How many Americans are Democrats, Republicans, or independents?
America's party identity
DemocratRepublicanIndependent
2025Democrat 27.0%Republican 27.0%Independent 45.0%
Percent
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Public opinion · sourced historical data
Democrat, Republican, and independent identification, 1988–2025
Annual Gallup averages showing how U.S. adults identify politically.
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Independents reached a record-high 45% of U.S. adults in Gallup's 2025 annual average.
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Gallup annual averages of U.S. adults' self-described party identification.
Important limits
- This is survey identification, not voter registration by party.
- Gallup reports percentages that may not sum to 100 because of rounding or other responses.
The data behind the view
Every plotted value.
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Independent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 36.0% | 31.0% | 33.0% |
| 1989 | 35.0% | 33.0% | 33.0% |
| 1990 | 35.0% | 33.0% | 33.0% |
| 1991 | 31.0% | 33.0% | 36.0% |
| 1992 | 34.0% | 29.0% | 37.0% |
| 1993 | 34.0% | 29.0% | 38.0% |
| 1994 | 32.0% | 30.0% | 38.0% |
| 1995 | 31.0% | 30.0% | 39.0% |
| 1996 | 34.0% | 30.0% | 36.0% |
| 1997 | 34.0% | 29.0% | 37.0% |
| 1998 | 34.0% | 29.0% | 37.0% |
| 1999 | 34.0% | 28.0% | 38.0% |
| 2000 | 34.0% | 30.0% | 35.0% |
| 2001 | 33.0% | 32.0% | 35.0% |
| 2002 | 32.0% | 33.0% | 34.0% |
| 2003 | 31.0% | 32.0% | 36.0% |
| 2004 | 34.0% | 34.0% | 31.0% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | 33.0% | 33.0% |
| 2006 | 34.0% | 30.0% | 34.0% |
| 2007 | 33.0% | 28.0% | 39.0% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | 28.0% | 35.0% |
| 2009 | 34.0% | 27.0% | 37.0% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | 29.0% | 38.0% |
| 2011 | 31.0% | 27.0% | 40.0% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | 28.0% | 40.0% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | 25.0% | 42.0% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | 26.0% | 43.0% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | 26.0% | 42.0% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | 28.0% | 39.0% |
| 2017 | 29.0% | 27.0% | 42.0% |
| 2018 | 30.0% | 26.0% | 42.0% |
| 2019 | 30.0% | 28.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020 | 30.0% | 29.0% | 39.0% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | 27.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022 | 28.0% | 28.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023 | 27.0% | 27.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024 | 28.0% | 28.0% | 43.0% |
| 2025 | 27.0% | 27.0% | 45.0% |