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 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
Male 47% | 37% | 61% |
Female 53% (tie) | 49% | 49% |
Are you:
2,862 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
White 54% | 34% | 64% |
Black 12% | 84% | 13% |
Hispanic/Latino 26% | 44% | 55% |
Asian 4% | 40% | 58% |
Other 4% | - | - |
Are you:
2,862 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
White 54% | 34% | 64% |
Non-White 46% | 54% | 44% |
Sex by race
2,857 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
White men 25% | 29% | 68% |
White women 29% | 39% | 60% |
Black men 5% | 78% | 21% |
Black women 7% | 89% | 8% |
Latino men 14% | 35% | 64% |
Latino women 12% | 55% | 43% |
All other races 8% | 41% | 57% |
In which age group are you?
2,889 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
18-29 14% (tie) | 49% | 49% |
30-44 25% | 42% | 57% |
45-64 37% | 42% | 56% |
65 or over 25% | 44% | 54% |
To which age group do you belong?
2,889 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
18-44 38% | 44% | 54% |
45+ 62% | 43% | 55% |
In which age group are you?
2,889 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
18-24 5% | 43% | 54% |
25-29 9% | 52% | 47% |
30-39 16% | 40% | 59% |
40-49 18% | 41% | 55% |
50-64 27% | 43% | 56% |
65 or over 25% | 44% | 54% |
Which best describes your education? You have:
2,867 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
Never attended college 14% | 36% | 63% |
Attended college but received no degree 26% | 37% | 61% |
Associate's degree (AA or AS) 17% | 43% | 55% |
Bachelor's degree (BA or BS) 26% | 49% | 50% |
An advanced degree after a bachelor's degree (such as JD, MA, MBA, MD, PhD) 17% | 52% | 46% |
What was the last grade of school you completed?
2,867 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
College graduate 43% | 50% | 48% |
No college degree 57% | 38% | 60% |
Education by race
2,839 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
White college graduates 27% | 43% | 55% |
White non-college graduates 28% | 26% | 72% |
Non White college graduates 16% | 62% | 37% |
Non White non-college graduates 29% | 50% | 48% |
Education by White by Sex
2,835 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
White women college graduates 14% | 46% | 53% |
White women non-college graduates 15% | 33% | 67% |
White men college graduates 12% | 40% | 57% |
White men non-college graduates 12% | 18% | 79% |
Non-whites 46% | 54% | 44% |
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
2,815 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
Democrat 27% | 94% | 6% |
Republican 37% | 3% | 96% |
Independent or something else 36% | 49% | 47% |
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
2,762 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
Liberal 19% | 85% | 13% |
Moderate 40% | 61% | 37% |
Conservative 41% | 8% | 91% |
White evangelical or white born-again Christians
1,455 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
White evangelical or white born-again Christian 22% | 14% | 85% |
All others 78% | 54% | 44% |
Have you ever served in the U.S. military?
1,098 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
Yes 16% | 35% | 64% |
No 84% | 43% | 55% |
Is this the first year you have ever voted?
1,210 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
Yes 9% | 19% | 80% |
No 91% | 48% | 50% |
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:
1,203 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
Excellent 5% | - | - |
Good 27% | 92% | 6% |
Not so good 32% | 44% | 54% |
Poor 35% | 5% | 92% |
Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:
1,203 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
Excellent or good 32% | 92% | 7% |
Not so good or poor 68% | 24% | 74% |
Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
1,117 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
Better today 20% | 83% | 16% |
Worse today 53% | 13% | 85% |
About the same 27% | 64% | 34% |
How do you feel about the way things are going in the country today?
1,110 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
Enthusiastic 7% | - | - |
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic 16% | 82% | 18% |
Dissatisfied, but not angry 41% | 45% | 52% |
Angry 34% | 14% | 85% |
How do you feel about the way things are going in the country today?
1,110 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
Enthusiastic or satisfied 23% | 79% | 20% |
Dissatisfied or angry 76% | 31% | 67% |
Was your vote for president mainly:
1,129 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
For your candidate 78% | 39% | 60% |
Against their opponent 20% | 52% | 46% |
Is your opinion of Kamala Harris:
1,110 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
Favorable 43% | 94% | 5% |
Unfavorable 55% | 2% | 96% |
Is your opinion of Donald Trump:
1,110 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
Favorable 51% | 1% | 99% |
Unfavorable 48% | 85% | 12% |
Do you have a favorable opinion of ...
