Young Independents: Diverse, Disaffected, and Doubtful of their Vote's Power Youth who don’t identify as Democrats or Republicans are less likely to vote and need more support to spur their engagement in democracy. Independents 2026 survey political issues
Young People's Ambivalent Relationship with Political Parties Only 56% of young people, ages 18-24, choose to affiliate with the Democratic or Republican parties. 2018 poll Democrats Republicans Independents