Exit polls: Inflation, abortion rights drive voters to polls
Going into the midterms, likely voters named the economy their top issue.
Voters headed to the polls Tuesday for the midterm elections that will determine which party holds the Senate and House of Representatives and could significantly impact President Joe Biden's agenda for the final two years of his first term in the White House.
According to a recent ABC/Post poll, 80% of likely voters said the economy was their top issue in their vote for Congress and 77% said the same about inflation.
Even after the polls close and votes are counted Tuesday night, it could be days or even a week before final midterm election results are known in every state, according to election experts and officials.
Latest headlines:
- Nearly half of voters say they are worse off financially, more than double what it was 2 years ago
- More than two thirds of voters say Democracy in US is threatened, preliminary exit poll results show
- Majority of voters say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, preliminary exit poll results show
- Voters trust the Republican Party over Democrats to handle inflation, preliminary exit poll results show
- Broad economic discontent among voters, preliminary exit poll results say
Nearly half of voters say they are worse off financially, more than double what it was 2 years ago
Preliminary exit poll results show nearly half of voters say they are worse off financially, more than double what it was two years ago when it was just 20% of voters who said the same.
It is also much worse compared to the two previous midterm elections at 14% in 2018 and 26% in 2014.
Republican Party leads in trust to handle crime, immigration
Preliminary exit poll results show the Republican Party leads Democrats when it comes to handling crime and immigration, at 51% to 44% on crime and 51% to 45% on immigration.
Among voters, 12% say crime is their top issue and 10% said the same for immigration.
Nearly 3rd of voters say Biden should not seek 2nd term, according to preliminary exit poll results
Nearly a third of voters say President Joe Biden should not seek a second term in 2024. More than a third of Democrats say Biden should not run again.
In preliminary results, nearly half say his policies are hurting the country, while just over a third say they’re helping. The remaining voters say they are making no difference.
Nearly a third say they are voting mainly to show opposition to Biden, while less than a third say the same about Trump.
Nearly half of voters say Biden did not legitimately win the 2020 election.
More than two thirds of voters say Democracy in US is threatened, preliminary exit poll results show
According to preliminary exit poll results, more than two-thirds of voters say democracy in the U.S. is threatened.
More than two-thirds of voters express confidence that elections in their state are being conducted fairly and accurately.