Your Voice Your Vote 2020

National Exit Poll: President

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:

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%