National Exit Poll: President

Are you:

15,553 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Male
48% responded
45%53%
Female
52% responded
57%42%

Are you:

15,318 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
White
67% responded
41%58%
Black
13% responded
87%12%
Hispanic/Latino
13% responded
65%32%
Asian
4% responded
61%34%
Other
4% responded
55%41%

Are you:

15,318 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
White
67% responded
41%58%
Non-White
33% responded
71%26%

Sex by race

15,285 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
White men
35% responded
38%61%
White women
32% responded
44%55%
Black men
4% responded
79%19%
Black women
8% responded
90%9%
Latino men
5% responded
59%36%
Latino women
8% responded
69%30%
All other races
8% responded
58%38%

In which age group are you?

15,452 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
18-29
17% responded
60%36%
30-44
23% responded
52%46%
45-64
38% responded
49%50%
65 or over
22% responded
47%52%

To which age group do you belong?

15,452 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
18-44
40% responded
56%42%
45+
60% responded
48%51%

In which age group are you?

15,452 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
18-24
9% responded
65%31%
25-29
7% responded
54%43%
30-39
16% responded
51%46%
40-49
16% responded
54%44%
50-64
30% responded
47%52%
65 or over
22% responded
47%52%

Age by race

15,205 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
White 18-29
8% responded
44%53%
White 30-44
14% responded
41%57%
White 45-59
19% responded
38%61%
White 60+
26% responded
42%57%
Black 18-29
3% responded
89%10%
Black 30-44
4% responded
78%19%
Black 45-59
3% responded
89%10%
Black 60+
3% responded
92%7%
Latino 18-29
4% responded
69%28%
Latino 30-44
4% responded
62%34%
Latino 45-59
3% responded
68%30%
Latino 60+
2% responded
58%40%
All other
8% responded
57%38%

Which best describes your education? You have:

15,344 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Never attended college
19% responded
46%54%
Attended college but received no degree
23% 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 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
College graduate
41% responded
55%43%
No college degree
59% responded
48%50%

Education by race

15,095 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
White college graduates
32% responded
51%48%
White non-college graduates
35% responded
32%67%
Non White college graduates
10% responded
70%27%
Non White non-college graduates
24% responded
72%26%

Education by White by Sex

15,082 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
White women college graduates
14% responded
54%45%
White women non-college graduates
17% responded
36%63%
White men college graduates
17% responded
48%51%
White men non-college graduates
18% responded
28%70%
Non-whites
33% responded
71%26%

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

14,905 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Democrat
37% responded
94%5%
Republican
36% responded
6%94%
Independent or something else
26% responded
54%41%

On most political matters, do you consider yourself:

14,515 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Liberal
24% responded
89%10%
Moderate
38% responded
64%34%
Conservative
38% responded
14%85%

2019 total family income:

3,520 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Under $30,000
15% responded
54%46%
$30,000 - $49,999
20% responded
56%43%
$50,000 - $99,999
39% responded
57%42%
$100,000 - $199,999
20% responded
41%58%
$200,000 or more
7% responded (tie)
44%44%

2019 total family income:

3,520 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Under $50,000
35% responded
55%44%
$50,000 or more
65% responded
51%47%

2019 total family income:

3,520 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Under $100,000
74% responded
56%43%
$100,000 or more
26% responded
42%54%

2019 total family income:

3,520 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Under $50,000
35% responded
55%44%
$50,000-$99,999
39% responded
57%42%
$100,000 or more
26% responded
42%54%

Do you have any children under 18 living in your home?

3,767 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Yes
33% responded
52%46%
No
67% responded
51%48%

Parents

3,757 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Men with children
17% responded
48%49%
Women with children
17% responded
56%43%
Men without children
34% responded
47%51%
Women without children
33% responded
55%44%

Are you currently married?

