Exit poll results for the 2024 election show democracy, economy top issues

Percentages whitethorn alteration passim nan night.

Harris voters much assured nan predetermination will beryllium conducted reasonably than Trump voters

Early exit polls show nan authorities of populist and nan system are nan apical issues for 2024 voters. 

The system is nan apical rumor for Trump voters, followed by immigration. And populist is nan apical interest for nan Harris voters, followed by abortion — echoing immoderate of nan themes we've seen passim nan campaign. 

Most connected each broadside are scared, not conscionable concerned, if nan different broadside wins, and while astir voters definitive assurance this predetermination is being conducted reasonably and accurately, Harris voters are much assured than Trump voters are.

About 7 successful 10 voters (majorities connected some sides) expect location to beryllium unit related to nan results of nan statesmanlike election. 

This is nan first clip successful its history – going backmost to nan 1970s – that nan exit canvass has asked voters astir nan imaginable of unit arsenic it relates specifically to a U.S. statesmanlike election. 

There is discontent pinch nan authorities of nan state — astir 7 successful 10 are dissatisfied aliases angry astir nan measurement things are going — thing that has agelong been nan case. While this would not beryllium a peculiarly favorable situation for an incumbent party, we saw a akin level of discontent during nan 2022 midterms pinch a competitory title for power of Congress. 

Voters' views of nan nation's system are much antagonistic than they were successful 2020 — contempt nan federation being successful nan throes of nan COVID pandemic astatine nan time. Trump voters overwhelmingly position today's system arsenic negative, while much Harris voters deliberation it is successful bully shape.

On nan mobility of whether you are amended disconnected than you were 4 years ago, nationally and crossed nan battlegrounds, much voters opportunity they are financially worse disconnected than better.

The rumor of abortion and gender

This is nan first statesmanlike predetermination successful post-Roe America and astir voters want abortion mostly legal. We spot this nationally and crossed nan battleground states. 

Although existent exit polls show that abortion does not emergence to beryllium a apical rumor for voters. Among women nationally, populist and nan system do outrank nan rumor of abortion.

Candidate qualities: What were voters looking for?

The expertise to lead was nan value voters were astir looking for, followed by bully judgment, personification who tin bring needed change, and personification who cares astir them.

Most made up their minds agelong ago, but a fewer decided late

These early exit polls show that a large mostly of voters decided connected their campaigner agelong agone — astir 8 successful 10 earlier September. 

A smaller number of voters decided successful nan past week — presently successful nan azygous digits. More of these voters place arsenic independent than pinch either governmental party. And they thin to beryllium a spot younger than nan electorate overall.

They floor plan likewise to "infrequent voters " — those who did not ballot successful 2020. About 1 successful 10 voters successful this electorate study having not voted successful 2020.

CBS News exit polls are surveys of thousands of voters crossed nan country, including in-person interviews pinch Election Day voters, interviews pinch early voters astatine early voting locations and telephone interviews are conducted to measurement nan views of those who formed their votes by mail. The surveys were conducted by Edison Research on behalf of nan National Election Pool.

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