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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In exit polls, most voters said issues like the economy and immigration drove their vote.
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Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
This year, roughly 92% of them voted for Harris, according to exit polls.
—Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
President Joe Biden has touted the numbers, along with lowering inflation, but exit polls still suggested that message wasn’t resonating with voters.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
Early exit polls revealed men of all ages tended to vote Republican in the 2024 presidential election, with the chasm between Gen Z men and women’s political preferences particularly pronounced.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 2 Dec. 2024
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Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
This year, roughly 92% of them voted for Harris, according to exit polls.
—Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
President Joe Biden has touted the numbers, along with lowering inflation, but exit polls still suggested that message wasn’t resonating with voters.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
Early exit polls revealed men of all ages tended to vote Republican in the 2024 presidential election, with the chasm between Gen Z men and women’s political preferences particularly pronounced.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Exit poll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exit%20poll. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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