National Exit Poll: House

Filter Results

Are you:
(15,057 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Male48% responded	45%	54%
Female52% responded	57%	43%

Are you:
(14,823 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
White66% responded	41%	59%
Black13% responded	87%	12%
Hispanic/Latino14% responded	63%	36%
Asian4% responded	68%	32%
Other4% responded	47%	47%

Are you:
(14,823 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
White66% responded	41%	59%
Non-White34% responded	71%	28%

Sex by race
(14,795 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
White men35% responded	38%	62%
White women31% responded	44%	55%
Black men4% responded	78%	21%
Black women8% responded	92%	7%
Latino men5% responded	62%	36%
Latino women9% responded	63%	36%
All other races8% responded	58%	40%

In which age group are you?
(14,975 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
18-2917% responded	62%	36%
30-4423% responded	53%	46%
45-6438% responded	48%	51%
65 or over22% responded	46%	54%

To which age group do you belong?
(14,975 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
18-4440% responded	56%	42%
45+60% responded	47%	52%

In which age group are you?
(14,975 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
18-249% responded	66%	32%
25-297% responded	57%	43%
30-3915% responded	52%	47%
40-4916% responded	55%	44%
50-6430% responded	46%	53%
65 or over22% responded	46%	54%

Age by race
(14,730 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
White 18-298% responded	45%	55%
White 30-4413% responded	42%	57%
White 45-5919% responded	38%	60%
White 60+26% responded	41%	59%
Black 18-293% responded	93%	6%
Black 30-444% responded	79%	19%
Black 45-593% responded	90%	10%
Black 60+3% responded	91%	8%
Latino 18-294% responded	72%	27%
Latino 30-444% responded	63%	36%
Latino 45-593% responded	70%	29%
Latino 60+3% responded	43%	56%
All other8% responded	57%	40%

Which best describes your education? You have:
(14,867 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Never attended college20% responded	46%	52%
Attended college but received no degree23% responded	52%	47%
Associate's degree (AA or AS)15% responded	49%	50%
Bachelor's degree (BA or BS)27% responded	50%	50%
An advanced degree after a bachelor's degree (such as JD, MA, MBA, MD, PhD)15% responded	60%	40%

What was the last grade of school you completed?
(14,867 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
College graduate42% responded	53%	46%
No college degree58% responded	49%	50%

Education by race
(14,621 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
White college graduates31% responded	49%	50%
White non-college graduates34% responded	33%	66%
Non White college graduates11% responded	66%	34%
Non White non-college graduates24% responded	73%	26%

Education by White by Sex
(14,608 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
White women college graduates14% responded	53%	46%
White women non-college graduates17% responded	37%	62%
White men college graduates17% responded	46%	54%
White men non-college graduates17% responded	29%	70%
Non-whites34% responded	71%	28%

No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
(14,479 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Democrat37% responded	95%	5%
Republican36% responded	5%	94%
Independent or something else27% responded	53%	44%

On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
(14,110 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Liberal24% responded	89%	11%
Moderate38% responded	64%	35%
Conservative39% responded	14%	85%

2019 total family income:
(3,436 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Under $30,00016% responded	54%	46%
$30,000 - $49,99920% responded	56%	44%
$50,000 - $99,99939% responded	57%	42%
$100,000 - $199,99919% responded	40%	59%
$200,000 or more7% responded	53%	47%

2019 total family income:
(3,436 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Under $50,00035% responded	55%	45%
$50,000 or more65% responded	52%	48%

2019 total family income:
(3,436 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Under $100,00074% responded	56%	43%
$100,000 or more26% responded	44%	56%

2019 total family income:
(3,436 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Under $50,00035% responded	55%	45%
$50,000-$99,99939% responded	57%	42%
$100,000 or more26% responded	44%	56%

Do you have any children under 18 living in your home?
(3,649 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Yes33% responded	52%	48%
No67% responded	51%	47%

Parents
(3,640 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Men with children17% responded	47%	52%
Women with children17% responded	56%	43%
Men without children34% responded	45%	52%
Women without children32% responded	56%	42%

Are you currently married?
(3,640 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Yes56% responded	45%	55%
No44% responded	58%	38%

Gender by marital status
(3,632 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Married men30% responded	43%	57%
Married women26% responded	47%	52%
Non-married men21% responded	51%	44%
Non-married women23% responded	65%	32%

Do you work full-time for pay?
(3,790 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Yes60% responded	47%	53%
No40% responded	58%	42%

Does anyone in your household belong to a labor union?
(3,675 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Yes19% responded	60%	40%
No81% responded	49%	51%

