The Difference Between Self-Identified Independents and Others

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Brief Overview

Research that includes Independent and Other options sometimes group them together. However, Independents often fall between the US parties, while Others are more often those who are not captured by the ideological window of US political parties.

Author

• Tamika Wiesner, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee