Your Voice Your Vote 2020

Michigan Exit Poll: President

Are you:
(2,717 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Male46% responded	44%	54%
Female54% responded	57%	43%

Are you:
(2,656 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
White81% responded	44%	55%
Black12% responded	92%	7%
Hispanic/Latino3% responded	55%	44%
Asian1% responded	0%	0%
Other4% responded	0%	0%

Are you:
(2,656 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
White81% responded	44%	55%
Non-White19% responded	80%	18%

Sex by race
(2,654 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
White men37% responded	39%	60%
White women43% responded	49%	51%
Black men5% responded	88%	11%
Black women7% responded	95%	5%
Latino men2% responded	0%	0%
Latino women1% responded	0%	0%
All other races5% responded	66%	30%

In which age group are you?
(2,699 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
18-2912% responded	61%	37%
30-4421% responded	48%	50%
45-6437% responded	51%	49%
65 or over30% responded	51%	49%

To which age group do you belong?
(2,699 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
18-4433% responded	53%	45%
45+67% responded	51%	49%

In which age group are you?
(2,699 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
18-247% responded	62%	36%
25-294% responded	59%	37%
30-3914% responded	48%	50%
40-4915% responded	49%	49%
50-6429% responded	51%	49%
65 or over30% responded	51%	49%

Which best describes your education? You have:
(2,673 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Never attended college20% responded	49%	50%
Attended college but received no degree27% responded	49%	50%
Associate's degree (AA or AS)18% responded	42%	57%
Bachelor's degree (BA or BS)20% responded	55%	44%
An advanced degree after a bachelor's degree (such as JD, MA, MBA, MD, PhD)16% responded	63%	37%

What was the last grade of school you completed?
(2,673 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
College graduate36% responded	58%	41%
No college degree64% responded	47%	52%

Education by race
(2,618 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
White college graduates29% responded	53%	46%
White non-college graduates52% responded	39%	60%
Non White college graduates7% responded	80%	20%
Non White non-college graduates12% responded	81%	18%

Education by White by Sex
(2,618 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
White women college graduates15% responded	62%	38%
White women non-college graduates29% responded	42%	57%
White men college graduates14% responded	45%	54%
White men non-college graduates23% responded	35%	64%
Non-whites19% responded	80%	18%

2019 total family income:
(1,153 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Under $30,00016% responded	61%	39%
$30,000 - $49,99920% responded	60%	39%
$50,000 - $99,99934% responded	55%	44%
$100,000 - $199,99922% responded	52%	47%
$200,000 or more8% responded	0%	0%

2019 total family income:
(1,153 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Under $50,00036% responded	61%	39%
$50,000 or more64% responded	52%	47%

2019 total family income:
(1,153 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Under $100,00070% responded	58%	41%
$100,000 or more30% responded	47%	51%

2019 total family income:
(1,153 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Under $50,00036% responded	61%	39%
$50,000-$99,99934% responded	55%	44%
$100,000 or more30% responded	47%	51%

No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
(2,623 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Democrat38% responded	97%	3%
Republican38% responded	6%	94%
Independent or something else23% responded	51%	45%

On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
(2,546 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Liberal25% responded	89%	10%
Moderate38% responded	62%	36%
Conservative37% responded	12%	88%

Do you have any children under 18 living in your home?
(1,202 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Yes27% responded	50%	48%
No73% responded	53%	46%

Parents
(1,201 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Men with children13% responded	41%	56%
Women with children14% responded	58%	41%
Men without children33% responded	48%	51%
Women without children40% responded	57%	43%

White evangelical or white born-again Christians
(1,211 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
White evangelical or white born-again Christian26% responded	26%	73%
All others74% responded	61%	37%

Does anyone in your household belong to a labor union?
(1,222 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Yes21% responded	62%	37%
No79% responded	48%	51%

Is this the first year you have ever voted?
(1,212 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Yes10% responded	55%	45%
No90% responded	50%	49%

Are you gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender?
(1,152 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Yes6% responded	0%	0%
No94% responded	53%	47%

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?
(1,264 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
In the last few days4% responded	0%	0%
In the last week1% responded	0%	0%
In October5% responded	0%	0%
In September5% responded	0%	0%
Before that82% responded	51%	48%

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?
(1,264 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
In the last month9% responded	53%	42%
Before that87% responded	52%	47%

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?
(1,264 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
In the last week4% responded	57%	41%
Before that92% responded	52%	47%

Which ONE of these five issues mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (CHECK ONLY ONE)
(1,272 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Racial inequality16% responded	93%	5%
The coronavirus pandemic18% responded	94%	5%
The economy39% responded	14%	86%
Crime and safety9% responded	22%	77%
Health care policy10% responded	85%	12%

Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (CHECK ONLY ONE)
(1,272 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Can unite the country20% responded	82%	16%
Is a strong leader31% responded	16%	84%
Cares about people like me23% responded	52%	46%
Has good judgment24% responded	73%	25%