3,757 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Yes
56% responded
46%53%
No
44% responded
58%40%

Gender by marital status

3,748 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Married men
30% responded
44%55%
Married women
26% responded
47%51%
Non-married men
20% responded
52%45%
Non-married women
23% responded
63%36%

Do you work full-time for pay?

3,926 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Yes
58% responded
47%51%
No
42% responded
57%42%

Does anyone in your household belong to a labor union?

3,798 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Yes
20% responded
56%40%
No
80% responded
50%49%

Are you:

3,605 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Protestant
23% responded
40%59%
Catholic
25% responded
52%47%
Other Christian
20% responded
37%62%
Jewish
2% responded
--
Muslim
0% responded
--
Other
8% responded
69%29%
None
22% responded
65%31%

Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian

3,605 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Protestant or other Christian
43% responded
39%60%
Catholic
25% responded
52%47%
Jewish
2% responded
--
Something else
8% responded
69%29%
None
22% responded
65%31%

Religion, combined Protestant and Other Christian, among Whites.

3,706 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Protestant/Other Christian
31% responded
27%72%
Catholic
17% responded
44%56%
Jewish
2% responded
--
Something else
4% responded
65%33%
None
14% responded
61%37%

White evangelical or white born-again Christians

3,722 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
White evangelical or white born-again Christian
28% responded
24%76%
All others
72% responded
62%36%

Are you gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender?

3,615 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Yes
7% responded
64%27%
No
93% responded
51%48%

Have you ever served in the U.S. military?

3,651 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Yes
15% responded
44%54%
No
85% responded
53%45%

Is this the first year you have ever voted?

3,953 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Yes
14% responded
64%32%
No
86% responded (tie)
49%49%

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?

3,731 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
In the last few days
3% responded
49%47%
In the last week
2% responded
31%64%
In October
8% responded
48%49%
In September
11% responded
52%45%
Before that
73% responded
51%48%

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?

3,731 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
In the last month
13% responded
46%51%
Before that
83% responded
51%47%

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?

3,731 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
In the last week
5% responded
42%54%
Before that
91% responded
51%47%

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

3,870 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Excellent
13% responded
16%84%
Good
36% responded
24%75%
Not so good
31% responded
76%22%
Poor
19% responded
87%10%

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

3,870 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Excellent or good
49% responded
22%78%
Not so good or poor
50% responded
80%17%

Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:

3,731 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Better today
41% responded
26%72%
Worse today
20% responded
77%20%
About the same
39% responded
65%34%

Do you expect life for the next generation of Americans to be:

3,841 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Better than life today
54% responded
55%44%
Worse than life today
20% responded
52%45%
About the same
21% responded
40%58%

Which ONE of these five issues mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (CHECK ONLY ONE)

3,845 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Racial inequality
20% responded
92%7%
The coronavirus pandemic
17% responded
81%15%
The economy
35% responded
17%83%
Crime and safety
11% responded
27%71%
Health care policy
11% responded
62%37%

Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (CHECK ONLY ONE)

3,845 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Can unite the country
19% responded
75%24%
Is a strong leader
33% responded
28%72%
Cares about people like me
21% responded
49%50%
Has good judgment
24% responded
68%26%

Which was more important in your vote for president today?

3,845 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
My candidate's positions on the issues
74% responded
47%53%
My candidate's personal qualities
23% responded
64%31%

Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:

3,731 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Legal in all cases
25% responded
80%18%
Legal in most cases
26% responded
68%30%
Illegal in most cases
25% responded
27%72%
Illegal in all cases
17% responded
18%81%

Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:

3,731 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Legal
51% responded
74%24%
Illegal
42% responded
23%76%

Who would better handle the economy?

3,870 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Joe Biden
49% responded
96%2%
Donald Trump
49% responded
6%92%

Who would better handle the coronavirus pandemic?

3,870 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Joe Biden
53% responded
92%6%
Donald Trump
43% responded
4%95%

Which is more important?

