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

Examples of exit poll in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Biden carried Latino voters in Nevada over Trump 61% to 35% in 2020, according to CNN exit polls, while Harris leads Trump 56% to 40% in Nevada, according to an October USA Today/Suffolk University poll of Latino voters. Sara Dorn, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 Directed by Hallie Meyers-Shyer, distributed by Ketchup Entertainment, Goodrich has great exit polls and audience scores ( 91%). Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024 That was a 6-point increase for Trump from 2016, when 13% of Black men voted for the Republicans, exit polls show. Russell Contreras, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024 In 2020, according to exit polls – Black men made up about 9% of North Carolina’s turnout, nearly half a million votes. Eleana Tworek, NPR, 22 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for exit poll 

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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 2 Nov. 2024.

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