Nevada Exit Poll: Senate
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Are you:
| 3,455 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
Male 51% | 43% | 52% |
Female 49% | 55% | 41% |
Are you:
| 3,429 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
White 65% | 45% | 51% |
Black 8% | 78% | 16% |
Hispanic/Latino 18% | 50% | 43% |
Asian 4% | 51% | 45% |
Other 5% | 50% | 43% |
Are you:
| 3,429 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
White 65% | 45% | 51% |
Non-White 35% | 57% | 37% |
Sex by race
| 3,421 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
White men 35% | 40% | 55% |
White women 30% | 49% | 47% |
Black men 4% | 70% | 21% |
Black women 4% | 85% | 11% |
Latino men 8% | 40% | 55% |
Latino women 10% | 59% | 33% |
All other races 9% | 50% | 44% |
In which age group are you?
| 3,452 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
18-29 10% | 60% | 30% |
30-44 22% | 53% | 42% |
45-64 33% | 45% | 49% |
65 or over 35% | 46% | 51% |
To which age group do you belong?
| 3,452 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
18-44 32% | 55% | 38% |
45+ 68% | 46% | 50% |
In which age group are you?
| 3,452 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
18-24 5% | 63% | 28% |
25-29 5% | 57% | 32% |
30-39 14% | 52% | 43% |
40-49 15% | 47% | 48% |
50-64 26% (tie) | 47% | 47% |
65 or over 35% | 46% | 51% |
Which best describes your education? You have:
| 3,403 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
Never attended college 18% | 42% | 51% |
Attended college but received no degree 29% | 46% | 48% |
Associate's degree (AA or AS) 15% | 46% | 50% |
Bachelor's degree (BA or BS) 23% | 51% | 46% |
An advanced degree after a bachelor's degree (such as JD, MA, MBA, MD, PhD) 15% | 62% | 34% |
What was the last grade of school you completed?
| 3,403 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
College graduate 38% | 55% | 41% |
No college degree 62% | 45% | 49% |
Education by race
| 3,369 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
White college graduates 27% | 54% | 42% |
White non-college graduates 37% | 37% | 58% |
Non White college graduates 10% | 58% | 38% |
Non White non-college graduates 25% | 56% | 37% |
Education by White by Sex
| 3,367 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
White women college graduates 12% | 60% | 38% |
White women non-college graduates 18% | 42% | 53% |
White men college graduates 15% | 50% | 46% |
White men non-college graduates 19% | 32% | 62% |
Non-whites 35% | 57% | 37% |
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
| 3,373 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
Democrat 32% | 94% | 4% |
Republican 34% | 7% | 90% |
Independent or something else 33% | 48% | 42% |
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
| 3,294 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
Liberal 24% | 90% | 6% |
Moderate 43% | 56% | 37% |
Conservative 33% | 8% | 88% |
Do you have any children under 18 living in your home?
| 1,593 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
Yes 25% | 53% | 43% |
No 75% | 47% | 48% |
Parents
| 1,589 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
Men with children 12% | 49% | 46% |
Women with children 14% | 56% | 41% |
Men without children 40% | 42% | 53% |
Women without children 35% | 53% | 43% |
Are you currently married?
| 1,585 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
Yes 57% | 45% | 51% |
No 43% | 53% | 41% |
Gender by marital status
| 1,581 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
Married men 31% | 40% | 55% |
Married women 25% | 51% | 46% |
Non-married men 20% | 47% | 45% |
Non-married women 23% | 58% | 38% |
Is this the first year you have ever voted?
| 1,602 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
Yes 8% | 56% | 34% |
No 92% | 48% | 47% |
Does anyone in your household belong to a labor union?
| 1,655 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
Yes 22% | 55% | 40% |
No 78% | 47% | 48% |
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:
| 1,616 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
Excellent 5% | - | - |
Good 27% | 91% | 7% |
Not so good 32% | 49% | 44% |
Poor 35% | 12% | 84% |
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:
| 1,616 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
Excellent or good 31% | 91% | 7% |
Not so good or poor 67% | 29% | 65% |
Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
| 1,667 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
Better today 22% | 87% | 10% |
Worse today 49% | 19% | 75% |
About the same 28% | 74% | 23% |
How do you feel about the way things are going in the country today?
| 1,671 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
Enthusiastic 8% | 89% | 10% |
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic 22% | 85% | 11% |
Dissatisfied, but not angry 38% | 45% | 48% |
Angry 30% | 16% | 78% |
How do you feel about the way things are going in the country today?
