2 min read. Jack Nagel · Mar 31, 2023. There are two major political parties in the United States, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. However, a growing number of Americans identify as independent voters or candidates, indicating a desire for more diverse representation in government.
The Independent American Party (IAP) is a political party in the United States. According to the organization, the IAP aims to "promote respect for life liberty and property; strong traditional families; patriotism; and individual, state and national sovereignty – with a strong reliance on the Declaration of Independence and allegiance to the ...
Oct 8, 2021 · A dive into independents’ views highlights two basic principles for thinking about their role in the nation’s politics. First, it shows the limits of treating “independents” as a single,...
