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Gallup Finds Record 45% of Americans Identify as Independents, Tilting Toward Democrats

Gallup links the shift to independents’ sour views of President Donald Trump.

FILE - A man wears an "I voted" sticker on his shirt, printed with the American flag and the U.S. constitution, after voting at Wa-Ke Hatchee Recreation Center in Fort Myers, Fla, on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
Cameron County Department of Elections early voting clerk Rebecca Salazar adds the second of two locks to the ballot box Friday, October 28, 2022, before the day's opening of the early voting polling location for the Texas midterm elections in Harlingen, Texas.
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FILE - A polling place during primary voting, May 21, 2024, in Kennesaw, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

Overview

  • The share of independents reached 45% in 2025, up two points from the prior year, with 27% each identifying as Democrats or Republicans.
  • When independents’ leanings are included, Democrats hold a 47% to 42% edge in party affiliation, reversing a three-year Republican advantage.
  • A majority of Gen Z and many Millennials now call themselves independents, including 56% of Gen Z, while older generations are more likely to pick a party.
  • Nearly half of independents (47%) identify as moderates as the parties grow more polarized, with about six in ten Democrats calling themselves liberal and 77% of Republicans conservative.
  • The findings come from a 2025 ReconMR survey of 13,454 adults with a ±1 percentage point margin of error, and party identification may not reflect voter registration or turnout.