Voter indifference or voter apathy seems to be on increase before the US elections in November, with more voters registering as Independents than Republicans, The Washington Post reported.
Trump may have been acquitted in his impeachment trial by the Senate and gained some brownie points from his trip to India where he was praised in front of millions by 'good friend' Modi, but that has not stopped voters from choosing to register as an Independent.
According to data from Ballot Access News, among registered voters from 31 states, Independents amount to 29.09 per cent of registered voters, Republicans made up 28.87 per cent and Democrats made up 39.66 per cent.
States, where registered Independents have clearly outnumbered Republicans are Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Rhode Island.
In these nine states, however, Democrats too, are facing losses as the number of unaffiliated voters is outnumbering those registered as Democrats. Here, one could say that Sanders, who is faring well among the Democrats might not have it easy, even if he does win a nomination.
The manner in which the voter affiliation is divided does not indicate a significant advantage for the candidate of either party.
