Your Voice Your Vote 2024

North Carolina Exit Poll: Governor

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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:

3,646 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Male
48%
48%47%
Female
52%
61%34%

Are you:

3,610 RespondentsDem.Rep.
White
69%
46%49%
Black
19%
85%8%
Hispanic/Latino
8%
53%39%
Asian
1%
--
Other
2%
--

Are you:

3,610 RespondentsDem.Rep.
White
69%
46%49%
Non-White
31%
73%20%

Sex by race

3,606 RespondentsDem.Rep.
White men
34%
42%55%
White women
36%
51%44%
Black men
8%
75%13%
Black women
11%
93%4%
Latino men
4%
39%51%
Latino women
4%
67%26%
All other races
4%
55%41%

In which age group are you?

3,638 RespondentsDem.Rep.
18-29
14%
61%31%
30-44
22%
59%39%
45-64
38%
51%44%
65 or over
25%
54%42%

To which age group do you belong?

3,638 RespondentsDem.Rep.
18-44
36%
60%35%
45+
64%
52%43%

In which age group are you?

3,638 RespondentsDem.Rep.
18-24
9%
59%30%
25-29
5%
63%32%
30-39
15%
59%38%
40-49
16%
58%36%
50-64
29%
49%47%
65 or over
25%
54%42%

Which best describes your education? You have:

3,602 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Never attended college
16%
42%50%
Attended college but received no degree
25%
54%42%
Associate's degree (AA or AS)
17%
43%52%
Bachelor's degree (BA or BS)
25%
64%33%
An advanced degree after a bachelor's degree (such as JD, MA, MBA, MD, PhD)
16%
69%26%

What was the last grade of school you completed?

3,602 RespondentsDem.Rep.
College graduate
42%
66%30%
No college degree
58% (tie)
47%47%

Education by race

3,561 RespondentsDem.Rep.
White college graduates
31%
62%34%
White non-college graduates
38%
34%62%
Non White college graduates
10%
76%21%
Non White non-college graduates
20%
72%19%

Education by White by Sex

3,559 RespondentsDem.Rep.
White women college graduates
16%
67%28%
White women non-college graduates
20%
38%58%
White men college graduates
15%
57%40%
White men non-college graduates
19%
29%67%
Non-whites
31%
74%20%

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

3,552 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Democrat
32%
96%2%
Republican
34%
13%83%
Independent or something else
35%
58%35%

On most political matters, do you consider yourself:

3,483 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Liberal
21%
96%2%
Moderate
40%
71%23%
Conservative
39%
15%80%

White evangelical or white born-again Christians

1,808 RespondentsDem.Rep.
White evangelical or white born-again Christian
31%
22%74%
All others
69%
71%24%

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

1,604 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Yes
29%
55%41%
No
71%
57%39%

Parents

1,604 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Men with children
13%
41%56%
Women with children
16%
66%29%
Men without children
31%
51%45%
Women without children
40%
62%34%

Is this the first year you have ever voted?

1,654 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Yes
9%
54%41%
No
91%
54%41%

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

1,648 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Excellent
4%
--
Good
27%
94%4%
Not so good
35%
54%39%
Poor
34%
18%77%

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

1,648 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Excellent or good
31%
94%4%
Not so good or poor
68%
36%58%

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

1,634 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Better today
23%
89%8%
Worse today
48%
23%68%
About the same
28%
81%18%

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

1,614 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Enthusiastic
6%
93%6%
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic
20%
93%5%
Dissatisfied, but not angry
44%
49%44%
Angry
28%
27%65%

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

1,614 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Enthusiastic or satisfied
26%
93%5%
Dissatisfied or angry
72%
41%52%

Is your opinion of Kamala Harris:

1,614 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Favorable
47%
97%1%
Unfavorable
52%
17%73%

Is your opinion of Donald Trump:

1,614 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Favorable
44%
13%81%
Unfavorable
55%
90%5%

Do you have a favorable opinion of ...

1,614 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Only Harris
45%
98%1%
Only Trump
43%
11%82%
Both
1%
--
Neither
9%
48%29%

Are Kamala Harris' views too extreme?

1,647 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Yes
47%
19%74%
No
50%
90%7%

Are Donald Trump's views too extreme?

1,647 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Yes
50%
92%5%
No
47%
17%77%

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

1,647 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Only Harris
40%
12%83%
Only Trump
43%
97%1%
Both
6%
63%26%
Neither
7%
--

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

1,648 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Strongly approve
18%
98%-
Somewhat approve
23%
94%2%
Somewhat disapprove
9%
77%17%
Strongly disapprove
48%
14%81%

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

1,648 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Strongly or somewhat approve
41%
96%1%
Strongly or somewhat disapprove
58%
24%70%

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

3,612 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Joe Biden (Dem)
43%
97%1%
Donald Trump (Rep)
43%
14%82%
Other
2%
--
Did not vote
10%
54%33%

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

1,614 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Foreign policy
4%
--
Abortion
12%
79%21%
The economy
37%
35%60%
Immigration
12%
16%68%
The state of democracy
31%
87%11%

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

1,614 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Has the ability to lead
33%
41%55%
Cares about people like me
21%
72%25%
Has good judgment
17%
86%10%
Can bring needed change
27%
40%49%

Who do you trust more to handle racial issues?

1,471 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Kamala Harris
53%
94%2%
Donald Trump
45%
12%84%

Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:

1,648 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Legal in all cases
29%
88%10%
Legal in most cases
31%
67%29%
Illegal in most cases
27%
15%78%
Illegal in all cases
9%
19%77%

Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:

1,648 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Legal
60%
77%20%
Illegal
36%
16%78%

Do you think federal hurricane aid is going to the people who need it?

1,445 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Yes
48%
84%13%
No
47%
27%66%

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

1,471 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Very confident
42%
82%14%
Somewhat confident
38%
43%52%
Not very confident
11%
23%75%
Not at all confident
5%
--

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

1,471 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Confident
80%
64%32%
Not confident
17%
22%73%

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

1,614 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Very secure
7%
74%24%
Somewhat secure
17%
71%21%
Somewhat threatened
35%
58%36%
Very threatened
39%
43%53%

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

1,614 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Secure
24%
72%22%
Threatened
74%
50%45%

If the presidential candidate you supported loses your state's official vote count, should they:

1,445 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Challenge the results
28%
31%64%
Accept the results
68%
68%28%

Is your opinion of Josh Stein:

1,471 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Favorable
59%
89%8%
Unfavorable
32%
6%87%

Is your opinion of Mark Robinson:

1,471 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Favorable
36%
8%91%
Unfavorable
59%
86%8%

Do you have a favorable opinion of ...

1,471 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Only Stein
51%
97%1%
Only Robinson
24%
2%98%
Both
7%
35%61%
Neither
7%
--

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

3,607 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Kamala Harris
48%
97%1%
Donald Trump
51%
15%78%

Population of area, three categories

3,651 RespondentsDem.Rep.
City over 50,000
28%
74%20%
Suburbs
53%
48%47%
Small city and Rural
20%
45%49%

Geo Stratum Code

3,651 RespondentsDem.Rep.
East
23%
46%47%
R/D/Triangle
21%
72%25%
Charlotte Area
18%
61%36%
Piedmont/Central
20%
50%43%
West
17%
44%53%