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Politics with Paul #21: How Many Democrat, Republican, and Independent Voters are There?
Happy New Year, everyone! Have you wondered how exactly the electorate is divided between Democrats, Republicans, and Independents? The answer is sort of complicated, but we do have some sense of the divide. Today's episode covers how exactly we know what we do about voters' party affiliations, how each state handles parties on the ballot, survey data on the public's party identifications, and what states actually register their voters' party affiliations.
Today's random question: What is one of your New Year's resolutions?
Purchase my book on Amazon (ebook and paperback): https://www.amazon.com/Why-Independents-Rarely-Win-Elections-ebook/dp/B09K8PYM5J/
Download my FREE 5-day educational email course: https://detoxifyamericanpolitics.com/
My website: https://paulrader.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PaulRaderWrites
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulrader352/
Medium: https://paulrader-42650.medium.com/
Email: [email protected]
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(0:00) Intro and Today's Topic
(1:31) How Do We Know Voters’ Party Affiliations?
(4:47) What are the Different Identifications in Each State?
(9:23) Public Polling Data
(14:07) States that Don’t Track Voters' Party Affiliation Data
(17:34) States that Do Track Voters' Party Affiliation Data
(21:13) 2020 Party Affiliation Analysis
(23:18) 2024 Party Affiliation Analysis
(24:54) How Voters’ Party IDs Have Changed from 2020 to 2024
(34:06) Closing and Today's Random Question
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By Paul RaderHappy New Year, everyone! Have you wondered how exactly the electorate is divided between Democrats, Republicans, and Independents? The answer is sort of complicated, but we do have some sense of the divide. Today's episode covers how exactly we know what we do about voters' party affiliations, how each state handles parties on the ballot, survey data on the public's party identifications, and what states actually register their voters' party affiliations.
Today's random question: What is one of your New Year's resolutions?
Purchase my book on Amazon (ebook and paperback): https://www.amazon.com/Why-Independents-Rarely-Win-Elections-ebook/dp/B09K8PYM5J/
Download my FREE 5-day educational email course: https://detoxifyamericanpolitics.com/
My website: https://paulrader.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PaulRaderWrites
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulrader352/
Medium: https://paulrader-42650.medium.com/
Email: [email protected]
Matchmaker FM profile for booking me on your podcast: https://www.matchmaker.fm/podcast-guest/paul-rader-329e65
(0:00) Intro and Today's Topic
(1:31) How Do We Know Voters’ Party Affiliations?
(4:47) What are the Different Identifications in Each State?
(9:23) Public Polling Data
(14:07) States that Don’t Track Voters' Party Affiliation Data
(17:34) States that Do Track Voters' Party Affiliation Data
(21:13) 2020 Party Affiliation Analysis
(23:18) 2024 Party Affiliation Analysis
(24:54) How Voters’ Party IDs Have Changed from 2020 to 2024
(34:06) Closing and Today's Random Question