44% of Voters are Independents - Tilt Toward Democrats

September 25, 2007
44% of Voters are Independents - Tilt Toward Democrats

In AP-Ipsos polling this summer, 44 percent of those surveyed said initially they had no major party affiliation. When pressed, most said they generally back one particular party, usually Democrats. That left 17 percent as true independents, more than enough to tilt the balance in the presidential and many congressional races.