# Many independents don't feel at home in either party

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/politics/many-independents-dont-feel-closer-to-either-party/

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## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 693 independent or no-party respondents conducted April 21 to 23, 2026, 43% said their opinions were closer to neither major party.

Another 32% said their views were closer to the Democratic Party, while 25% said they were closer to the Republican Party.

## Topline

If you had to pick, are your opinions closer to:

43% of independent or no-party respondents said neither party was closer to their opinions.

- Neither: 42.6%
- The Democratic Party: 32.3%
- The Republican Party: 25.0%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-04-21 → 2026-04-23
- Base (unweighted): 693
- Margin of error: +/- 3.9%
- Module: April 2026 Verasight Variety Survey
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/variety10126#q-8](https://reports.verasight.io/r/variety10126#q-8)

## Citation

April 2026 Verasight Variety Survey, fielded April 21-23, 2026, N=693 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.9%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/variety10126#q-8](https://reports.verasight.io/r/variety10126#q-8)