According to Gallup, the largest percentage of U.S. adults identify as political independents.
Overall in 2021, an average of 29% of Americans identified as Democrats, 27% as Republicans, and 42% as independents.
Roughly equal proportions of independents leaned to the Democratic Party (17%) and to the Republican Party (16%).
The year 2021 was an eventful one in politics, after a similarly eventful 2020 that also saw major shifts in party preferences.
In early 2021, Democratic strength reached levels not seen in nearly a decade.
By the third quarter, those Democratic gains evaporated as Biden’s job approval declined.
The political winds continued to become more favorable to Republicans in the fourth quarter, giving the GOP an advantage over Democrats larger than any they had achieved in more than 25 years.
U.S. Political Party Preferences Shifted Greatly During 2021, Jeffery M. Jones
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