Are you:
(3,498 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Protestant23% responded	40%	60%
Catholic25% responded	52%	48%
Other Christian20% responded	39%	60%
Jewish2% responded	0%	0%
Muslim1% responded	0%	0%
Other8% responded	67%	33%
None21% responded	66%	31%

Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian
(3,498 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Protestant or other Christian43% responded	39%	60%
Catholic25% responded	52%	48%
Jewish2% responded	0%	0%
Something else8% responded	67%	32%
None21% responded	66%	31%

Religion, combined Protestant and Other Christian, among Whites.
(3,593 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Protestant/Other Christian31% responded	27%	73%
Catholic17% responded	44%	56%
Jewish2% responded	0%	0%
Something else4% responded	66%	34%
None13% responded	60%	36%

White evangelical or white born-again Christians
(3,610 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
White evangelical or white born-again Christian28% responded	25%	75%
All others72% responded	61%	36%

Are you gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender?
(3,507 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Yes7% responded	66%	31%
No93% responded	51%	48%

Have you ever served in the U.S. military?
(3,541 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Yes15% responded	43%	56%
No85% responded	53%	45%

Is this the first year you have ever voted?
(3,816 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Yes13% responded	66%	34%
No87% responded	49%	51%

Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:
(3,741 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Excellent12% responded	17%	82%
Good35% responded	24%	75%
Not so good30% responded	79%	21%
Poor22% responded	76%	23%

Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:
(3,741 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Excellent or good47% responded	22%	77%
Not so good or poor52% responded	78%	22%

Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
(3,618 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Better today42% responded	27%	71%
Worse today20% responded	79%	19%
About the same38% responded	64%	35%

Do you expect life for the next generation of Americans to be:
(3,712 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Better than life today54% responded	54%	46%
Worse than life today21% responded	53%	46%
About the same20% responded	39%	60%

Which ONE of these five issues mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (CHECK ONLY ONE)
(3,746 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Racial inequality20% responded	93%	7%
The coronavirus pandemic17% responded	81%	19%
The economy36% responded	17%	83%
Crime and safety11% responded	27%	72%
Health care policy11% responded	62%	36%

Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (CHECK ONLY ONE)
(3,746 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Can unite the country19% responded	73%	27%
Is a strong leader33% responded	29%	71%
Cares about people like me21% responded	49%	50%
Has good judgment24% responded	69%	30%

Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:
(3,618 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Legal in all cases26% responded	80%	19%
Legal in most cases25% responded	67%	30%
Illegal in most cases25% responded	26%	73%
Illegal in all cases18% responded	19%	76%

Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:
(3,618 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Legal51% responded	74%	24%
Illegal43% responded	23%	75%

Which is more important?
(3,741 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Containing the coronavirus now, even if it hurts the economy50% responded	80%	20%
Rebuilding the economy now, even if it hurts efforts to contain the coronavirus44% responded	22%	78%

Do you think U.S. efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic are going:
(3,623 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Very well18% responded	14%	85%
Somewhat well33% responded	21%	79%
Somewhat badly15% responded	70%	29%
Very badly32% responded	94%	6%

Do you think U.S. efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic are going:
(3,623 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Very well or somewhat well51% responded	19%	81%
Very badly or somewhat badly47% responded	86%	13%

Has the coronavirus pandemic caused you:
(3,623 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
A severe financial hardship16% responded	70%	29%
A moderate financial hardship38% responded	59%	41%
No financial hardship at all44% responded	37%	62%

Has the coronavirus pandemic caused you:
(3,623 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
A severe financial hardship or a moderate financial hardship55% responded	62%	38%
No financial hardship at all44% responded	37%	62%

Do you consider wearing a face mask in public more of a:
(3,746 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Personal choice30% responded	27%	73%
Public health responsibility67% responded	63%	37%

How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately?
(3,623 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Very confident47% responded	50%	50%
Somewhat confident40% responded	56%	43%
Not very confident8% responded	37%	62%
Not at all confident4% responded	33%	65%

How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately?
(3,623 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Very/Somewhat confident86% responded	53%	47%
Not very/Not at all confident12% responded	35%	63%

Do you think your state makes it easy or difficult for you to vote?
(3,623 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Very easy69% responded	48%	51%
Somewhat easy25% responded	58%	42%
Somewhat difficult4% responded	51%	48%
Very difficult2% responded	0%	0%

Do you think your state makes it easy or difficult for you to vote?
(3,623 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Very easy or somewhat easy94% responded	51%	49%
Very difficult or somewhat difficult6% responded	53%	45%

