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Texas Exit Poll: Senate

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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:

2,873 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Male
47%
38%60%
Female
53%
50%47%

Are you:

2,848 RespondentsDem.Rep.
White
55%
36%63%
Black
11%
84%12%
Hispanic/Latino
26%
47%50%
Asian
4%
42%55%
Other
4%
--

Are you:

2,848 RespondentsDem.Rep.
White
55%
36%63%
Non-White
45%
55%41%

Sex by race

2,842 RespondentsDem.Rep.
White men
25%
31%67%
White women
30%
40%59%
Black men
5%
78%20%
Black women
7%
89%7%
Latino men
14%
37%62%
Latino women
12%
59%34%
All other races
8%
41%57%

In which age group are you?

2,876 RespondentsDem.Rep.
18-29
14%
53%45%
30-44
24%
46%49%
45-64
37%
44%54%
65 or over
26%
40%59%

To which age group do you belong?

2,876 RespondentsDem.Rep.
18-44
37% (tie)
48%48%
45+
63%
42%56%

In which age group are you?

2,876 RespondentsDem.Rep.
18-24
5%
49%47%
25-29
9%
55%44%
30-39
15%
46%53%
40-49
19%
45%49%
50-64
27%
43%54%
65 or over
26%
40%59%

Which best describes your education? You have:

2,856 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Never attended college
14%
37%62%
Attended college but received no degree
27%
39%58%
Associate's degree (AA or AS)
17%
42%54%
Bachelor's degree (BA or BS)
26%
51%48%
An advanced degree after a bachelor's degree (such as JD, MA, MBA, MD, PhD)
17%
51%46%

What was the last grade of school you completed?

2,856 RespondentsDem.Rep.
College graduate
42%
51%47%
No college degree
58%
40%58%

Education by race

2,827 RespondentsDem.Rep.
White college graduates
27%
43%55%
White non-college graduates
29%
29%70%
Non White college graduates
16%
65%34%
Non White non-college graduates
29%
50%45%

Education by White by Sex

2,822 RespondentsDem.Rep.
White women college graduates
14%
47%52%
White women non-college graduates
16%
34%65%
White men college graduates
12%
39%58%
White men non-college graduates
13%
22%76%
Non-whites
45%
55%41%

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

2,805 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Democrat
26%
94%5%
Republican
38%
6%92%
Independent or something else
36%
51%46%

On most political matters, do you consider yourself:

2,753 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Liberal
18%
86%11%
Moderate
38%
66%32%
Conservative
44%
10%88%

White evangelical or white born-again Christians

1,447 RespondentsDem.Rep.
White evangelical or white born-again Christian
23%
14%85%
All others
77%
55%43%

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

1,091 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Yes
18%
33%57%
No
82%
48%51%

Is this the first year you have ever voted?

1,211 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Yes
9%
30%70%
No
91%
45%53%

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

1,203 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Excellent
4%
--
Good
25%
92%7%
Not so good
32%
46%51%
Poor
39%
7%92%

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

1,203 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Excellent or good
28%
92%7%
Not so good or poor
71%
24%73%

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

1,116 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Better today
20%
84%13%
Worse today
53%
19%77%
About the same
27%
67%32%

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

1,102 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Enthusiastic
8%
--
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic
15%
85%14%
Dissatisfied, but not angry
40%
52%45%
Angry
37%
14%81%

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

1,102 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Enthusiastic or satisfied
23%
84%15%
Dissatisfied or angry
77%
34%62%

Was your vote for president mainly:

1,119 RespondentsDem.Rep.
For your candidate
79%
42%55%
Against their opponent
19%
57%41%

Is your opinion of Kamala Harris:

1,102 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Favorable
43%
95%4%
Unfavorable
56%
7%88%

Is your opinion of Donald Trump:

1,102 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Favorable
51%
6%89%
Unfavorable
48%
87%11%

Do you have a favorable opinion of ...

1,102 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Only Harris
41%
96%2%
Only Trump
49%
6%90%
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%
98%1%
Somewhat approve
21%
94%5%
Somewhat disapprove
12%
61%33%
Strongly disapprove
52%
3%94%

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

1,203 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Strongly or somewhat approve
36%
96%4%
Strongly or somewhat disapprove
64%
14%83%

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

2,835 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Joe Biden (Dem)
40%
93%5%
Donald Trump (Rep)
49%
5%93%
Other
3%
25%51%
Did not vote
8%
50%48%

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

1,102 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Foreign policy
5%
--
Abortion
14%
90%9%
The economy
35%
16%82%
Immigration
14%
11%89%
The state of democracy
31%
74%18%

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

1,102 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Has the ability to lead
29%
32%67%
Cares about people like me
17%
57%41%
Has good judgment
23%
69%22%
Can bring needed change
29%
31%67%

Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:

1,203 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Legal in all cases
23%
89%9%
Legal in most cases
36%
57%39%
Illegal in most cases
31%
4%95%
Illegal in all cases
8%
--

Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:

1,203 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Legal
59%
70%27%
Illegal
39%
4%95%

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

1,095 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Offered a chance to apply for legal status
50%
79%18%
Deported to the countries they came from
48%
10%86%

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

1,102 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Very secure
4%
--
Somewhat secure
22%
58%41%
Somewhat threatened
32%
41%52%
Very threatened
41%
40%58%

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

1,102 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Secure
26%
58%42%
Threatened
72%
40%55%

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

909 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Very confident
35%
68%29%
Somewhat confident
47%
31%68%
Not very confident
14%
43%56%
Not at all confident
4%
--

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

909 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Confident
81%
47%51%
Not confident
18%
39%60%

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

909 RespondentsDem.Rep.
The Democratic Party
45%
97%3%
The Republican Party
54%
4%94%

Is your opinion of Colin Allred:

909 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Favorable
49%
89%10%
Unfavorable
46%
3%95%

Is your opinion of Ted Cruz:

909 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Favorable
43%
2%98%
Unfavorable
53%
84%13%

Do you have a favorable opinion of ...

909 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Both
5%
--
Only Colin Allred
44%
98%1%
Only Ted Cruz
37%
-100%
Neither
9%
--

Who do you trust more to handle border security?

909 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Colin Allred
47%
95%4%
Ted Cruz
52%
2%97%

Who do you trust more to handle abortion?

909 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Colin Allred
49%
90%7%
Ted Cruz
47%
1%99%

Were you born in Texas?

849 RespondentsDem.Rep.
Yes
59%
39%55%
No
41%
51%47%

Population of area, three categories

2,880 RespondentsDem.Rep.
City over 50,000
42%
53%45%
Suburbs
49%
40%57%
Small city and Rural
9%
27%72%

Geo Stratum Code

2,880 RespondentsDem.Rep.
East
14%
27%72%
Dallas/Ft. Worth
24%
52%46%
Houston Area
20%
50%47%
South Central
16%
48%50%
West
11%
24%74%
Latino SW
15%
53%42%