Gallup: Americans Continue to Embrace Political Independence

Line graph. In seven of the past eight years, at least 40% of U.S. adults have identified politically as independents.

Looks like I’m in the majority. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Significantly more U.S. adults continued to identify as political independents (42%) in 2018 than as either Democrats (30%) or Republicans (26%). At least four in 10 Americans have been political independents in seven of the past eight years, including a record-high 43% in 2014.

The trend is based on aggregated data from all Gallup polls conducted in each year. The 2018 aggregate includes 13 separate surveys, encompassing interviews with more than 13,000 U.S. adults. Gallup asks Americans in every poll it conducts whether they identify politically as a Democrat, a Republican or an independent.

Americans Continue to Embrace Political Independence

Story Highlights 42% identify politically as independents 30% identify as Democrats, 26% as Republicans Democrats hold six-point edge when party leaners are included WASHINGTON, D.C. — Significantly more U.S. adults continued to identify as political independents (42%) in 2018 than as either Democrats (30%) or Republicans (26%).

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