By Shawn M. Griffiths
Independent voters in Florida continue to grow in number and make up a notable percentage of the voting population, according to recent voter registration data. Since June 2013, the number of voters registered as not affiliated with any party — major or minor — increased by over 60,000 voters — 60,419 to be precise. This is a 2 percent increase going into the midterm election year.
Of the roughly 11.7 million voters registered in Florida, unaffiliated voters currently make up about 23 percent, close to a quarter of the voting population. Democrats currently make up the biggest percentage of voters at 39 percent, followed by Republicans at 35 percent. Minor party registration increased by almost 7,600 since June and now makes up 3 percent of total registration.
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In 2011, the number of registered voters not affiliated with either major party — this includes independent, third party, and decline-to-state voters — was approximately 23 percent of the voting population. In 2013, this number increased to over 25 percent (closer to 25.3%) or one-quarter of the voting population. As of February, voters not registered with either major party make up approximately 25.5 percent of voters going into the midterm elections.
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To be clear, in Florida we have No Party Affiliation voters and then we have an Independent Party of Florida. NPA voters make up over 20 percent of total registrants, several million unaffiliated voters, while the Independent Party claims about a quarter million registered voters.