1,110 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
Only Harris 41% | 97% | 2% |
Only Trump 48% | - | 99% |
Both 2% | - | - |
Neither 7% | - | - |
How do you feel about the way Joe Biden is handling his job as president?
1,203 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
Strongly approve 17% | 98% | 1% |
Somewhat approve 22% | 94% | 5% |
Somewhat disapprove 13% | 55% | 38% |
Strongly disapprove 47% | 2% | 97% |
How do you feel about the way Joe Biden is handling his job as president?
1,203 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
Strongly or somewhat approve 39% | 96% | 4% |
Strongly or somewhat disapprove 61% | 14% | 84% |
In the 2020 election for president, did you vote for:
2,847 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
Joe Biden (Dem) 42% | 94% | 5% |
Donald Trump (Rep) 47% | 2% | 98% |
Other 3% | 17% | 48% |
Did not vote 8% | 37% | 61% |
Which ONE of these five issues mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (CHECK ONLY ONE)
1,110 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
Foreign policy 4% | - | - |
Abortion 14% | 87% | 12% |
The economy 36% | 13% | 86% |
Immigration 14% | 8% | 90% |
The state of democracy 30% | 76% | 21% |
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (CHECK ONLY ONE)
1,110 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
Has the ability to lead 29% | 29% | 70% |
Cares about people like me 17% | 54% | 45% |
Has good judgment 23% | 68% | 29% |
Can bring needed change 29% | 27% | 71% |
Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:
1,203 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
Legal in all cases 25% | 87% | 12% |
Legal in most cases 36% | 58% | 39% |
Illegal in most cases 29% | 6% | 93% |
Illegal in all cases 8% | - | - |
Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:
1,203 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
Legal 61% | 70% | 28% |
Illegal 37% | 6% | 94% |
Should most undocumented immigrants in the U.S. be:
1,100 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
Offered a chance to apply for legal status 53% | 71% | 26% |
Deported to the countries they came from 45% | 8% | 91% |
Do you think democracy in the U.S. today is:
1,110 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
Very secure 4% | - | - |
Somewhat secure 23% | 49% | 51% |
Somewhat threatened 32% | 40% | 59% |
Very threatened 40% | 40% | 58% |
Do you think democracy in the U.S. today is:
1,110 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
Secure 27% | 48% | 51% |
Threatened 71% | 40% | 59% |
How confident are you that elections in your state are being conducted fairly and accurately?
914 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
Very confident 37% | 68% | 30% |
Somewhat confident 45% | 35% | 64% |
Not very confident 14% | 42% | 52% |
Not at all confident 4% | - | - |
How confident are you that elections in your state are being conducted fairly and accurately?
914 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
Confident 82% | 50% | 49% |
Not confident 18% | 36% | 59% |
Would you rather see the U.S. Senate controlled by:
914 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
The Democratic Party 48% | 95% | 3% |
The Republican Party 51% | 2% | 97% |
Is your opinion of Colin Allred:
914 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
Favorable 52% | 87% | 11% |
Unfavorable 42% | 2% | 95% |
Is your opinion of Ted Cruz:
914 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
Favorable 41% | 3% | 96% |
Unfavorable 56% | 82% | 14% |
Do you have a favorable opinion of ...
914 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
Both 5% | - | - |
Only Colin Allred 47% | 95% | 3% |
Only Ted Cruz 34% | 1% | 99% |
Neither 8% | - | - |
Were you born in Texas?
851 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
Yes 57% | 37% | 61% |
No 43% | 46% | 53% |
When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?
1,190 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
In the last few days 3% | - | - |
In the last week 3% | - | - |
In October 8% | 49% | 46% |
In September 10% | - | - |
Before that 76% | 46% | 53% |
When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?
1,190 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
In the last month 14% | 40% | 55% |
Before that 85% | 46% | 52% |
When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election?
1,190 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
In the last week 6% | 28% | 68% |
Before that 93% | 47% | 52% |
In today's election for U.S. Senate, did you just vote for:
2,835 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
Colin Allred 45% | 94% | 4% |
Ted Cruz 53% | 2% | 98% |
Population of area, three categories
2,893 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
City over 50,000 42% | 51% | 47% |
Suburbs 48% | 40% | 59% |
Small city and Rural 10% | 27% | 72% |
Geo Stratum Code
2,893 Respondents | Dem. | Rep. |
---|---|---|
East 13% | 32% | 67% |
Dallas/Ft. Worth 25% | 48% | 49% |
Houston Area 20% | 51% | 48% |
South Central 17% | 50% | 48% |
West 12% | 20% | 80% |
Latino SW 13% | 49% | 50% |