3,870 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Containing the coronavirus now, even if it hurts the economy
52% responded
79%19%
Rebuilding the economy now, even if it hurts efforts to contain the coronavirus
42% responded
20%78%

Do you think U.S. efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic are going:

3,741 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Very well
18% responded
13%86%
Somewhat well
33% responded
21%78%
Somewhat badly
15% responded
74%24%
Very badly
32% responded
94%4%

Do you think U.S. efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic are going:

3,741 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Very well or somewhat well
51% responded
18%81%
Very badly or somewhat badly
48% responded
87%11%

Has the coronavirus pandemic caused you:

3,741 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
A severe financial hardship
16% responded
69%29%
A moderate financial hardship
39% responded
59%39%
No financial hardship at all
44% responded
38%60%

Has the coronavirus pandemic caused you:

3,741 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
A severe financial hardship or a moderate financial hardship
55% responded
62%36%
No financial hardship at all
44% responded
38%60%

Do you consider wearing a face mask in public more of a:

3,845 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Personal choice
30% responded
24%73%
Public health responsibility
67% responded
64%35%

How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately?

3,741 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Very confident
47% responded
52%47%
Somewhat confident
40% responded
56%42%
Not very confident
8% responded
34%61%
Not at all confident
4% responded
31%66%

How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately?

3,741 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Very/Somewhat confident
86% responded
54%45%
Not very/Not at all confident
12% responded
33%63%

Do you think your state makes it easy or difficult for you to vote?

3,741 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Very easy
69% responded
48%50%
Somewhat easy
25% responded
60%39%
Somewhat difficult
4% responded
52%46%
Very difficult
2% responded
--

Do you think your state makes it easy or difficult for you to vote?

3,741 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Very easy or somewhat easy
94% responded
51%47%
Very difficult or somewhat difficult
6% responded
52%45%

What should the Supreme Court do about Obamacare, the 2010 health care law?

3,845 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Keep it as is
51% responded
80%18%
Overturn it
44% responded
21%78%

In deciding your vote for president, were appointments to the Supreme Court:

3,731 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
The most important factor
13% responded
47%51%
An important factor
47% responded
54%45%
A minor factor
18% responded
51%48%
Not a factor at all
19% responded (tie)
49%49%

In deciding your vote for president, were appointments to the Supreme Court:

3,731 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Most important or an important factor
60% responded
52%46%
A minor factor or not a factor at all
37% responded
50%48%

Do you think climate change, also known as global warming, is a serious problem?

3,731 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Yes
67% responded
69%29%
No
30% responded
15%84%

Do you think the country's criminal justice system:

3,845 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Treats all people fairly
40% responded
14%84%
Treats Black people unfairly
53% responded
82%17%

Is racism in the U.S.:

3,741 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
The most important problem
18% responded
87%11%
One of many important problems
51% responded
61%37%
A minor problem
18% responded
18%81%
Not a problem at all
10% responded
8%91%

Is racism in the U.S.:

3,741 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Most important problem or one of many important problems
69% responded
68%30%
A minor problem or not a problem at all
28% responded
14%84%

Is your opinion of the Black Lives Matter movement:

3,845 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Favorable
57% responded
78%20%
Unfavorable
37% responded
14%86%

Was your vote for president mainly:

3,870 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
For your candidate
71% responded
46%53%
Against his opponent
24% responded
68%30%

How do you feel about the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?

3,741 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Strongly approve
38% responded
4%96%
Somewhat approve
12% responded
20%75%
Somewhat disapprove
10% responded
89%7%
Strongly disapprove
39% responded
97%1%

How do you feel about the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?

3,741 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Approve
50% responded
8%91%
Disapprove
49% responded
96%3%

Is your opinion of Joe Biden:

3,845 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Favorable
52% responded
94%4%
Unfavorable
46% responded
4%95%

Is your opinion of Donald Trump:

3,845 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Favorable
46% responded
4%95%
Unfavorable
52% responded
93%5%

Do you have a favorable opinion of ...

