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 2016, voters making less than $30,00 favored Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton by 13 percentage points over Trump, while in 2024 Trump lost those low-income voters to former Vice President Kamala Harris by just 4 percentage points, according to exit polls.
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Josh Meyer, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
This analysis is based on CBS News exit polls and CBS News/YouGov polls.
—Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Some box office pundits showed the female-skewing film coming in between $33 million and $35 million for the four days after not-so-great reviews, a B CinemaScore and solid, but not spectacular, exit polls conducted by PostTrak.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026
According to exit polls, 60% of inaugural crowds were male and 85% were between 18 and 34 years old.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
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Josh Meyer, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
This analysis is based on CBS News exit polls and CBS News/YouGov polls.
—Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Some box office pundits showed the female-skewing film coming in between $33 million and $35 million for the four days after not-so-great reviews, a B CinemaScore and solid, but not spectacular, exit polls conducted by PostTrak.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026
According to exit polls, 60% of inaugural crowds were male and 85% were between 18 and 34 years old.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Exit poll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exit%20poll. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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