National Exit Poll: President

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Are you:
(15,553 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Male48% responded	45%	53%
Female52% responded	57%	42%

Are you:
(15,318 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
White67% responded	41%	58%
Black13% responded	87%	12%
Hispanic/Latino13% responded	65%	32%
Asian4% responded	61%	34%
Other4% responded	55%	41%

Are you:
(15,318 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
White67% responded	41%	58%
Non-White33% responded	71%	26%

Sex by race
(15,285 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
White men35% responded	38%	61%
White women32% responded	44%	55%
Black men4% responded	79%	19%
Black women8% responded	90%	9%
Latino men5% responded	59%	36%
Latino women8% responded	69%	30%
All other races8% responded	58%	38%

In which age group are you?
(15,452 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
18-2917% responded	60%	36%
30-4423% responded	52%	46%
45-6438% responded	49%	50%
65 or over22% responded	47%	52%

To which age group do you belong?
(15,452 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
18-4440% responded	56%	42%
45+60% responded	48%	51%

In which age group are you?
(15,452 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
18-249% responded	65%	31%
25-297% responded	54%	43%
30-3916% responded	51%	46%
40-4916% responded	54%	44%
50-6430% responded	47%	52%
65 or over22% responded	47%	52%

Age by race
(15,205 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
White 18-298% responded	44%	53%
White 30-4414% responded	41%	57%
White 45-5919% responded	38%	61%
White 60+26% responded	42%	57%
Black 18-293% responded	89%	10%
Black 30-444% responded	78%	19%
Black 45-593% responded	89%	10%
Black 60+3% responded	92%	7%
Latino 18-294% responded	69%	28%
Latino 30-444% responded	62%	34%
Latino 45-593% responded	68%	30%
Latino 60+2% responded	58%	40%
All other8% responded	57%	38%

Which best describes your education? You have:
(15,344 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Never attended college19% responded	46%	54%
Attended college but received no degree23% responded	51%	47%
Associate's degree (AA or AS)16% responded	47%	50%
Bachelor's degree (BA or BS)27% responded	51%	47%
An advanced degree after a bachelor's degree (such as JD, MA, MBA, MD, PhD)15% responded	62%	37%

What was the last grade of school you completed?
(15,344 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
College graduate41% responded	55%	43%
No college degree59% responded	48%	50%

Education by race
(15,095 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
White college graduates32% responded	51%	48%
White non-college graduates35% responded	32%	67%
Non White college graduates10% responded	70%	27%
Non White non-college graduates24% responded	72%	26%

Education by White by Sex
(15,082 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
White women college graduates14% responded	54%	45%
White women non-college graduates17% responded	36%	63%
White men college graduates17% responded	48%	51%
White men non-college graduates18% responded	28%	70%
Non-whites33% responded	71%	26%

No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
(14,905 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Democrat37% responded	94%	5%
Republican36% responded	6%	94%
Independent or something else26% responded	54%	41%

On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
(14,515 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Liberal24% responded	89%	10%
Moderate38% responded	64%	34%
Conservative38% responded	14%	85%

2019 total family income:
(3,520 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Under $30,00015% responded	54%	46%
$30,000 - $49,99920% responded	56%	43%
$50,000 - $99,99939% responded	57%	42%
$100,000 - $199,99920% responded	41%	58%
$200,000 or more7% responded	44%	44%

2019 total family income:
(3,520 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Under $50,00035% responded	55%	44%
$50,000 or more65% responded	51%	47%

2019 total family income:
(3,520 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Under $100,00074% responded	56%	43%
$100,000 or more26% responded	42%	54%

2019 total family income:
(3,520 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Under $50,00035% responded	55%	44%
$50,000-$99,99939% responded	57%	42%
$100,000 or more26% responded	42%	54%

Do you have any children under 18 living in your home?
(3,767 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Yes33% responded	52%	46%
No67% responded	51%	48%

Parents
(3,757 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Men with children17% responded	48%	49%
Women with children17% responded	56%	43%
Men without children34% responded	47%	51%
Women without children33% responded	55%	44%

Are you currently married?
(3,757 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Yes56% responded	46%	53%
No44% responded	58%	40%

