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A new CNN poll conducted by SSRS between August 21 and September 1 surveyed 2,077 adults, including 1,006 who identify as independents. The results challenge the idea that independents are a single bloc of undecided swing voters. Instead, they fall into five distinct groups with very different views

Colorado has reached a new milestone in voter registration: unaffiliated voters now make up more than half of the electorate.

A new nationwide survey from the Independent Center shows a seismic generational shift in political identity, with younger Americans increasingly rejecting the traditional two-party system and demanding new choices, new leadership, and lasting solutions.

Imagine showing up to vote in November, proud that you are doing your civic duty, only to learn that the real contest happened six months ago without you. The winner was decided in a low-turnout primary while you were busy living your life. This is not a conspiracy. It is how the system was built.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri is the latest state to move a piece on the redistricting chess board, as its Republican-led House approved a mid-decade map on September 9 that could give the GOP control of seven of the state’s eight U.S. House seats.

When Americans overestimate the threat posed by people in the other major political party, the consequences can be dangerous. Research shows it fuels support for candidates who prefer fighting over legislating, increases tendencies toward authoritarianism, normalizes the use of disinformation and mi

A new nonpartisan group launched this week in Indiana with a single goal in mind: Take on Indiana’s entrenched two-party system by encouraging more candidates to give voters a third option free of a party label -- and calling Hoosiers to support these candidates. 

Republicans currently hold a narrow 219 to 212 edge over Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, with four vacancies: three from Democratic members who have died and one from a Republican who has resigned. This is the smallest House majority held by either party in nearly a century. The razo

The fate of Proposition 50, California’s proposed redistricting measure, may come down to voters who have declined to join one of the two major political parties.

The press has a problem with independent voters. Specifically, the historic growth seen in independent voter registration that is making it more difficult to frame the electorate as divided between the two private political parties. Their solution? Ignore it completely. For example, the New York Times published an article on Wednesday that analyzes the voter registration crisis the Democratic Party faces as they look ahead at future elections. Recent losses among key demographic groups have st