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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Linley Sanders and Amelia Thomson-Deveaux

Nearly half of Americans are rejecting affiliation with Democrats or Republicans

A significant shift is underway in American politics, with new polling revealing that nearly half of U.S. adults now identify as political independents, rejecting affiliation with either the Democratic or Republican parties.

This marks a substantial increase from two decades ago, when only around a third of Americans held such a stance, according to a recent Gallup survey.

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