Your Voice Your Vote 2022

Georgia Exit Poll: Senate

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:

4,874 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Male
47% of respondents
44%54%
Female
53% of respondents
53%45%

Are you:

4,844 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
White
62% of respondents
29%70%
Black
28% of respondents
90%8%
Hispanic/Latino
6% of respondents
58%39%
Asian
2% of respondents
59%39%
Other
3% of respondents
53%41%

Are you:

4,844 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
White
62% of respondents
29%70%
Non-White
38% of respondents
81%17%

Sex by race

4,815 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
White men
31% of respondents
27%71%
White women
30% of respondents
30%68%
Black men
11% of respondents
85%12%
Black women
17% of respondents
93%5%
Latino men
3% of respondents
61%37%
Latino women
4% of respondents
55%41%
All other races
4% of respondents
55%40%

In which age group are you?

4,892 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
18-29
13% of respondents
63%34%
30-44
22% of respondents
56%41%
45-64
40% of respondents
45%53%
65 or over
25% of respondents
41%58%

To which age group do you belong?

4,892 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
18-44
35% of respondents
58%39%
45+
65% of respondents
44%55%

In which age group are you?

4,892 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
18-24
6% of respondents
69%28%
25-29
6% of respondents
57%40%
30-39
14% of respondents
57%40%
40-49
17% of respondents
52%46%
50-64
32% of respondents
44%54%
65 or over
25% of respondents
41%58%

Which best describes your education? You have:

4,842 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Never attended college
16% of respondents
39%59%
Attended college but received no degree
27% of respondents
49%50%
Associate's degree (AA or AS)
16% of respondents
48%49%
Bachelor's degree (BA or BS)
23% of respondents
47%51%
An advanced degree after a bachelor's degree (such as JD, MA, MBA, MD, PhD)
17% of respondents
60%38%

What was the last grade of school you completed?

4,842 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
College graduate
40% of respondents
52%45%
No college degree
60% of respondents
46%52%

Education by race

4,785 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
White college graduates
27% of respondents
40%58%
White non-college graduates
34% of respondents
19%79%
Non White college graduates
13% of respondents
78%20%
Non White non-college graduates
25% of respondents
82%15%

Education by White by Sex

4,774 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
White women college graduates
13% of respondents
44%54%
White women non-college graduates
17% of respondents
20%79%
White men college graduates
14% of respondents
36%61%
White men non-college graduates
18% of respondents
19%80%
Non-whites
38% of respondents
81%17%

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

4,746 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Democrat
35% of respondents
97%2%
Republican
41% of respondents
4%95%
Independent or something else
24% of respondents
53%42%

Party by gender

4,712 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Democratic men
13% of respondents
96%4%
Democratic women
22% of respondents
97%2%
Republican men
20% of respondents
4%95%
Republican women
21% of respondents
4%94%
Independent men
14% of respondents
52%43%
Independent women
10% of respondents
55%41%

On most political matters, do you consider yourself:

4,678 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Liberal
18% of respondents
93%5%
Moderate
41% of respondents
66%32%
Conservative
41% of respondents
11%88%

Are you currently married?

2,223 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Yes
62% of respondents
41%57%
No
38% of respondents
62%35%

Gender by marital status

2,212 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Married men
31% of respondents
38%60%
Married women
31% of respondents
44%55%
Non-married men
15% of respondents
58%39%
Non-married women
23% of respondents
65%33%

White evangelical or white born-again Christians

2,223 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
White evangelical or white born-again Christian
33% of respondents
11%88%
All others
67% of respondents
69%28%

Is this the first time you have ever voted in a midterm election?

2,230 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Yes
8% of respondents
52%44%
No
92% of respondents
46%52%

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

2,221 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Strongly approve
18% of respondents
99%1%
Somewhat approve
23% of respondents
94%5%
Somewhat disapprove
10% of respondents
50%44%
Strongly disapprove
48% of respondents
3%95%

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

2,221 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Strongly or somewhat approve
41% of respondents
96%3%
Strongly or somewhat disapprove
58% of respondents
11%86%

Which ONE of these five issues mattered most in deciding how you voted today: (CHECK ONLY ONE)

2,221 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Crime
13% of respondents
50%48%
Abortion
26% of respondents
77%21%
Inflation
37% of respondents
27%72%
Gun policy
10% of respondents
58%40%
Immigration
7% of respondents
15%83%

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

2,221 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Excellent
2% of respondents
0%0%
Good
22% of respondents
91%8%
Not so good
38% of respondents
54%43%
Poor
36% of respondents
10%89%

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

2,221 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Excellent or good
24% of respondents
91%8%
Not so good or poor
74% of respondents
32%66%

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

2,242 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
A severe hardship
22% of respondents
38%59%
A moderate hardship
54% of respondents
44%54%
No hardship at all
21% of respondents
71%27%

Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:

2,221 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Legal in all cases
25% of respondents
88%11%
Legal in most cases
28% of respondents
64%35%
Illegal in most cases
31% of respondents
10%88%
Illegal in all cases
12% of respondents
14%84%

Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:

2,221 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Legal
53% of respondents
75%23%
Illegal
43% of respondents
11%87%

