A slight disagreement. We have stupid leaders, but as the polls prove, most Americans disagree with them.
The main problem since the 1990s was a two-party system with each part moving toward extremes and catering only to those on the inside, not the outside of their respective parties. This fact helps explain why 45% of American voters are Independents.
When a voter's most viable choices are two self-serving parties, they often vote for the challenger. A few, like myself, vote Third Party as a protest vote. Sadly, about 40% of eligible voters don't even vote at all. This partially explains why some MAGA morons complain about "disappearing voters". They are blind to the bigger problem.
A positive consequence is that the Democrats seem to be pulling back to center but the bad news is that the Republicans are racing toward the edge of a cliff that will have dire consequences for many of them.
A new high of 45% of U.S. adults identified as political independents in 2025.
news.gallup.com
A record-high 45% of U.S. adults identified as political independents in 2025, surpassing the 43% measured in 2014, 2023 and 2024. Meanwhile, equal shares of U.S. adults — 27% each — identified as either Democrats or Republicans.
In most years since Gallup began regularly conducting its polls by telephone in 1988, independents have been the largest political group. However, the independent percentage has increased markedly in the past 15 years, typically registering 40% or higher, a level not reached prior to 2011.
National General Election VEP Turnout Rates, 1789-Present National general election voting-eligible population turnout rates for presidential and midterm elections are plotted below, along with the raw data provided in an accompanying spreadsheet. These numbers are taken from Vital Statistics of
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