Your Voice Your Vote 2024

National Exit Poll: House

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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.


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Are you:

22,129 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Male
47%
43%55%
Female
53%
53%46%

Are you:

21,826 RespondentsDem.Rep.
White
71%
41%58%
Black
11%
85%13%
Hispanic/Latino
12%
55%44%
Asian
3%
59%39%
Other
3%
45%51%

Are you:

21,826 RespondentsDem.Rep.
White
71%
41%58%
Black
11%
85%13%
Hispanic/Latino
12%
55%44%
Asian
3%
59%39%
American Indian
1%
36%62%
Other
2%
47%48%

Are you:

21,826 RespondentsDem.Rep.
White
71%
41%58%
Non-White
29%
66%32%

Sex by race

21,779 RespondentsDem.Rep.
White men
34%
37%61%
White women
37%
44%54%
Black men
5%
77%21%
Black women
7%
91%7%
Latino men
6%
46%53%
Latino women
6%
62%36%
All other races
6%
53%44%

In which age group are you?

21,948 RespondentsDem.Rep.
18-29
14%
57%41%
30-44
23%
50%48%
45-64
35%
44%55%
65 or over
28%
48%51%

To which age group do you belong?

21,948 RespondentsDem.Rep.
18-44
37%
53%45%
45+
63%
46%53%

In which age group are you?

21,948 RespondentsDem.Rep.
18-24
8%
57%41%
25-29
6%
57%42%
30-39
15%
52%46%
40-49
16%
48%51%
50-64
27%
43%56%
65 or over
28%
48%51%

Age by gender

21,893 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Men 18-29
7%
52%46%
Men 30-44
11%
44%54%
Men 45-64
16%
38%60%
Men 65+
12%
42%56%
Women 18-29
7%
62%36%
Women 30-44
12%
56%42%
Women 45-64
19%
49%50%
Women 65+
16%
52%47%

Age by race

21,606 RespondentsDem.Rep.
White 18-29
8%
51%47%
White 30-44
15%
42%56%
White 45-64
25%
36%62%
White 65+
23%
42%57%
Black 18-29
2%
81%16%
Black 30-44
3%
84%15%
Black 45-64
4%
83%15%
Black 65+
3%
94%5%
Latino 18-29
2%
54%44%
Latino 30-44
3%
56%43%
Latino 45-64
4%
52%48%
Latino 65+
2%
59%39%
All other
6%
53%44%

Which best describes your education? You have:

21,748 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Never attended college
15%
37%62%
Attended college but received no degree
26%
48%51%
Associate's degree (AA or AS)
16%
42%56%
Bachelor's degree (BA or BS)
24%
52%46%
An advanced degree after a bachelor's degree (such as JD, MA, MBA, MD, PhD)
19%
58%40%

What was the last grade of school you completed?

21,748 RespondentsDem.Rep.
College graduate
43%
55%44%
No college degree
57%
43%55%

Education by race

21,410 RespondentsDem.Rep.
White college graduates
33%
51%47%
White non-college graduates
38%
32%66%
Non White college graduates
10%
66%32%
Non White non-college graduates
19%
66%32%

Education by White by Sex

21,383 RespondentsDem.Rep.
White women college graduates
17%
56%43%
White women non-college graduates
20%
35%63%
White men college graduates
16%
46%52%
White men non-college graduates
18%
29%70%
Non-whites
29%
66%32%

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

21,346 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Democrat
32%
96%3%
Republican
35%
4%95%
Independent or something else
33%
50%47%

On most political matters, do you consider yourself:

20,856 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Liberal
23%
92%6%
Moderate
42%
56%42%
Conservative
35%
9%90%

2023 total family income:

4,993 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Under $30,000
12%
50%45%
$30,000-$49,999
15%
48%51%
$50,000-$99,999
32%
47%52%
$100,000-$199,999
28%
51%48%
$200,000 or more
13%
52%46%

2023 total family income:

4,993 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Under $50,000
27%
49%48%
$50,000 or more
73% (tie)
49%49%

2023 total family income:

4,993 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Under $100,000
59%
48%50%
$100,000 or more
41%
51%47%

2023 total family income:

4,993 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Under $50,000
27%
49%48%
$50,000-$99,999
32%
47%52%
$100,000 or more
41%
51%47%

Does anyone in your household belong to a labor union?

