In fact, more of these young Americans identify as Independent than as Republican and Democrat combined.

The poll found that 52 percent of both Gen Z and Millennials identify as Independent. And 21 percent of Millennials identify as Republican,  while 27 percent picked Democrat. Only 17 percent of Gen Z identifies as Republican and 31 percent as Democrat.

Center Square reported:

"Historically, Americans have had weak attachments to the two major U.S. political parties in young adulthood, but as they get older, they usually became more likely to identify as a Republican or a Democrat," Gallup said. "That historical pattern, evident in the Silent and baby boom generations, appears to be changing. Generation X and millennials, who are now middle aged or approaching it, have maintained or even expanded their identification as political independents in recent decades."

Older Americans lean less Independent and more Republican.

"Currently, 44 percent of Generation X identifies as political independents, which is unchanged from three decades ago, when the first part of the generation was entering adulthood," Gallup said. "The majority of millennials, 52 percent, are independent, and that percentage has increased by five percentage points in each of the past two decades. Meanwhile, Gallup data show far lower, and declining, proportions of independents among the Silent Generation (now 26 percent) and baby boomers (now 33 percent), consistent with the historical pattern."