Political Independents Reach Highest Level in a Decade: Poll

Source: International Business Times

A new poll found that 47% of Americans consider themselves independents, a figure that has climbed roughly 10 percentage points since the end of President Donald Trump's first term. Jeff Kowalsk/AFP via Getty Images Nearly half of Americans now identify as political independents rather than members of either major party, marking the highest level of partisan independence recorded in more than a decade. A new CNN poll conducted by SSRS found that 47% of respondents consider themselves independents, a figure that has climbed roughly 10 percentage points since the end of President Donald Trump's first term.