Your Voice Your Vote 2022

Arizona Exit Poll: Senate

What are exit polls?

Exit polls are surveys conducted on Election Day at polling places across the country. People are asked who they voted for and what issues mattered most to them.


Learn more about exit polls and methodology.

Are you:

1,322 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Male
47% of respondents
46%50%
Female
53% of respondents
55%43%

Are you:

1,300 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
White
70% of respondents
49%48%
Black
4% of respondents
--
Hispanic/Latino
17% of respondents
58%40%
Asian
1% of respondents
--
Other
7% of respondents
--

Are you:

1,300 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
White
70% of respondents
49%48%
Non-White
30% of respondents
57%40%

Sex by race

1,295 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
White men
34% of respondents
44%52%
White women
36% of respondents
54%44%
Black men
2% of respondents
--
Black women
3% of respondents
--
Latino men
7% of respondents
--
Latino women
10% of respondents
--
All other races
9% of respondents
--

In which age group are you?

1,318 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
18-29
12% of respondents
76%20%
30-44
19% of respondents
58%37%
45-64
34% of respondents
44%53%
65 or over
34% of respondents
46%52%

To which age group do you belong?

1,318 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
18-44
32% of respondents
65%31%
45+
68% of respondents
45%52%

In which age group are you?

1,318 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
18-24
7% of respondents
--
25-29
5% of respondents
--
30-39
13% of respondents
59%38%
40-49
14% of respondents
53%42%
50-64
27% of respondents
42%54%
65 or over
34% of respondents
46%52%

Which best describes your education? You have:

1,320 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Never attended college
9% of respondents
--
Attended college but received no degree
32% of respondents
52%44%
Associate's degree (AA or AS)
18% of respondents
41%55%
Bachelor's degree (BA or BS)
23% of respondents
55%43%
An advanced degree after a bachelor's degree (such as JD, MA, MBA, MD, PhD)
18% of respondents
61%38%

What was the last grade of school you completed?

1,320 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
College graduate
41% of respondents
58%41%
No college degree
59% of respondents
47%49%

Education by race

1,297 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
White college graduates
32% of respondents
58%40%
White non-college graduates
38% of respondents
42%54%
Non White college graduates
8% of respondents
56%40%
Non White non-college graduates
21% of respondents
57%40%

Education by White by Sex

1,293 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
White women college graduates
16% of respondents
64%35%
White women non-college graduates
20% of respondents
46%50%
White men college graduates
16% of respondents
53%46%
White men non-college graduates
18% of respondents
37%58%
Non-whites
30% of respondents
57%40%

No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:

1,326 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Democrat
27% of respondents
97%2%
Republican
33% of respondents
9%89%
Independent or something else
40% of respondents
55%39%

Party by gender

1,320 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Democratic men
9% of respondents
95%3%
Democratic women
19% of respondents
99%1%
Republican men
16% of respondents
10%89%
Republican women
17% of respondents
9%90%
Independent men
22% of respondents
54%38%
Independent women
18% of respondents
55%41%

On most political matters, do you consider yourself:

1,320 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Liberal
22% of respondents
97%1%
Moderate
42% of respondents
63%33%
Conservative
36% of respondents
8%89%

Are you currently married?

1,208 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Yes
59% of respondents
43%54%
No
41% of respondents
63%35%

Gender by marital status

1,205 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Married men
28% of respondents
41%54%
Married women
31% of respondents
45%53%
Non-married men
19% of respondents
55%44%
Non-married women
23% of respondents
69%29%

Is this the first time you have ever voted in a midterm election?

1,213 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Yes
11% of respondents
--
No
89% of respondents
49%48%

How do you feel about the way Joe Biden is handling his job as president?

1,216 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Strongly approve
16% of respondents
98%1%
Somewhat approve
26% of respondents
98%1%
Somewhat disapprove
6% of respondents
--
Strongly disapprove
50% of respondents
6%90%

How do you feel about the way Joe Biden is handling his job as president?

1,216 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Strongly or somewhat approve
43% of respondents
98%1%
Strongly or somewhat disapprove
57% of respondents
15%81%

Do you think Joe Biden's policies are mostly:

1,217 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Helping the country
34% of respondents
99%1%
Hurting the country
52% of respondents
9%87%
Not making a difference
14% of respondents
89%5%

Which ONE of these five issues mattered most in deciding how you voted today: (CHECK ONLY ONE)

1,216 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Crime
5% of respondents
--
Abortion
32% of respondents
91%7%
Inflation
36% of respondents
28%68%
Gun policy
6% of respondents
--
Immigration
18% of respondents
11%87%

Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:

1,216 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Excellent
1% of respondents
--
Good
20% of respondents
97%1%
Not so good
33% of respondents
72%25%
Poor
46% of respondents
14%82%

Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:

