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Third-party and independent members of the United States Congress are generally rare. Although the Republican and Democratic parties have dominated U.S. politics in a two-party system since 1856, some independents and members of other political parties have also been elected to the House of Representatives or Senate , or changed their party ...
Subcategories. This category has the following 56 subcategories, out of 56 total. * Independent members of the United States House of Representatives (2 C, 23 P) Independent state governors of the United States (39 P) Independent United States senators (11 P) +. Guamanian Independents (1 P) Alabama Independents (10 P)
1 Democrat and 1 Independent caucusing with Democrats. 1 Republican and 1 Independent caucusing with Democrats. The United States Senate consists of 100 members, two from each of the 50 states. This list includes all senators serving in the 118th United States Congress .
StatePortraitSenatorParty( 1954-09-18) September 18, 1954 (age ...( 1982-02-02) February 2, 1982 (age 42)( 1957-05-22) May 22, 1957 (age 66)( 1964-11-13) November 13, 1964 (age 59)15 mag 2019 · 1 Nearly four-in-ten U.S. adults (38%) identify as politically independent, but most “lean” toward one of the two major parties. Only 7% of Americans overall don’t express a partisan leaning, while 13% lean toward the Republican Party and 17% lean toward the Democratic Party.
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As Pew Research Center reported last year, Donald Trump’s job approval rating during the early stage of his presidency is more polarized along partisan lines than any president in the past six decades. In addition, Trump’s rating has been more stable than prior presidents. During his first two years in office, Trump’s job rating among members of hi...
On most issues, independents’ attitudes mirror the views of the overall public. Independents who lean toward a party are usually on the same side as those who identify with the same party, but the level of agreement between leaners and partisans varies depending on the issue. By a wide margin (62% to 36%), independents oppose Trump’s signature poli...
Majorities of independents say the U.S. needs to continue to make changes to give blacks equal rights with whites (57%) and that significant obstacles still make it harder for women to get ahead (54%). In addition, far more independents say immigrants do more to strengthen (66%) than burden (23%) the country. In views of racial equality and women’s...
Public support for same-sex marriage has grown rapidly over the past decade. In June 2017, a majority of adults (62%) favored allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally, while just 32% were opposed. Independents’ views of same-sex-marriage were similar to Democrats’: 73% of Democrats favored gay marriage, as did 70% of independents. Among those wh...
As in the past, more independents describe their political views as moderate (43%) than conservative (29%) or liberal (24%). These shares have changed little in recent years. Since 2000, there have been sizable increases in the shares of both Republicans and Republican-leaning independents who identify as conservative. Today, more Republican-leanin...
In a two-party system, it is not surprising that most Americans view their own party favorably while viewing the opposing party unfavorably. Two-thirds of Americans (66%) view one party favorably while expressing an unfavorable opinion of the other party. About one-in-five (17%) feel unfavorably toward both parties, while 12% feel favorably toward ...
Over the past two decades, Republicans and Democrats have come to view the opposing party more negatively. The same trend is evident among independents who lean toward a party. Currently, 87% of those who identify with the Republican Party view the Democratic Party unfavorably; Republican-leaning independents are almost as likely to view the Democr...
While most U.S. senators have been affiliated with one of the major political parties, many members of the Senate have represented a third or other minor party. This list provides the names, service dates, and political party affiliation of the Senate's many independent members.
Current independent and minor party federal and state officeholders. This page lists members of Congress, state legislators, and state executive officials who are independent or who belong to a political party other than the Democratic Party or the Republican Party . If no names are listed under a table below, it is because there are no ...
