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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The film achieved a stellar 4.5-star rating in PostTrak exit polls and an impressive 96% Total Positive score among female audiences.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
Image Merz appeared poised to be Germany’s next leader
The conservative Christian Democrats appeared to be on the cusp of victory in Germany’s parliamentary elections yesterday, exit polls show.
—Emmett Lindner, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
On Election Day, 12% told the exit poll consortium that immigration was most important issue to their vote.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
In the 2024 election, 55 percent of men backed Trump, compared to 45 percent of women, according to exit polls, with Trump improving his vote share particularly among young men, and Black and Latino men, while young, Black and Latino women overwhelmingly voted for Kamala Harris.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
Image Merz appeared poised to be Germany’s next leader
The conservative Christian Democrats appeared to be on the cusp of victory in Germany’s parliamentary elections yesterday, exit polls show.
—Emmett Lindner, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
On Election Day, 12% told the exit poll consortium that immigration was most important issue to their vote.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
In the 2024 election, 55 percent of men backed Trump, compared to 45 percent of women, according to exit polls, with Trump improving his vote share particularly among young men, and Black and Latino men, while young, Black and Latino women overwhelmingly voted for Kamala Harris.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Exit poll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exit%20poll. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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