What should the Supreme Court do about Obamacare, the 2010 health care law?
(3,746 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Keep it as is51% responded	80%	19%
Overturn it44% responded	22%	78%

In deciding your vote for president, were appointments to the Supreme Court:
(3,618 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
The most important factor13% responded	48%	50%
An important factor47% responded	53%	44%
A minor factor18% responded	48%	49%
Not a factor at all19% responded	50%	49%

In deciding your vote for president, were appointments to the Supreme Court:
(3,618 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Most important or an important factor61% responded	52%	46%
A minor factor or not a factor at all37% responded	49%	49%

Do you think climate change, also known as global warming, is a serious problem?
(3,618 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Yes66% responded	70%	29%
No31% responded	13%	83%

Do you think the country's criminal justice system:
(3,746 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Treats all people fairly40% responded	15%	85%
Treats Black people unfairly53% responded	81%	18%

Is racism in the U.S.:
(3,623 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
The most important problem18% responded	85%	15%
One of many important problems51% responded	61%	38%
A minor problem18% responded	18%	81%
Not a problem at all10% responded	9%	90%

Is racism in the U.S.:
(3,623 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Most important problem or one of many important problems69% responded	67%	32%
A minor problem or not a problem at all28% responded	15%	84%

Is your opinion of the Black Lives Matter movement:
(3,746 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Favorable57% responded	78%	21%
Unfavorable37% responded	14%	86%

How do you feel about the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?
(3,623 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Strongly approve38% responded	4%	96%
Somewhat approve12% responded	25%	74%
Somewhat disapprove10% responded	83%	16%
Strongly disapprove39% responded	96%	4%

How do you feel about the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?
(3,623 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Approve50% responded	9%	90%
Disapprove49% responded	93%	6%

Is your opinion of Joe Biden:
(3,746 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Favorable52% responded	93%	7%
Unfavorable46% responded	5%	95%

Is your opinion of Donald Trump:
(3,746 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Favorable46% responded	5%	95%
Unfavorable53% responded	92%	7%

Do you have a favorable opinion of ...
(3,746 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Both3% responded	42%	57%
Only Biden50% responded	96%	4%
Only Trump43% responded	2%	98%
Neither4% responded	40%	58%

Is your opinion of Kamala Harris:
(3,623 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Favorable48% responded	89%	10%
Unfavorable47% responded	11%	88%

Is your opinion of Mike Pence:
(3,623 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Favorable47% responded	10%	90%
Unfavorable48% responded	89%	10%

Do you have a favorable opinion of ...
(3,623 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Both6% responded	51%	48%
Only Harris42% responded	94%	5%
Only Pence41% responded	4%	96%
Neither7% responded	59%	39%

In the 2016 election for president, did you vote for:
(3,741 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Hillary Clinton (Dem)42% responded	88%	12%
Donald Trump (Rep)41% responded	8%	91%
Other5% responded	65%	31%
Did not vote11% responded	64%	35%

Which best describes your feelings about the way the federal government is working?
(3,741 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Enthusiastic13% responded	18%	82%
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic29% responded	26%	73%
Dissatisfied, but not angry31% responded	68%	31%
Angry25% responded	78%	22%

Which best describes your feelings about the way the federal government is working?
(3,741 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Enthusiastic or satisfied42% responded	24%	76%
Dissatisfied or angry55% responded	72%	27%

In your vote for president, how would you rate the importance of recent rising COVID-19 cases? (Asked only of Election Day voters)
(2,703 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
The most important factor23% responded	60%	39%
An important factor37% responded	47%	52%
A minor factor18% responded	14%	86%
Not a factor at all16% responded	9%	90%

In your vote for president, how would you rate the importance of recent rising COVID-19 cases? (Asked only of Election Day voters)
(2,703 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Important61% responded	52%	47%
Not important34% responded	11%	88%

In your vote for president, how would you rate the importance of recent rising COVID-19 cases? (Asked only of Election Day voters)
(2,703 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Factor79% responded	43%	56%
Not a factor16% responded	9%	90%

In today's election for president, did you just vote for:
(14,856 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Joe Biden51% responded	96%	4%
Donald Trump47% responded	4%	96%

Population of area, three categories
(14,851 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
City over 50,00029% responded	61%	37%
Suburbs52% responded	50%	50%
Small city and Rural19% responded	41%	58%

National Region
(15,087 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
East21% responded	56%	44%
Midwest22% responded	47%	52%
South34% responded	47%	52%
West22% responded	57%	41%