Unaffiliated voter

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Unaffiliated voter is a term in United States electoral politics used to describe those citizens who register to vote, but wish to remain without a party affiliation. Other terms used to describe these citizens include Independent and Undeclared.

The Unaffiliated Voter is one of the fastest and largest growing political groups in the United States and has been a major swing vote in every major election in the last twenty years.^{[citation needed]}

In the U.S., 29 states register voters by party affiliation, as does the District of Columbia, and there is a drive to get Unaffiliated Voters status in all states.

There are various reasons why voters choose to remain unaffiliated. The most common reasons are:

• disenfranchisement with the two major parties (Democratic and Republican)
• to allow more freedom to vote the person, not the party.
• affiliation with third parties which do not have a listing on voter registration cards.

In recent years affiliation among the Democratic Party declined 8% from 1988 to 2004 and affiliation among the Republican Party declined 2%, unaffiliated voters increased 9%, from 16% of the electorate to 25% of the electorate.[1].

Vist [[2]] for the Unaffiliated Voters Website