By KTAR
Almost 4,000 voters ditched their party affiliations in favor of the “other” label in March alone, according to a Monday announcement from the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office.
Additionally, over 1,200 Republicans and 1,901 Democrats chose to leave their respective parties, officials said.
However, just because voters are becoming unaffiliated with political parties doesn’t mean their mindsets are changing, according to Dr. Samara Klar, a political science professor at the University of Arizona, says just because voters are unaffiliating doesn’t mean their mindsets are changing.