[2] The group's stated mission "is to empower individuals and to educate citizens, legislators and opinion makers about public policies that enhance personal and economic freedom.

[3] The Independence Institute is a proponent of educational choice and charter schools, as well as the right to bear arms in accordance with the Second Amendment.

[9] Prior to winning election to the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat, Jared Polis wrote a white paper for the institute about privatizing the U.S.

[6][10][11] In 2013, II opposed Amendment 66, an unsuccessful ballot measure that would have increased the state's income tax by $950 million (which would have begun the hollowing out of Colorado's Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR)).

[12] The organization supported the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR), which was passed by Colorado voters in 1992.