As of October 2024, about 53 percent of Democrats expressed the need for a third major party in U.S. politics, while the figure was 48 percent for Republicans. Perhaps unsurprisingly, about two-thirds of independents in the U.S. agreed on the need for a third major political party.
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Gallup. (October 4, 2024). Need for a third major political party in the United States from 2003 to 2024, by political ideology [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/1421828/us-opinion-need-third-political-party-by-party/
Gallup. "Need for a third major political party in the United States from 2003 to 2024, by political ideology ." Chart. October 4, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/1421828/us-opinion-need-third-political-party-by-party/
Gallup. (2024). Need for a third major political party in the United States from 2003 to 2024, by political ideology . ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/1421828/us-opinion-need-third-political-party-by-party/
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Need for a third major political party in the United States from 2003 to 2024, by political ideology [Graph], Gallup, October 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1421828/us-opinion-need-third-political-party-by-party/