exit poll
noun
: a poll taken (as by news media) of voters leaving the voting place that is usually used for predicting the winners
exit polling
noun
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In exit polls, the candidate who won independents has won the election in nine out of the last 12 presidential contests (all but in 2012, 2004 and 1976).
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Gary Langer, ABC News, 5 May 2024
Those findings align with the results of exit polls from elections since the Dobbs decision in 2022.
—Sarah McCammon, NPR, 2 May 2024
Trump bested Haley among these groups in contest so far where exit polls have been conducted.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2024
Union workers in Michigan backed Biden by a 25-point margin in 2020, according to the National Election Pool exit poll, although some polls found a smaller margin.
—Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2024
That figure matched the results of NBC News exit polls.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2024
In 2020, Biden cut into Trump's margins with white voters along all educational lines, according to exit polls.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 7 Apr. 2024
While majorities in preliminary exit poll data express loyalty toward Trump, the extent of intraparty challenges may matter in what’s expected to be a close contest in November.
—Gary Langer, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2024
Early exit polls showed Trump leading Haley among most key demographic groups in the Virginia primary.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2024
Gary Langer, ABC News, 5 May 2024
Those findings align with the results of exit polls from elections since the Dobbs decision in 2022.
—Sarah McCammon, NPR, 2 May 2024
Trump bested Haley among these groups in contest so far where exit polls have been conducted.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2024
Union workers in Michigan backed Biden by a 25-point margin in 2020, according to the National Election Pool exit poll, although some polls found a smaller margin.
—Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2024
That figure matched the results of NBC News exit polls.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2024
In 2020, Biden cut into Trump's margins with white voters along all educational lines, according to exit polls.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 7 Apr. 2024
While majorities in preliminary exit poll data express loyalty toward Trump, the extent of intraparty challenges may matter in what’s expected to be a close contest in November.
—Gary Langer, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2024
Early exit polls showed Trump leading Haley among most key demographic groups in the Virginia primary.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Exit poll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exit%20poll. Accessed 8 May. 2024.
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