What makes independent voters tick? Read the results of Independent Voting's latest survey.

In an op-ed published in the South Florida Sun Sentinel, Dr. Jessie Fields expresses her support for Amendment 3, an initiative on the ballot in Florida this November that would establish top-two open primaries in the state, and explains that while opponents of the amendment attempt to spread misinformation about the harm open primaries does to candidates of color, the opposite is actually true - open primaries have proven to create more opportunities for candidates of color and new pathways for empowerment.

In a recent article about undecided voters published by Newsweek, Independent Voting President Jacqueline Salit dismisses the notion that independent voters are less active or engaged in the political system, asserting instead that being unaffiliated with a major party is a protest against the status quo and a call for political reform.

There is a shift away from the two-party system growing among American voters – a shift that is especially tangible among young voters. Feeling that no party completely represents them, they reject the status quo of identifying with political ideologies and instead focus on the issues that are important to them. As a result, young voters are deciding not to join a political party, and instead declare themselves independents.