Party switching in the United States

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In politics of the United States, party switching is any change in party affiliation of a partisan public figure, usually one who holds an elected office. Use of the term "party switch" can also connote a transfer of holding power in an elected governmental body from one party to another. According to a 2017 study published by the Voter Study Group, 13 percent of Democrats and Republicans had switched their party affiliation over a five year timeframe. Of those, the most likely demographics to leave the Republican Party included people of color and those under 45, whereas non-college-educated white voters over the age of 45 were the most likely to leave the Democratic Party.

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