| 1,671 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
Enthusiastic or satisfied 30% | 86% | 11% |
Dissatisfied or angry 68% | 33% | 61% |
Is your opinion of Kamala Harris:
| 1,671 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
Favorable 46% | 94% | 4% |
Unfavorable 52% | 8% | 84% |
Is your opinion of Donald Trump:
| 1,671 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
Favorable 46% | 6% | 90% |
Unfavorable 51% | 88% | 7% |
Do you have a favorable opinion of ...
| 1,671 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
Only Harris 44% | 96% | 2% |
Only Trump 45% | 5% | 91% |
Both 2% | - | - |
Neither 7% | 34% | 40% |
How do you feel about the way Joe Biden is handling his job as president?
| 1,616 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
Strongly approve 17% | 98% | 2% |
Somewhat approve 24% | 91% | 4% |
Somewhat disapprove 12% | 56% | 38% |
Strongly disapprove 46% | 7% | 87% |
How do you feel about the way Joe Biden is handling his job as president?
| 1,616 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
Strongly or somewhat approve 41% | 94% | 3% |
Strongly or somewhat disapprove 58% | 17% | 77% |
In the 2020 election for president, did you vote for:
| 3,439 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
Joe Biden (Dem) 44% | 92% | 5% |
Donald Trump (Rep) 43% | 6% | 90% |
Other 3% | - | - |
Did not vote 9% | 48% | 39% |
Which ONE of these five issues mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (CHECK ONLY ONE)
| 1,671 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
Foreign policy 5% | - | - |
Abortion 11% | 82% | 16% |
The economy 32% | 27% | 67% |
Immigration 15% | 13% | 82% |
The state of democracy 32% | 78% | 17% |
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (CHECK ONLY ONE)
| 1,671 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
Has the ability to lead 33% | 33% | 65% |
Cares about people like me 20% | 68% | 23% |
Has good judgment 21% | 74% | 22% |
Can bring needed change 22% | 32% | 61% |
Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:
| 1,616 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
Legal in all cases 36% | 83% | 13% |
Legal in most cases 33% | 49% | 45% |
Illegal in most cases 23% | 8% | 88% |
Illegal in all cases 5% | - | - |
Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:
| 1,616 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
Legal 68% | 67% | 28% |
Illegal 27% | 8% | 88% |
Should most undocumented immigrants in the U.S. be:
| 1,619 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
Offered a chance to apply for legal status 55% | 77% | 19% |
Deported to the countries they came from 41% | 11% | 83% |
How confident are you that elections in your state are being conducted fairly and accurately?
| 1,541 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
Very confident 40% | 81% | 15% |
Somewhat confident 35% | 36% | 59% |
Not very confident 15% | 14% | 81% |
Not at all confident 8% | 12% | 85% |
How confident are you that elections in your state are being conducted fairly and accurately?
| 1,541 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
Confident 75% | 60% | 36% |
Not confident 22% | 13% | 82% |
Do you think democracy in the U.S. today is:
| 1,671 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
Very secure 7% | 56% | 41% |
Somewhat secure 20% | 58% | 38% |
Somewhat threatened 33% | 55% | 38% |
Very threatened 38% | 38% | 59% |
Do you think democracy in the U.S. today is:
| 1,671 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
Secure 27% | 57% | 39% |
Threatened 71% | 46% | 49% |
Would you rather see the U.S. Senate controlled by:
| 1,541 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
The Democratic Party 46% | 95% | 2% |
The Republican Party 48% | 4% | 90% |
In today's election for president, did you just vote for:
| 3,439 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
Kamala Harris 48% | 94% | 2% |
Donald Trump 50% | 5% | 90% |
None of these candidates 2% | - | - |
How did you vote on Question 6 which would add the right to an abortion to the Constitution of the State of Nevada?
| 3,277 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
Yes 63% | 73% | 22% |
No 37% | 11% | 85% |
Population of area, three categories
| 3,465 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
City over 50,000 69% | 53% | 42% |
Suburbs 15% | 50% | 46% |
Small city and Rural 15% | 29% | 65% |
Geo Stratum Code
| 3,465 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
|---|---|---|
Washoe County 18% | 55% | 43% |
Clark County 68% | 51% | 43% |
None of Above 14% | 30% | 65% |