> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://ivn.us/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# New Survey: 6 in 10 Democrats Considering Third Party Options
- URL: https://ivn.us/new-survey-6-10-democrats-considering-third-party-option/
- Published: 2017-06-21T16:08:02.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:58:20.000Z
- Author: Thomas A Hawk
- Tags: News

A new survey by [icitizen](https://icitizen.com/insights/bernie-for-president-movement-and-third-parties-in-u-s-politics-june-14-16-2017/?ref=ivn.us) points to a clear opening for third-party candidates in future elections.

The online survey found that not only do **7 in 10 respondents not feel represented by the Republican or Democratic Parties**, and that a third party is needed, but **6 in 10 Democratic respondents are considering voting for a third party candidate in 2020**.

That is huge considering only 29 percent of Republican respondents said the same.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dc/be/dcbe1ac4-146f-43be-92a6-ea84728d86a6/content/images/2026/02/new-survey-7-10-americans-not-feel-represented-two-party-duopoly-58543.jpg)

The wounds are clearly still fresh in the Democratic Party after the DNC [tilted the presidential primary in Hillary Clinton's favor](https://ivn.us/2016/07/25/leaked-dnc-e-mails-suggest-anti-sanders-bias/) over U.S. Sen. [Bernie Sanders](https://ivn.us/tag/bernie-sanders), were unwelcoming to non-traditional Democratic voters (i.e. Sanders progressives, independent and third-party voters, etc.), and now struggle to find a message they can win with.

**ALSO READ: [DNC to Court: We Are a Private Corporation With No Obligation to Follow Our Rules](https://ivn.us/2017/05/02/courts-cant-protect-right-vote-private-corporations-control-elections/)**

It seems like many Democratic voters are looking for the lifeboats right now, and that could be good news for third-party candidates.

Here are some other key findings from the survey:

- "68% of Democrats, 82% of Independents and over half (54%) of Republicans believe a “third party is necessary” to represent Americans’ political views."
- "Fully 69% of Americans reported that they would be interested in the establishment of a new political party to serve as a viable alternative to the two-party system (29% not interested, 2% unsure)."
- "Democrats (75%) and Independents (81%) are among the most interested in the establishment of a new party."
- "Over half (53%) of Americans believe that including a third party in Congress, so that no party had a majority, would *help* *lawmaking* in the U.S. (21% obstruct lawmaking; 19% does not make a difference; 7% unsure)."

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dc/be/dcbe1ac4-146f-43be-92a6-ea84728d86a6/content/images/2026/02/new-survey-7-10-americans-not-feel-represented-two-party-duopoly-87408.jpg)

“Poll results suggest that an overall majority of Americans, including Democrats and Republicans, are looking for more representation of Americans’ views and are likely to give a third party candidate a chance in 2020,” said Cynthia Villacis, Director of Polling at icitizen.

### **Check out the full survey results [here](https://icitizen.com/insights/bernie-for-president-movement-and-third-parties-in-u-s-politics-june-14-16-2017/?ref=ivn.us).**