Share of independent voters who supported Democrat or Republican candidates
Support for House candidates in 2018 and 2022 and presidential candidates in 2020; 2022 sample included at least 115,000 U.S. voters conducted Oct. 31 to Nov. 8, 2022
A grouped column chart that shows the share of independent votes who supported Democrat or Republican candidates in 2018, 2020 and 2022. In 2018, Democrats received 51% of the independent vote compared to 38% for Republicans. In 2020, it was 52% to 37% for Democrats, and in 2022 it was 42% to 38% for Democrats.
