Concept information
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politics and international relations
political science
campaigns, elections and electoral behavior
campaigns, elections, and the law
Preferred term
independent voters
Definition
- INDEPENDENT VOTERS ARE those who have registered to vote, but are not affiliated with a political party. In the District of Colombia and the 27 states where voters register by party, the number of Independents has grown during the last 20 years to one-third of the voter rolls. [Source: Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior; Independent Voters]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/independent_voters
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