B402, You claim to be one of the about 40%, but definitely are not in the alleged 7%.
1. Nearly four-in-ten U.S. adults (38%) identify as politically independent, but most “lean” toward one of the two major parties. Only 7% of Americans overall don’t express a partisan leaning, while 13% lean toward the Republican Party and 17% lean toward the Democratic Party.
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4. Independents – particularly the 7% of Americans who don’t lean toward a party – are less politically engaged than partisans.