voter profile

A look at how independents compare with Republicans and Democrats, according to Associated Press-Ipsos polling conducted this summer. Independents are people who insisted they favor neither major party after being prodded during the survey to say which party they tend to support.

Gender
• Independents: 49 percent male 51 percent female
• Republicans: 53 percent male 47 percent female
• Democrats: 45 percent male 55 percent female

Annual income
• Independents: 68 percent under $50,000 13 percent $50,000 to $75,000 19 percent over $75,000
• Republicans: 43 percent under $50,000 22 percent $50,000 to $75,000 35 percent over $75,000
• Democrats: 54 percent under $50,000 20 percent $50,000 to $75,000 26 percent over $75,000

Education:
• Independents: 41 percent high school or less 33 percent some college 26 percent college graduate
• Republicans: 27 percent high school or less 33 percent some college 40 percent college graduate
• Democrats: 33 percent high school or less 30 percent some college 38 percent college graduate

Age
• Independents: 49 percent under age 45 51 percent age 45 and older
• Republicans: 46 percent under age 45 54 percent age 45 and older
• Democrats: 44 percent under age 45 56 percent age 45 and older

Ethnicity
• Independents: 57 percent white 14 percent black 21 percent Hispanic
• Republicans: 82 percent white 4 percent black 7 percent Hispanic
• Democrats: 62 percent white 16 percent black 14 percent Hispanic

The data are from three AP-Ipsos polls conducted in July, August and September. The surveys involved telephone interviews with 3,007 adults and have a combined margin of sampling error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.

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