Nearly half of Americans now identify as political independents rather than members of either major party, marking the highest level of partisan independence recorded in more than a decade.
A new CNN poll conducted by SSRS found that 47% of respondents consider themselves independents, a figure that has climbed roughly 10 percentage points since the end of President Donald Trump's first term. The number approaches the modern high-water mark of 48% recorded by CNN polling in 2015.