5,226 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Yes
19%
55%44%
No
81%
48%51%

Religion, combined Protestant and other Christian

10,315 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Protestant or other Christian
43%
35%64%
Catholic
21%
41%58%
Jewish
2%
76%22%
Something else
10%
64%35%
None
24%
70%27%

Religion, combined Protestant and Other Christian, among Whites.

10,635 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Protestant/Other Christian
31%
25%74%
Catholic
15%
36%62%
Jewish
2%
77%21%
Something else
5%
55%44%
None
17%
69%29%

White evangelical or white born-again Christians

10,590 RespondentsDem.Rep.
White evangelical or white born-again Christian
22%
15%84%
All others
78%
58%40%

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

5,226 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Yes
27%
43%55%
No
73% (tie)
49%49%

Parents

5,214 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Men with children
13%
35%63%
Women with children
15%
50%48%
Men without children
34%
44%54%
Women without children
39%
54%45%

Are you currently married?

5,238 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Yes
55%
40%59%
No
45%
56%42%

Gender by marital status

5,225 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Married men
28%
36%63%
Married women
27%
44%54%
Non-married men
19%
50%48%
Non-married women
26%
61%38%

Are you gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender?

5,358 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Yes
8%
88%11%
No
92%
45%53%

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

5,386 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Yes
12%
35%64%
No
88%
51%48%

Is this the first year you have ever voted?

5,497 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Yes
8%
45%54%
No
92%
48%50%

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

5,565 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Excellent
5%
89%11%
Good
27%
88%11%
Not so good
35%
45%53%
Poor
33%
12%85%

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

5,565 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Excellent or good
31%
88%11%
Not so good or poor
68%
29%68%

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

5,315 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Better today
24%
84%15%
Worse today
46%
17%81%
About the same
30%
70%28%

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

5,315 RespondentsDem.Rep.
A severe hardship
22%
26%72%
A moderate hardship
53%
46%52%
No hardship at all
24%
77%22%

Do you think America's best days are:

5,466 RespondentsDem.Rep.
In the past
35%
31%68%
In the future
60%
59%40%

How do you feel about the way things are going in the country today?

5,466 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Enthusiastic
7%
90%10%
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic
19%
79%19%
Dissatisfied, but not angry
43%
43%56%
Angry
30%
28%72%

How do you feel about the way things are going in the country today?

5,466 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Enthusiastic or satisfied
26%
82%17%
Dissatisfied or angry
73%
36%62%

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

5,466 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Foreign policy
4%
39%57%
Abortion
14%
73%26%
The economy
31%
19%80%
Immigration
11%
12%88%
The state of democracy
34%
80%20%

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

5,466 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Has the ability to lead
30%
34%65%
Cares about people like me
18%
71%28%
Has good judgment
20%
81%18%
Can bring needed change
28%
27%72%

Should most undocumented immigrants in the U.S. be:

5,322 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Offered a chance to apply for legal status
56%
75%24%
Deported to the countries they came from
39%
10%88%

Is U.S. support for Israel:

5,321 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Too strong
32%
66%32%
Not strong enough
30%
18%81%
About right
31%
57%41%

Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:

5,565 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Legal in all cases
33%
88%10%
Legal in most cases
32%
49%48%
Illegal in most cases
26%
7%92%
Illegal in all cases
6%
10%88%

Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:

5,565 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Legal
65%
69%29%
Illegal
31%
7%91%

Who do you trust more to handle abortion?

5,322 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Kamala Harris
49%
90%9%
Donald Trump
46%
4%95%

Who do you trust more to handle the economy?

5,321 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Kamala Harris
46%
94%4%
Donald Trump
52%
6%92%

Who do you trust more to handle immigration?

5,322 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Kamala Harris
44%
95%4%
Donald Trump
53%
8%91%

Who do you trust more to handle crime and safety?

