IN-DEPTH: The Rise of Independent Voters and Its Implication for 2024 Election

As a record number of voters now identify as independent, how will this affect the 2024 election?

A file image of voters filling out and casting their ballots at the Cross Insurance Center polling location in Bangor, Maine for the 2020 presidential election on Nov. 3. Scott Eisen/Getty Images

A Gallup survey released in January showed the number of independent voters is at a near-historic high. While an even 28 percent of America’s voters identify as either Republican or Democrat, 41 percent now identify as independent. While ongoing Gallup surveys show that independents have averaged 42 percent over the past year, Gallup’s number for September showed that 46 percent of Americans consider themselves to be independent.