Gender by marital status
(3,748 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Married men30% responded	44%	55%
Married women26% responded	47%	51%
Non-married men20% responded	52%	45%
Non-married women23% responded	63%	36%

Do you work full-time for pay?
(3,926 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Yes58% responded	47%	51%
No42% responded	57%	42%

Does anyone in your household belong to a labor union?
(3,798 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Yes20% responded	56%	40%
No80% responded	50%	49%

Are you:
(3,605 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Protestant23% responded	40%	59%
Catholic25% responded	52%	47%
Other Christian20% responded	37%	62%
Jewish2% responded	0%	0%
Muslim0% responded	0%	0%
Other8% responded	69%	29%
None22% responded	65%	31%

Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian
(3,605 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Protestant or other Christian43% responded	39%	60%
Catholic25% responded	52%	47%
Jewish2% responded	0%	0%
Something else8% responded	69%	29%
None22% responded	65%	31%

Religion, combined Protestant and Other Christian, among Whites.
(3,706 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Protestant/Other Christian31% responded	27%	72%
Catholic17% responded	44%	56%
Jewish2% responded	0%	0%
Something else4% responded	65%	33%
None14% responded	61%	37%

White evangelical or white born-again Christians
(3,722 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
White evangelical or white born-again Christian28% responded	24%	76%
All others72% responded	62%	36%

Are you gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender?
(3,615 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Yes7% responded	64%	27%
No93% responded	51%	48%

Have you ever served in the U.S. military?
(3,651 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Yes15% responded	44%	54%
No85% responded	53%	45%

Is this the first year you have ever voted?
(3,953 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Yes14% responded	64%	32%
No86% responded	49%	49%

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?
(3,731 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
In the last few days3% responded	49%	47%
In the last week2% responded	31%	64%
In October8% responded	48%	49%
In September11% responded	52%	45%
Before that73% responded	51%	48%

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?
(3,731 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
In the last month13% responded	46%	51%
Before that83% responded	51%	47%

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?
(3,731 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
In the last week5% responded	42%	54%
Before that91% responded	51%	47%

Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:
(3,870 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Excellent13% responded	16%	84%
Good36% responded	24%	75%
Not so good31% responded	76%	22%
Poor19% responded	87%	10%

Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:
(3,870 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Excellent or good49% responded	22%	78%
Not so good or poor50% responded	80%	17%

Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
(3,731 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Better today41% responded	26%	72%
Worse today20% responded	77%	20%
About the same39% responded	65%	34%

Do you expect life for the next generation of Americans to be:
(3,841 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Better than life today54% responded	55%	44%
Worse than life today20% responded	52%	45%
About the same21% responded	40%	58%

Which ONE of these five issues mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (CHECK ONLY ONE)
(3,845 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Racial inequality20% responded	92%	7%
The coronavirus pandemic17% responded	81%	15%
The economy35% responded	17%	83%
Crime and safety11% responded	27%	71%
Health care policy11% responded	62%	37%

Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (CHECK ONLY ONE)
(3,845 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Can unite the country19% responded	75%	24%
Is a strong leader33% responded	28%	72%
Cares about people like me21% responded	49%	50%
Has good judgment24% responded	68%	26%

Which was more important in your vote for president today?
(3,845 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
My candidate's positions on the issues74% responded	47%	53%
My candidate's personal qualities23% responded	64%	31%

Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:
(3,731 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Legal in all cases25% responded	80%	18%
Legal in most cases26% responded	68%	30%
Illegal in most cases25% responded	27%	72%
Illegal in all cases17% responded	18%	81%

Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:
(3,731 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Legal51% responded	74%	24%
Illegal42% responded	23%	76%

Who would better handle the economy?
(3,870 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Joe Biden49% responded	96%	2%
Donald Trump49% responded	6%	92%

Who would better handle the coronavirus pandemic?
(3,870 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Joe Biden53% responded	92%	6%
Donald Trump43% responded	4%	95%

Which is more important?
(3,870 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Containing the coronavirus now, even if it hurts the economy52% responded	79%	19%
Rebuilding the economy now, even if it hurts efforts to contain the coronavirus42% responded	20%	78%

