June 17, 2012
A recent Pew Research Center survey confirmed what most Americans already know — Republicans and Democrats are more polarized than they have been in more than a quarter of a century. Party affiliation is actually a bigger divide than age, race, sex or socioeconomic status. As they become more extreme, the two parties have also shrunk, as centrist voters become disenchanted and leave to become independents. More people now consider themselves independents — 38% — than either Democrats (32%) or Republicans (24%). That’s the largest percentage of independents in 75 years, which is how long Gallup has been keeping track.Please click here to read the full article. (PDF Version)