How do you feel about the Supreme Court decision on abortion this year that overturned Roe v. Wade:

2,242 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Enthusiastic
22% of respondents
10%89%
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic
21% of respondents
22%76%
Dissatisfied, but not angry
24% of respondents
63%33%
Angry
29% of respondents
88%10%

How do you feel about the Supreme Court decision on abortion this year that overturned Roe v. Wade:

2,242 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Enthusiastic or satisfied
43% of respondents
16%83%
Dissatisfied or angry
53% of respondents
77%20%

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

2,221 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Joe Biden (Dem)
43% of respondents
97%3%
Donald Trump (Rep)
48% of respondents
4%95%
Other
3% of respondents
0%0%
Did not vote
4% of respondents
0%0%

Do you think that Joe Biden legitimately won the presidency in 2020?

2,242 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Yes
58% of respondents
78%20%
No
38% of respondents
6%92%

How confident are you that elections in your state are being conducted fairly and accurately?

2,221 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Very confident
34% of respondents
62%37%
Somewhat confident
43% of respondents
44%55%
Not very confident
15% of respondents
32%67%
Not at all confident
6% of respondents
19%77%

How confident are you that elections in your state are being conducted fairly and accurately?

2,221 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Confident
77% of respondents
52%47%
Not confident
21% of respondents
28%70%

Was one reason for your vote today:

2,032 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
To support Joe Biden
20% of respondents
97%2%
To oppose Joe Biden
36% of respondents
3%95%
Joe Biden was not a factor
41% of respondents
67%30%

Was one reason for your vote today:

2,032 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
To support Donald Trump
19% of respondents
3%97%
To oppose Donald Trump
24% of respondents
94%5%
Donald Trump was not a factor
54% of respondents
46%51%

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the U.S. Senate election?

2,032 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
In the last few days
5% of respondents
0%0%
In the last week
4% of respondents
0%0%
In October
14% of respondents
50%45%
Before that
76% of respondents
50%49%

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the U.S. Senate election?

2,032 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
In the last month
23% of respondents
49%47%
Before that
76% of respondents
50%49%

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the U.S. Senate election?

2,032 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
In the last week
9% of respondents
46%49%
Before that
90% of respondents
50%48%

Was your vote for U.S. senator mainly:

2,032 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
For your candidate
73% of respondents
57%41%
Against their opponent
23% of respondents
27%69%

In deciding how to vote for U.S. senator, how important was it to you which party controls the Senate?

2,032 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Very important
77% of respondents
47%51%
Somewhat important
16% of respondents
58%37%
Not too important
3% of respondents
0%0%
Not at all important
2% of respondents
0%0%

In deciding how to vote for U.S. senator, how important was it to you which party controls the Senate?

2,032 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Very important or somewhat important
94% of respondents (tie)
49%49%
Not too important or not at all important
5% of respondents
52%38%

Which ONE candidate quality mattered most in deciding how you voted for U.S. Senate? (CHECK ONLY ONE)

2,013 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Cares about people like me
19% of respondents
59%40%
Has the right experience
8% of respondents
74%24%
Has honesty and integrity
32% of respondents
60%38%
Shares my values
36% of respondents
23%76%

Are Raphael Warnock's views too extreme?

2,013 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Yes
49% of respondents
7%92%
No
46% of respondents
88%10%

Are Herschel Walker's views too extreme?

2,013 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Yes
43% of respondents
89%9%
No
52% of respondents
11%89%

Are Raphael Warnock or Herschel Walker's views too extreme?

2,013 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Only Raphael Warnock
44% of respondents
4%95%
Only Herschel Walker
38% of respondents
97%2%
Both
5% of respondents
0%0%
Neither
8% of respondents
46%50%

Which candidate shows good judgment?

2,032 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Only Raphael Warnock
46% of respondents
96%3%
Only Herschel Walker
30% of respondents
3%96%
Both of them
4% of respondents
0%0%
Neither of them
17% of respondents
12%79%

Does Raphael Warnock show good judgment?

2,032 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Yes
50% of respondents
90%9%
No
47% of respondents
6%90%

Does Herschel Walker show good judgment?

2,032 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Yes
34% of respondents
6%92%
No
63% of respondents
74%24%

In today's election for governor, did you just vote for:

4,869 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Stacey Abrams
46% of respondents
98%2%
Brian Kemp
53% of respondents
6%92%
Shane Hazel
1% of respondents
0%0%

In today's election for secretary of state, did you just vote for:

4,805 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Bee Nguyen
44% of respondents
97%2%
Brad Raffensperger
52% of respondents
9%89%
Ted Metz
3% of respondents
38%47%

Population of area, three categories

4,909 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
City over 50,000
20% of respondents
68%31%
Suburbs
53% of respondents
48%49%
Small city and Rural
27% of respondents
35%63%

Geo Stratum Code

4,909 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
North
21% of respondents
31%68%
Atlanta Suburbs
24% of respondents
53%45%
Atlanta Metro
18% of respondents
81%17%
Central
19% of respondents
40%58%
Coast/South
17% of respondents
40%59%