Do you think U.S. efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic are going:
(3,741 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Very well18% responded	13%	86%
Somewhat well33% responded	21%	78%
Somewhat badly15% responded	74%	24%
Very badly32% responded	94%	4%

Do you think U.S. efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic are going:
(3,741 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Very well or somewhat well51% responded	18%	81%
Very badly or somewhat badly48% responded	87%	11%

Has the coronavirus pandemic caused you:
(3,741 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
A severe financial hardship16% responded	69%	29%
A moderate financial hardship39% responded	59%	39%
No financial hardship at all44% responded	38%	60%

Has the coronavirus pandemic caused you:
(3,741 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
A severe financial hardship or a moderate financial hardship55% responded	62%	36%
No financial hardship at all44% responded	38%	60%

Do you consider wearing a face mask in public more of a:
(3,845 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Personal choice30% responded	24%	73%
Public health responsibility67% responded	64%	35%

How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately?
(3,741 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Very confident47% responded	52%	47%
Somewhat confident40% responded	56%	42%
Not very confident8% responded	34%	61%
Not at all confident4% responded	31%	66%

How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately?
(3,741 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Very/Somewhat confident86% responded	54%	45%
Not very/Not at all confident12% responded	33%	63%

Do you think your state makes it easy or difficult for you to vote?
(3,741 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Very easy69% responded	48%	50%
Somewhat easy25% responded	60%	39%
Somewhat difficult4% responded	52%	46%
Very difficult2% responded	0%	0%

Do you think your state makes it easy or difficult for you to vote?
(3,741 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Very easy or somewhat easy94% responded	51%	47%
Very difficult or somewhat difficult6% responded	52%	45%

What should the Supreme Court do about Obamacare, the 2010 health care law?
(3,845 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Keep it as is51% responded	80%	18%
Overturn it44% responded	21%	78%

In deciding your vote for president, were appointments to the Supreme Court:
(3,731 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
The most important factor13% responded	47%	51%
An important factor47% responded	54%	45%
A minor factor18% responded	51%	48%
Not a factor at all19% responded	49%	49%

In deciding your vote for president, were appointments to the Supreme Court:
(3,731 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Most important or an important factor60% responded	52%	46%
A minor factor or not a factor at all37% responded	50%	48%

Do you think climate change, also known as global warming, is a serious problem?
(3,731 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Yes67% responded	69%	29%
No30% responded	15%	84%

Do you think the country's criminal justice system:
(3,845 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Treats all people fairly40% responded	14%	84%
Treats Black people unfairly53% responded	82%	17%

Is racism in the U.S.:
(3,741 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
The most important problem18% responded	87%	11%
One of many important problems51% responded	61%	37%
A minor problem18% responded	18%	81%
Not a problem at all10% responded	8%	91%

Is racism in the U.S.:
(3,741 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Most important problem or one of many important problems69% responded	68%	30%
A minor problem or not a problem at all28% responded	14%	84%

Is your opinion of the Black Lives Matter movement:
(3,845 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Favorable57% responded	78%	20%
Unfavorable37% responded	14%	86%

Was your vote for president mainly:
(3,870 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
For your candidate71% responded	46%	53%
Against his opponent24% responded	68%	30%

How do you feel about the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?
(3,741 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Strongly approve38% responded	4%	96%
Somewhat approve12% responded	20%	75%
Somewhat disapprove10% responded	89%	7%
Strongly disapprove39% responded	97%	1%

How do you feel about the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?
(3,741 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Approve50% responded	8%	91%
Disapprove49% responded	96%	3%

Is your opinion of Joe Biden:
(3,845 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Favorable52% responded	94%	4%
Unfavorable46% responded	4%	95%

Is your opinion of Donald Trump:
(3,845 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Favorable46% responded	4%	95%
Unfavorable52% responded	93%	5%

Do you have a favorable opinion of ...
(3,845 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Both3% responded	43%	49%
Only Biden49% responded	97%	2%
Only Trump43% responded	1%	98%
Neither3% responded	35%	52%

