Party Identification

Date	Republican	Democrat	Independent
1990	31	33	29
1991	31	31	33
1992	27	33	36
1993	27	34	34
1994	30	32	34
1995	32	30	34
1996	29	33	33
1997	28	33	32
1998	28	34	31
1999	27	34	34
2000	28	33	30
2001	29	33	30
2002	30	31	30
2003	30	32	31
2004	30	33	30
2005	29	33	30
2006	28	33	31
2007	25	33	34
2008	25	36	32
2009	24	34	35
2010	25	33	35
2011	24	32	37
2012	25	33	36

The number of political independents has continued to grow, as both parties have lost ground among the public. Independents now outnumber either Democrats or Republicans, with 36% of Americans choosing that label. Read more