Gallup: record high 40% US are Independents

Undertoad · 01-09-2012, 02:11 PM

http://www.gallup.com/poll/151943/Re...?version=print

Although the chart doesn't go back that far, Gallup figures 40% is the high water mark since they started interviewing people on the subject, in 1951.

glatt · 01-09-2012, 02:14 PM

Very interesting. I had never seen a graph like that before.

Spexxvet · 01-09-2012, 02:20 PM

I guess Independants are more likely to vote repubican.

Undertoad · 01-09-2012, 02:32 PM

When they "push" the independents into a party, everything's 50-50, i.e., 45-45.

glatt · 01-09-2012, 02:32 PM

The Republican party is better at gaming the system.
For example, in the last election cycle, they spent a lot of money on state house races so that they could be in charge of drawing the redistricting maps in as many states as possible. Drawing the maps in their favor will result in them winning elections in what would otherwise be pretty evenly divided states for the next decade.

Lamplighter · 01-09-2012, 02:38 PM

and Nixon's "southern strategy"

Clodfobble · 01-09-2012, 05:38 PM

Heh... every time we get a Democrat president, fewer people start identifying as Democrat, and every time we get a Republican president, fewer identify as Republican. Across the years, people unanimously respond, "Well, I'm not with that guy..."

And if the Dem identification has been that consistently higher than Republican identification over the last 20 years, it makes you wonder why they can't manage to win more elections. Oh wait, I know why, Republicans actually go out and vote.

ZenGum · 01-09-2012, 06:30 PM

On the down side, this means that 60% of Americans still haven't figured out that the two major parties are screwing them over.

I guess 59%, once you deduct the one percent who are doing the screwing.

it · 01-09-2012, 07:48 PM

which independents? i mean democrats and republicans each get their votes, but independents are a collective of everyone who isn't part of a party, maybe they are 40% combined but it could 20 candidates with 2% or so each, none of which can win a nomination.

classicman · 01-09-2012, 08:38 PM

I'm still trying to find out what % of independents actually vote.
Anyone seen anything on this?

01-09-2012, 02:11 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Gallup: record high 40% US are Independents http://www.gallup.com/poll/151943/Re...?version=print Although the chart doesn't go back that far, Gallup figures 40% is the high water mark since they started interviewing people on the subject, in 1951.

01-09-2012, 02:20 PM	#3
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	I guess Independants are more likely to vote repubican. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

01-09-2012, 05:38 PM	#7
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Heh... every time we get a Democrat president, fewer people start identifying as Democrat, and every time we get a Republican president, fewer identify as Republican. Across the years, people unanimously respond, "Well, I'm not with that guy..." And if the Dem identification has been that consistently higher than Republican identification over the last 20 years, it makes you wonder why they can't manage to win more elections. Oh wait, I know why, Republicans actually go out and vote. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

01-09-2012, 06:30 PM	#8
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	On the down side, this means that 60% of Americans still haven't figured out that the two major parties are screwing them over. I guess 59%, once you deduct the one percent who are doing the screwing. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

01-09-2012, 08:38 PM	#10
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I'm still trying to find out what % of independents actually vote. Anyone seen anything on this? __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

01-09-2012, 02:14 PM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Very interesting. I had never seen a graph like that before.

01-09-2012, 02:32 PM	#4
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	When they "push" the independents into a party, everything's 50-50, i.e., 45-45.

01-09-2012, 02:38 PM	#6
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	and Nixon's "southern strategy"

01-09-2012, 07:48 PM	#9
it Banned Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 772	which independents? i mean democrats and republicans each get their votes, but independents are a collective of everyone who isn't part of a party, maybe they are 40% combined but it could 20 candidates with 2% or so each, none of which can win a nomination.

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