Do you think Joe Biden has the temperament to serve effectively as president?
(3,731 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Yes54% responded	92%	7%
No44% responded	3%	94%

Do you think Donald Trump has the temperament to serve effectively as president?
(3,731 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Yes44% responded	4%	95%
No53% responded	89%	9%

Do you think the presidential candidates have the temperament to serve effectively as president?
(3,731 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Both5% responded	36%	63%
Only Biden49% responded	97%	2%
Only Trump39% responded	1%	98%
Neither6% responded	20%	66%

If Joe Biden is elected president, would you feel:
(3,870 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Excited22% responded	97%	3%
Optimistic28% responded	91%	7%
Concerned23% responded	5%	92%
Scared23% responded	6%	93%

If Joe Biden is elected president, would you feel:
(3,870 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Excited or optimistic50% responded	94%	5%
Concerned or scared46% responded	5%	93%

If Donald Trump is re-elected president, would you feel:
(3,870 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Excited24% responded	1%	99%
Optimistic21% responded	12%	86%
Concerned17% responded	78%	20%
Scared33% responded	96%	2%

If Donald Trump is re-elected president, would you feel:
(3,870 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Excited or optimistic45% responded	6%	93%
Concerned or scared50% responded	90%	8%

Which candidate has the physical and mental health needed to serve effectively as president?
(3,741 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Only Joe Biden41% responded	98%	2%
Only Donald Trump41% responded	1%	98%
Both of them8% responded	54%	46%
Neither of them8% responded	62%	27%

Which candidate has the physical and mental health needed to serve effectively as president?
(3,741 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Joe Biden does49% responded	90%	9%
Joe Biden does not49% responded	11%	86%

Which candidate has the physical and mental health needed to serve effectively as president?
(3,741 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Donald Trump does49% responded	10%	89%
Donald Trump does not49% responded	92%	6%

Is your opinion of Kamala Harris:
(3,741 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Favorable48% responded	91%	8%
Unfavorable47% responded	9%	89%

Is your opinion of Mike Pence:
(3,741 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Favorable46% responded	8%	91%
Unfavorable48% responded	91%	8%

Do you have a favorable opinion of ...
(3,741 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Both6% responded	46%	50%
Only Harris43% responded	97%	2%
Only Pence40% responded	2%	97%
Neither7% responded	53%	40%

In the 2016 election for president, did you vote for:
(3,870 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Hillary Clinton (Dem)40% responded	95%	4%
Donald Trump (Rep)43% responded	7%	92%
Other5% responded	60%	25%
Did not vote11% responded	58%	39%

Which best describes your feelings about the way the federal government is working?
(3,870 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Enthusiastic13% responded	18%	81%
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic27% responded	29%	70%
Dissatisfied, but not angry32% responded	67%	31%
Angry26% responded	74%	24%

Which best describes your feelings about the way the federal government is working?
(3,870 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Enthusiastic or satisfied40% responded	25%	74%
Dissatisfied or angry57% responded	70%	28%

In your vote for president, how would you rate the importance of recent rising COVID-19 cases? (Asked only of Election Day voters)
(2,788 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
The most important factor23% responded	61%	38%
An important factor37% responded	47%	51%
A minor factor18% responded	13%	86%
Not a factor at all16% responded	7%	91%

In your vote for president, how would you rate the importance of recent rising COVID-19 cases? (Asked only of Election Day voters)
(2,788 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Important61% responded	52%	46%
Not important34% responded	10%	88%

In your vote for president, how would you rate the importance of recent rising COVID-19 cases? (Asked only of Election Day voters)
(2,788 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Factor79% responded	43%	56%
Not a factor16% responded	7%	91%

In today's election for U.S. House of Representatives, did you just vote for:
(14,856 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
The Democratic candidate51% responded	95%	4%
The Republican candidate48% responded	4%	95%

Population of area, three categories
(15,343 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
City over 50,00029% responded	60%	38%
Suburbs51% responded	50%	48%
Small city and Rural19% responded	42%	57%

National Region
(15,590 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
East20% responded	58%	41%
Midwest23% responded	47%	51%
South35% responded	46%	53%
West22% responded	57%	41%