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Texas Exit Poll: President

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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:

2,888 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Male
48%
35%63%
Female
52%
49%50%

Are you:

2,862 RespondentsDem.Rep.
White
55%
33%66%
Black
11%
86%12%
Hispanic/Latino
26%
45%55%
Asian
4%
42%55%
Other
4%
--

Are you:

2,862 RespondentsDem.Rep.
White
55%
33%66%
Non-White
45%
55%44%

Sex by race

2,857 RespondentsDem.Rep.
White men
25%
27%70%
White women
30%
37%62%
Black men
5%
77%22%
Black women
6%
94%4%
Latino men
14%
35%65%
Latino women
12%
58%41%
All other races
8%
40%58%

In which age group are you?

2,889 RespondentsDem.Rep.
18-29
14%
50%48%
30-44
24%
44%55%
45-64
37%
41%58%
65 or over
26%
40%59%

To which age group do you belong?

2,889 RespondentsDem.Rep.
18-44
37%
46%52%
45+
63%
40%58%

In which age group are you?

2,889 RespondentsDem.Rep.
18-24
5%
50%48%
25-29
9%
50%48%
30-39
15%
44%56%
40-49
18%
41%56%
50-64
27%
41%58%
65 or over
26%
40%59%

Which best describes your education? You have:

2,867 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Never attended college
14%
35%64%
Attended college but received no degree
27%
36%63%
Associate's degree (AA or AS)
17%
43%56%
Bachelor's degree (BA or BS)
26%
47%51%
An advanced degree after a bachelor's degree (such as JD, MA, MBA, MD, PhD)
17%
51%47%

What was the last grade of school you completed?

2,867 RespondentsDem.Rep.
College graduate
42% (tie)
49%49%
No college degree
58%
38%61%

Education by race

2,839 RespondentsDem.Rep.
White college graduates
27%
41%57%
White non-college graduates
29%
25%74%
Non White college graduates
16%
62%37%
Non White non-college graduates
29%
51%48%

Education by White by Sex

2,835 RespondentsDem.Rep.
White women college graduates
14%
45%54%
White women non-college graduates
16%
31%69%
White men college graduates
12%
38%60%
White men non-college graduates
13%
17%81%
Non-whites
45%
54%44%

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

2,815 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Democrat
26%
95%4%
Republican
38%
3%97%
Independent or something else
36%
48%49%

On most political matters, do you consider yourself:

2,762 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Liberal
18%
87%12%
Moderate
38%
62%37%
Conservative
44%
8%92%

White evangelical or white born-again Christians

1,455 RespondentsDem.Rep.
White evangelical or white born-again Christian
23%
13%86%
All others
77%
53%46%

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

1,098 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Yes
18%
34%65%
No
82%
44%54%

Is this the first year you have ever voted?

1,210 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Yes
9%
23%77%
No
91%
44%54%

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

1,203 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Excellent
4%
--
Good
25%
93%6%
Not so good
32%
44%55%
Poor
39%
5%94%

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

1,203 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Excellent or good
29%
93%6%
Not so good or poor
71%
22%76%

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

1,117 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Better today
20%
86%12%
Worse today
53%
15%84%
About the same
27%
65%33%

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

1,110 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Enthusiastic
8%
--
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic
15%
85%15%
Dissatisfied, but not angry
40%
48%50%
Angry
37%
13%86%

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

1,110 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Enthusiastic or satisfied
23%
83%17%
Dissatisfied or angry
77%
31%68%

Was your vote for president mainly:

1,129 RespondentsDem.Rep.
For your candidate
79%
40%59%
Against their opponent
20%
52%46%

Is your opinion of Kamala Harris:

1,110 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Favorable
43%
96%3%
Unfavorable
56%
2%96%

Is your opinion of Donald Trump:

1,110 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Favorable
51%
1%99%
Unfavorable
48%
87%10%

Do you have a favorable opinion of ...

1,110 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Only Harris
41%
98%1%
Only Trump
49%
1%99%
Both
1%
--
Neither
6%
--

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

1,203 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Strongly approve
15%
99%1%
Somewhat approve
21%
95%4%
Somewhat disapprove
12%
60%35%
Strongly disapprove
52%
1%98%

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

1,203 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Strongly or somewhat approve
36%
97%3%
Strongly or somewhat disapprove
64%
12%86%

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

2,847 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Joe Biden (Dem)
40%
94%5%
Donald Trump (Rep)
49%
2%98%
Other
3%
19%49%
Did not vote
8%
44%56%

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

1,110 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Foreign policy
5%
--
Abortion
14%
91%9%
The economy
35%
12%87%
Immigration
14%
9%91%
The state of democracy
31%
75%23%

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

1,110 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Has the ability to lead
29%
29%70%
Cares about people like me
17%
57%43%
Has good judgment
23%
65%33%
Can bring needed change
29%
29%69%

Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:

1,203 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Legal in all cases
23%
89%10%
Legal in most cases
35%
54%43%
Illegal in most cases
31%
5%95%
Illegal in all cases
8%
--

Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:

1,203 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Legal
59%
68%30%
Illegal
39%
5%95%

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

1,100 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Offered a chance to apply for legal status
50%
76%21%
Deported to the countries they came from
48%
7%92%

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

1,110 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Very secure
4%
--
Somewhat secure
22%
53%46%
Somewhat threatened
32%
40%59%
Very threatened
41%
38%60%

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

1,110 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Secure
26%
52%47%
Threatened
72%
39%60%

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

914 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Very confident
34%
68%30%
Somewhat confident
47%
31%68%
Not very confident
14%
40%56%
Not at all confident
4%
--

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

914 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Confident
81%
47%52%
Not confident
18%
33%63%

Would you rather see the U.S. Senate controlled by:

914 RespondentsDem.Rep.
The Democratic Party
45%
97%2%
The Republican Party
54%
2%97%

Is your opinion of Colin Allred:

914 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Favorable
49%
88%11%
Unfavorable
46%
2%96%

Is your opinion of Ted Cruz:

914 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Favorable
43%
3%97%
Unfavorable
53%
81%16%

Do you have a favorable opinion of ...

914 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Both
5%
--
Only Colin Allred
43%
96%3%
Only Ted Cruz
37%
1%99%
Neither
9%
--

Were you born in Texas?

851 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Yes
59%
38%60%
No
41%
49%50%

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?

1,190 RespondentsDem.Rep.
In the last few days
2%
--
In the last week
2%
--
In October
8%
48%47%
In September
9%
--
Before that
77%
43%56%

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?

1,190 RespondentsDem.Rep.
In the last month
13%
45%50%
Before that
86%
44%55%

When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?

1,190 RespondentsDem.Rep.
In the last week
5%
41%54%
Before that
94%
44%54%

In today's election for U.S. Senate, did you just vote for:

2,835 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Colin Allred
44%
93%6%
Ted Cruz
53%
1%98%

Population of area, three categories

2,893 RespondentsDem.Rep.
City over 50,000
42%
52%46%
Suburbs
49%
37%62%
Small city and Rural
9%
25%72%

Geo Stratum Code

2,893 RespondentsDem.Rep.
East
14%
25%74%
Dallas/Ft. Worth
24%
50%49%
Houston Area
20%
48%50%
South Central
16%
48%51%
West
11%
20%79%
Latino SW
15% (tie)
49%49%