In recent elections, the trends in party identification in the United States have been
A) an increase in the percentage of Democrats and a decline in the percentage of Independents.
B) an increase in the percentages of Democrats and Republicans and a decline in the percentage of Independents.
C) an increase in the percentage of Democrats and a decline in the percentage of Republicans.
D) a decrease in the percentage of Democrats and an increase in the percentage of Independents.
E) a fairly constant percentage of Democrats, Republicans, and Independents.
Answer: D