3,845 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Both
3% responded
43%49%
Only Biden
49% responded
97%2%
Only Trump
43% responded
1%98%
Neither
3% responded
35%52%

Do you think Joe Biden has the temperament to serve effectively as president?

3,731 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Yes
54% responded
92%7%
No
44% responded
3%94%

Do you think Donald Trump has the temperament to serve effectively as president?

3,731 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Yes
44% responded
4%95%
No
53% responded
89%9%

Do you think the presidential candidates have the temperament to serve effectively as president?

3,731 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Both
5% responded
36%63%
Only Biden
49% responded
97%2%
Only Trump
39% responded
1%98%
Neither
6% responded
20%66%

If Joe Biden is elected president, would you feel:

3,870 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Excited
22% responded
97%3%
Optimistic
28% responded
91%7%
Concerned
23% responded
5%92%
Scared
23% responded
6%93%

If Joe Biden is elected president, would you feel:

3,870 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Excited or optimistic
50% responded
94%5%
Concerned or scared
46% responded
5%93%

If Donald Trump is re-elected president, would you feel:

3,870 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Excited
24% responded
1%99%
Optimistic
21% responded
12%86%
Concerned
17% responded
78%20%
Scared
33% responded
96%2%

If Donald Trump is re-elected president, would you feel:

3,870 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Excited or optimistic
45% responded
6%93%
Concerned or scared
50% responded
90%8%

Which candidate has the physical and mental health needed to serve effectively as president?

3,741 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Only Joe Biden
41% responded
98%2%
Only Donald Trump
41% responded
1%98%
Both of them
8% responded
54%46%
Neither of them
8% responded
62%27%

Which candidate has the physical and mental health needed to serve effectively as president?

3,741 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Joe Biden does
49% responded
90%9%
Joe Biden does not
49% responded
11%86%

Which candidate has the physical and mental health needed to serve effectively as president?

3,741 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Donald Trump does
49% responded
10%89%
Donald Trump does not
49% responded
92%6%

Is your opinion of Kamala Harris:

3,741 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Favorable
48% responded
91%8%
Unfavorable
47% responded
9%89%

Is your opinion of Mike Pence:

3,741 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Favorable
46% responded
8%91%
Unfavorable
48% responded
91%8%

Do you have a favorable opinion of ...

3,741 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Both
6% responded
46%50%
Only Harris
43% responded
97%2%
Only Pence
40% responded
2%97%
Neither
7% responded
53%40%

In the 2016 election for president, did you vote for:

3,870 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Hillary Clinton (Dem)
40% responded
95%4%
Donald Trump (Rep)
43% responded
7%92%
Other
5% responded
60%25%
Did not vote
11% responded
58%39%

Which best describes your feelings about the way the federal government is working?

3,870 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Enthusiastic
13% responded
18%81%
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic
27% responded
29%70%
Dissatisfied, but not angry
32% responded
67%31%
Angry
26% responded
74%24%

Which best describes your feelings about the way the federal government is working?

3,870 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Enthusiastic or satisfied
40% responded
25%74%
Dissatisfied or angry
57% 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 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
The most important factor
23% responded
61%38%
An important factor
37% responded
47%51%
A minor factor
18% responded
13%86%
Not a factor at all
16% 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 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Important
61% responded
52%46%
Not important
34% 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 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Factor
79% responded
43%56%
Not a factor
16% responded
7%91%

In today's election for U.S. House of Representatives, did you just vote for:

14,856 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
The Democratic candidate
51% responded
95%4%
The Republican candidate
48% responded
4%95%

Population of area, three categories

15,343 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
City over 50,000
29% responded
60%38%
Suburbs
51% responded
50%48%
Small city and Rural
19% responded
42%57%

National Region

15,590 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
East
20% responded
58%41%
Midwest
23% responded
47%51%
South
35% responded
46%53%
West
22% responded
57%41%