Florida Independents on the Rise
Jane SusskindPublished: 31 Jul, 2012
1 min read
The number of voters in Florida registering as independent is drastically rising, reports the Palm Beach Post, as the two charts above reveal. Since 1972, Florida independent voters rose 20 percent and independent voters now account for 23.8 percent of the stateside voting electorate. That translates into 2.7 million independent voters today.
Why?
“People are seeing this polarization and they are not happy with it.” - Dukhong Kim, Assistant Professor of Political Science at FAU
“The political parties have too much power.”- Everett Wilkinson, Chairman and Founder of the South Florida Tea Party
So why did you leave the two parties? Or have you always been an independent voter? Share your thoughts below!
You Might Also Like
Ballrooms, Ballots, and a Three-Way Fight for New York
The latest Independent Voter Podcast episode takes listeners through the messy intersections of politics, reform, and public perception. Chad and Cara open with the irony of partisan outrage over trivial issues like a White House ballroom while overlooking the deeper dysfunctions in our democracy. From California to Maine, they unpack how the very words on a ballot can tilt entire elections and how both major parties manipulate language and process to maintain power....
30 Oct, 2025
-
1 min read
Princeton Gerrymandering Project Gives California Prop 50 an 'F'
The special election for California Prop 50 wraps up November 4 and recent polling shows the odds strongly favor its passage. The measure suspends the state’s independent congressional map for a legislative gerrymander that Princeton grades as one of the worst in the nation....
30 Oct, 2025
-
3 min read
5 Politicians Bucking Their Party on Gerrymandering
Across the country, both parties are weighing whether to redraw congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Texas, California, Missouri, North Carolina, Utah, Indiana, Colorado, Illinois, and Virginia are all in various stages of the action. Here are five politicians who have declined to support redistricting efforts promoted by their own parties....
31 Oct, 2025
-
4 min read