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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Trump carried 4 in 5 of those seeking more backing for Israel, according to exit polls. Philip Elliott, Time, 17 June 2025 An Ipsos exit poll predicts that liberal Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski won 50.3% of the vote and conservative historian Karol Nawrocki won 49.7%. Vanessa Gera, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025 Only 22 percent of voters under 30, according to exit poll data, cast their ballots in the first round for the two candidates competing on Sunday. Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 31 May 2025 Voting will end at 9 p.m. (1800 GMT) with exit polls to follow immediately and preliminary results expected later in the evening. Reuters, CNN Money, 4 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for exit poll

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of exit poll was in 1976

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“Exit poll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exit%20poll. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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