1,216 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Excellent or good
21% of respondents
97%2%
Not so good or poor
79% of respondents
38%58%

In the last year, has inflation caused you and your family:

1,217 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
A severe hardship
24% of respondents
24%71%
A moderate hardship
57% of respondents
50%47%
No hardship at all
19% of respondents
87%11%

Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:

1,216 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Legal in all cases
28% of respondents
90%6%
Legal in most cases
35% of respondents
66%31%
Illegal in most cases
30% of respondents
7%90%
Illegal in all cases
5% of respondents
--

Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:

1,216 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Legal
62% of respondents
77%20%
Illegal
35% of respondents
7%91%

How do you feel about the Supreme Court decision on abortion this year that overturned Roe v. Wade:

1,217 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Enthusiastic
17% of respondents
2%97%
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic
24% of respondents
8%91%
Dissatisfied, but not angry
18% of respondents
63%30%
Angry
40% of respondents
93%4%

How do you feel about the Supreme Court decision on abortion this year that overturned Roe v. Wade:

1,217 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Enthusiastic or satisfied
40% of respondents
5%93%
Dissatisfied or angry
58% of respondents
84%12%

Do you think immigrants to the U.S. today do more to:

1,217 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Help the country
50% of respondents
85%11%
Hurt the country
46% of respondents
13%85%

In the 2020 election for president, did you vote for:

1,216 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Joe Biden (Dem)
46% of respondents
97%2%
Donald Trump (Rep)
45% of respondents
6%92%
Other
5% of respondents
--
Did not vote
3% of respondents
--

Do you think that Joe Biden legitimately won the presidency in 2020?

1,217 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Yes
63% of respondents
78%19%
No
35% of respondents
3%94%

How confident are you that elections in your state are being conducted fairly and accurately?

1,216 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Very confident
43% of respondents
85%13%
Somewhat confident
30% of respondents
34%63%
Not very confident
18% of respondents
16%82%
Not at all confident
8% of respondents
--

How confident are you that elections in your state are being conducted fairly and accurately?

1,216 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Confident
73% of respondents
64%33%
Not confident
26% of respondents
14%82%

Is your opinion of Donald Trump:

1,203 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Favorable
42% of respondents
5%93%
Unfavorable
57% of respondents
84%12%

Was one reason for your vote today:

1,175 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
To support Joe Biden
21% of respondents
99%-
To oppose Joe Biden
38% of respondents
2%95%
Joe Biden was not a factor
41% of respondents
72%24%

Was one reason for your vote today:

1,175 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
To support Donald Trump
17% of respondents
6%92%
To oppose Donald Trump
35% of respondents
96%1%
Donald Trump was not a factor
47% of respondents
34%62%

Which ONE candidate quality mattered most in deciding how you voted for U.S. Senate? (CHECK ONLY ONE)

1,175 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Cares about people like me
15% of respondents
57%41%
Has the right experience
6% of respondents
--
Has honesty and integrity
37% of respondents
61%36%
Shares my values
40% of respondents
36%61%

Was your vote for U.S. senator mainly:

1,175 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
For your candidate
74% of respondents
54%44%
Against their opponent
25% of respondents
41%54%

In deciding how to vote for U.S. senator, how important was it to you which party controls the Senate?

1,175 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Very important
75% of respondents
48%51%
Somewhat important
15% of respondents
60%35%
Not too important
6% of respondents
--
Not at all important
3% of respondents
--

In deciding how to vote for U.S. senator, how important was it to you which party controls the Senate?

1,175 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Very important or somewhat important
91% of respondents
50%48%
Not too important or not at all important
9% of respondents
59%28%

Are Mark Kelly's views too extreme?

1,175 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Yes
43% of respondents
3%93%
No
56% of respondents
88%10%

Are Blake Masters' views too extreme?

1,175 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Yes
54% of respondents
87%9%
No
44% of respondents
6%93%

Are Mark Kelly or Blake Master's views too extreme?

1,175 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Only Mark Kelly
36% of respondents
1%99%
Only Blake Masters
48% of respondents
97%1%
Both
7% of respondents
--
Neither
8% of respondents
--

In today's election for governor, did you just vote for:

1,306 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Katie Hobbs
50% of respondents
98%1%
Kari Lake
49% of respondents
4%93%

In today's election for secretary of state, did you just vote for:

1,289 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Adrian Fontes
52% of respondents
94%3%
Mark Finchem
47% of respondents
6%93%

Population of area, three categories

1,328 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
City over 50,000
45% of respondents
54%42%
Suburbs
48% of respondents
49%48%
Small city and Rural
7% of respondents
41%57%

Geo Stratum Code

1,328 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Maricopa Cty
61% of respondents
51%45%
Pima County
14% of respondents
70%27%
Rest of State
25% of respondents
40%58%