The Independent Vote: Measurement, Characteristics, and Implications for Party Strategy

Samuel J. Eldersveld

American Political Science Review, 1952, vol. 46, issue 3, 732-753

Abstract: The problem of inconstancy in party affiliation has generated occasional research interest for a half-century now. We still know very little about the political behavior of that segment of the electorate which presumably is highly irregular in party allegiance. We have a penchant, however, for generalizing about the extent of independent voting, the characteristics of the independents, and, particularly, the significance of the independent vote for campaign strategy and the political system. Today, with another national election approaching, a summary of the status of our research and the presentation of new findings may be in order.

Date: 1952
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