Who would better handle the economy?
(1,195 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Joe Biden47% responded	100%	0%
Donald Trump50% responded	4%	95%

Who would better handle the coronavirus pandemic?
(1,195 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Joe Biden52% responded	96%	3%
Donald Trump44% responded	0%	99%

Which is more important?
(1,243 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Containing the coronavirus now, even if it hurts the economy54% responded	83%	16%
Rebuilding the economy now, even if it hurts efforts to contain the coronavirus42% responded	12%	87%

Do you think U.S. efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic are going:
(1,188 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Very well16% responded	7%	92%
Somewhat well32% responded	16%	83%
Somewhat badly14% responded	69%	29%
Very badly36% responded	98%	1%

Do you think U.S. efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic are going:
(1,188 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Very well or somewhat well48% responded	13%	86%
Very badly or somewhat badly51% responded	90%	9%

Has the coronavirus pandemic caused you:
(1,188 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
A severe financial hardship9% responded	64%	34%
A moderate financial hardship34% responded	55%	45%
No financial hardship at all55% responded	49%	50%

Has the coronavirus pandemic caused you:
(1,188 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
A severe financial hardship or a moderate financial hardship43% responded	57%	42%
No financial hardship at all55% responded	49%	50%

Is racism in the U.S.:
(1,188 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
The most important problem9% responded	89%	8%
One of many important problems65% responded	64%	35%
A minor problem18% responded	8%	91%
Not a problem at all7% responded	0%	0%

Is racism in the U.S.:
(1,188 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Most important problem or one of many important problems74% responded	67%	32%
A minor problem or not a problem at all25% responded	9%	90%

How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately?
(1,188 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Very confident45% responded	68%	31%
Somewhat confident39% responded	46%	53%
Not very confident10% responded	19%	80%
Not at all confident4% responded	0%	0%

How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately?
(1,188 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Very/Somewhat confident84% responded	58%	42%
Not very/Not at all confident13% responded	20%	77%

Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:
(1,195 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Excellent12% responded	4%	95%
Good35% responded	20%	79%
Not so good31% responded	80%	20%
Poor21% responded	86%	12%

Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:
(1,195 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Excellent or good47% responded	16%	83%
Not so good or poor52% responded	82%	17%

Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
(1,264 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Better today41% responded	18%	81%
Worse today15% responded	90%	9%
About the same43% responded	72%	27%

How do you feel about the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?
(1,188 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Strongly approve37% responded	2%	98%
Somewhat approve11% responded	15%	81%
Somewhat disapprove5% responded	0%	0%
Strongly disapprove45% responded	99%	1%

How do you feel about the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?
(1,188 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Approve48% responded	5%	94%
Disapprove51% responded	97%	2%

Is your opinion of Joe Biden:
(1,272 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Favorable51% responded	95%	4%
Unfavorable47% responded	4%	95%

Is your opinion of Donald Trump:
(1,272 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Favorable45% responded	3%	97%
Unfavorable53% responded	93%	5%

Do you have a favorable opinion of ...
(1,272 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Both3% responded	0%	0%
Only Biden49% responded	98%	1%
Only Trump42% responded	1%	99%
Neither5% responded	0%	0%

Was your vote for president mainly:
(1,214 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
For your candidate71% responded	41%	58%
Against his opponent24% responded	78%	21%

Do you think Joe Biden has the temperament to serve effectively as president?
(1,244 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Yes53% responded	96%	4%
No45% responded	3%	96%

Do you think Donald Trump has the temperament to serve effectively as president?
(1,244 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Yes44% responded	3%	97%
No54% responded	91%	7%

Do you think the presidential candidates have the temperament to serve effectively as president?
(1,244 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Both2% responded	0%	0%
Only Biden51% responded	98%	1%
Only Trump42% responded	1%	99%
Neither4% responded	0%	0%

In the 2016 election for president, did you vote for:
(1,195 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Hillary Clinton (Dem)40% responded	96%	4%
Donald Trump (Rep)42% responded	6%	94%
Other4% responded	0%	0%
Did not vote11% responded	51%	48%

Would you rather see the U.S. Senate controlled by:
(1,138 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
The Democratic Party50% responded	97%	2%
The Republican Party46% responded	4%	96%

In today's election for U.S. Senate, did you just vote for:
(2,622 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Gary Peters50% responded	96%	4%
John James48% responded	5%	94%

Population of area, three categories
(2,719 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
City over 50,00021% responded	65%	35%
Suburbs58% responded	48%	51%
Small city and Rural21% responded	45%	54%

Geo Stratum Code
(2,719 Respondents)	Voted (D)	Voted (R)
Wayne County16% responded	69%	30%
Southeast27% responded	58%	41%
East Central24% responded	42%	57%
Southwest19% responded	46%	53%
No Central/U.P.14% responded	40%	59%