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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An exit poll in the summer of 2024 would have declared that in the battle between Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain over Kylian Mbappe, the Spanish side won.
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 9 July 2025
In the 2024 presidential election between Trump and then-Vice President Kamala Harris, 86% of LGBTQ voters cast their ballots for Harris, per exit polls.
—Kate Linderman, Miami Herald, 15 June 2025
Trump won 42% of the Hispanic vote in 2024, exit polls showed, up from 32% in 2020 and 29% in 2016.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
The exit poll put Lee’s share of the vote at 51.7%, with conservative Kim Moon-soo’s share at 39.3%.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 2 June 2025
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 9 July 2025
In the 2024 presidential election between Trump and then-Vice President Kamala Harris, 86% of LGBTQ voters cast their ballots for Harris, per exit polls.
—Kate Linderman, Miami Herald, 15 June 2025
Trump won 42% of the Hispanic vote in 2024, exit polls showed, up from 32% in 2020 and 29% in 2016.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
The exit poll put Lee’s share of the vote at 51.7%, with conservative Kim Moon-soo’s share at 39.3%.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 2 June 2025
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“Exit poll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exit%20poll. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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