How to Be an Independent Voter Free of Long-Term Party Affiliation

Thank you, dear reader, for your interest in this topic of political parties and independent voting. Independent voters are those who follow issues and circumstances closely in order to cast votes that are in the best conceivable interest of their whole community as well as themselves. 

This means that an independent voter generally won't vote a straight ticket, because that normally indicates issues aren't being studied for their respective qualities or long-term value. 

There those who don't realize that voters are not locked into a particular Party unless they vote in a term's primary election. For this reason, a person may want to avoid the primaries until they're exceedingly experienced and committed. Never vote a straight party ticket because someone tells you to! 

For that matter, never vote a certain way based on what other people tell you. Always do your own homework and-- though it can be exceedingly difficult-- determine the best candidates based on Constitutionally-critical issues first, then worry about the rest. 

It's worth mentioning that, sometimes, becoming Party-affiliated is something a person may want to do. There is nothing wrong with being completely dedicated to a Party. In fact, there are certain advantages to doing so, both for a Party and an individual . . . mostly in the case of career politicians, national conventions or single-issue dedicated Party followers. For example, in order to have sway in the candidate choices of a particular Party, especially a particular presidential candidate, one must usually have committed themselves at the Primary level in order to participate. (This can be done per election cycle, so still a person is not permanently committed to the particular political party. Never forget that! That wouldn't be very indicative of freedom, would it?) 

More general information via ThoughtCo on political primary processes here: "How Political Party Convention Delegates are Chosen (And the Role the Delegates Play)"

We'll get more into the ins and outs of [unavoidable] political life as we go along. Due to the low numbers of voters-- especially liberal-- we the people obviously are in need of a little motivation to increase the interest around being more active in our civic responsibilities. 

*Please do not confuse independent voters with the American Independent Party or any party named closely to the general terms associated with independent voters. They are not the same.