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
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Nowhere was this more evident than in France, where President Emmanuel Macron announced a snap election shortly after exit polls showed his ruling Renaissance party suffering a crushing defeat at the hands of Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally.
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Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 10 June 2024
That support of Biden is down 13 percentage points from the 2020 exit poll that showed 87% of Black people voted for Biden.
—Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 6 June 2024
And in India, shares hit record highs after exit polls suggested business-friendly Narendra Modi will have a third term as the country’s prime minister.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 June 2024
Voters 18-29 years old made up roughly 1 in 6 voters in 2020, and President Biden won them by more than 20 points, according to exit polls.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 30 May 2024
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Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 10 June 2024
That support of Biden is down 13 percentage points from the 2020 exit poll that showed 87% of Black people voted for Biden.
—Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 6 June 2024
And in India, shares hit record highs after exit polls suggested business-friendly Narendra Modi will have a third term as the country’s prime minister.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 June 2024
Voters 18-29 years old made up roughly 1 in 6 voters in 2020, and President Biden won them by more than 20 points, according to exit polls.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 30 May 2024
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“Exit poll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exit%20poll. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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