Gallup Poll: 63% in the US support the creation of a third political party

The majority of Americans, 63%, support the establishment of a third major political party, according to a Gallup poll conducted before the impeachment of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy by far-right Republicans.

This represents an increase of seven percentage points from the previous year and is the highest since Gallup first asked the question in 2003.

“However, the current measure is not significantly different from previous highs of 61% in 2017 and 62% in 2021, shortly after the January 2021 Capitol riots,” wrote Jeffrey Jones, senior editor at Gallup. , in an analysis of the survey results published on October 4, 2023.

Typically, independent politicians are more likely to favor a third party and that is the case this year, with 75% expressing this opinion.

Jones noted in his analysis that 58% of Republicans support a third partyup from 45% a year ago and it is only the second time in the history of the survey that a majority of the Republican Party supported the idea that a third political party is necessary.

The only other time More Republicans expressed support for a third party was after the storming of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. An all-time low of 22% of Republicans supported a third party when this type of polling began.

There has also been an increase in support for a third party among Democrats this yearfrom 40% to 46%, although still less than a majority supports the idea.

“Republicans’ support for a third party tends to vary depending on whether a Republican or Democratic president is in office,” Jones wrote. “In contrast, independents and Democrats’ views on a third party have been similar in both types of presidential administrations.”

An organization called No Labels that bills itself as the “common sense majority” has been laying the groundwork to launch a candidate from a centrist party with a program it calls “Insurance Policy 2024.”

Their positions affect both Republican and Democratic policies, such as preventing immigrants from entering the country illegally, recognizing that the United States is a nation of immigrants and creating plans to attract more legal immigrants.

As the 2024 election approaches, prominent educator Cornel West has declared his candidacy for the Green Party nomination, and politician Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to announce his independent presidential bid.

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