It was in Republican hands until the 2008 election Dan Maffei (D) won that seat in his second run for it. He lost his 2006 bid to incumbent James T. Walsh by 3,417 votes.
Voters that don't support either the democratic or republican parties are known as independent voters. These voters can be libertarian, green party, or just about anything they like.
As of 2011, Gallup polling found that 31% of Americans identified as Democrats (tying a 23-year low), 27% as Republicans, and 40% as independents (largest in 60 years). Nevertheless, since more independents leaned to the Republicans, when including the leaners, the democrats and republicans ended up tied at 45 percent (from wikipedia)
As of 2021, approximately 40% of registered voters in America identified as Independent, according to Gallup. This makes Independents the largest single group among registered voters, surpassing both Democrats and Republicans.
October 2012 Census data shows that there were 5,649,934 registered Democrats, 2,826,913 registered Republicans, and 11,477,613 total registered voters in New York State.?
Republicans are the party of white evangelical Christians. Meanwhile, Democrats are comprised of a menagerie of religious minorities and the religiously unaffiliated.
As of 2013, there are more US voters registered as Republicans than as Democrats. But that doesn't mean everyone votes for their party affiliation. In 2010, self-identification of US registered voters was 52% Republican to 43% Democrat.
Kennedy's New Frontier legislation was unpopular amongst voters. This lead two groups to form a coalition to block the legislation. These two groups were the Republicans and The Western Democrats.
Lies and deceit with the help of Fox News repreatedly reminding voters that the democrats were "the party of secession"
In 1946 many voters turned against the Democrats because they did not like how Truman was handling the presidency. Only 35 percent of voters supported him.
In the 1856 campaign for the US presidency, Democrats used many arguments to persuade voters not to vote for the Republicans. One strong argument was that the Republicans were dominated by evangelical Christians. The Democrats denounced the mixture of politics and religion. This in fact was true. The Republican campaign erased any lines between religion and politics. Churches became party gathering places and Protestant ministers were prominent during the campaign.
Actually..."An August 2008 estimate is that 51% of registered voters, including independents, lean toward the Democratic Party and 38% lean toward the Republican Party." The original answer below was taken from Pew Research in 2006. Source: http://pewresearch.org/pubs/933/a-closer-look-at-the-parties-in-2008 "Democrats still hold a 48% to 40% lead among registered voters, and a modest lead of 47%-43% among likely voters." Source: Pew Research "http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=295"
No. The Democrats gained 9 seats in the House of Representatives, and 10 in the Senate - most unusual for a mid-term election.