5,565 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Kamala Harris
46%
95%4%
Donald Trump
52%
6%92%

Who do you trust more to handle a crisis?

5,565 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Kamala Harris
47%
94%5%
Donald Trump
51%
6%92%

How confident are you that this year's election is being conducted fairly and accurately?

5,322 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Very confident
36%
80%18%
Somewhat confident
33%
39%59%
Not very confident
21%
17%82%
Not at all confident
9%
19%80%

How confident are you that this year's election is being conducted fairly and accurately?

5,322 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Confident
68%
61%38%
Not confident
30%
18%81%

Do you think democracy in the U.S. today is:

5,466 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Very secure
8%
47%52%
Somewhat secure
17%
51%47%
Somewhat threatened
34%
49%50%
Very threatened
39%
47%52%

Do you think democracy in the U.S. today is:

5,466 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Secure
25%
50%49%
Threatened
73%
48%51%

Are you concerned about violence as a result of this election?

5,322 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Yes
70%
56%43%
No
28%
28%71%

How do you feel about the way the Supreme Court is handling its job?

5,315 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Approve
36%
15%84%
Disapprove
59%
71%27%

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

5,565 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Strongly approve
15%
97%1%
Somewhat approve
25%
93%6%
Somewhat disapprove
14%
52%45%
Strongly disapprove
45%
6%91%

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

5,565 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Strongly or somewhat approve
40%
95%4%
Strongly or somewhat disapprove
59%
17%81%

Is your opinion of Kamala Harris:

5,466 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Favorable
46%
94%5%
Unfavorable
52%
8%91%

Is your opinion of Donald Trump:

5,466 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Favorable
46%
4%95%
Unfavorable
52%
88%11%

Do you have a favorable opinion of ...

5,466 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Only Harris
44%
97%3%
Only Trump
43%
2%98%
Both
2%
49%48%
Neither
8%
39%57%

Is your opinion of Tim Walz:

5,565 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Favorable
45%
90%9%
Unfavorable
48%
10%88%

Is your opinion of JD Vance:

5,565 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Favorable
47%
8%91%
Unfavorable
46%
88%10%

Do you have a favorable opinion of ...

5,565 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Only Walz
39%
95%4%
Only Vance
41%
3%96%
Both
5%
52%47%
Neither
6%
47%44%

Are Kamala Harris' views too extreme?

5,315 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Yes
47%
7%91%
No
50%
90%9%

Are Donald Trump's views too extreme?

5,315 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Yes
54%
85%13%
No
43%
5%94%

Are Kamala Harris'/Donald Trump's views too extreme?

5,242 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Only Harris
38%
2%97%
Only Trump
45%
96%3%
Both
8%
27%68%
Neither
5%
31%67%

If Kamala Harris is elected president, would you feel:

5,565 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Excited
22%
96%2%
Optimistic
25%
89%9%
Concerned
21%
13%85%
Scared
29%
2%96%

If Kamala Harris is elected president, would you feel:

5,565 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Excited or optimistic
47%
93%6%
Concerned or scared
50%
6%91%

If Donald Trump is elected president, would you feel:

5,565 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Excited
22%
3%97%
Optimistic
26%
9%89%
Concerned
15%
77%20%
Scared
35%
95%3%

If Donald Trump is elected president, would you feel:

5,565 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Excited or optimistic
48%
6%93%
Concerned or scared
49%
90%8%

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

21,668 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Joe Biden (Dem)
43%
92%7%
Donald Trump (Rep)
43%
4%95%
Other
2%
38%50%
Did not vote
10% (tie)
48%48%

Suburban whites by sex

21,985 RespondentsDem.Rep.
White suburban women
19%
45%54%
White suburban men
18%
35%63%
Other
63%
53%46%

Population of area, three categories

22,195 RespondentsDem.Rep.
City over 50,000
30%
60%38%
Suburbs
51%
47%52%
Small city and Rural
19%
34%65%

National Region

22,205 RespondentsDem.Rep.
East
20%
52%46%
Midwest
22%
46%53%
South
35%
44%55%
West
23%
53%45%