Exit Poll Roundup

FWIW, we’re starting to see reporting on the first exit polls, but take them with a grain of salt:

https://twitter.com/_MarkSutcliffe/status/796118859677843456

Both candidates are unpopular:

NBC News exit poll: 54% of voters have an unfavorable view of Clinton, while 61% have an unfavorable view of Trump https://t.co/hHmlGrK39i pic.twitter.com/AkIXLmnDTu

— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 8, 2016

And neither is trustworthy:

MSNBC early exit poll re honest and trustworthy:
32% say Trump is honest and trustworthy
38% say Clinton is honest and trustworthy

— Kendall Breitman (@KendallBreitman) November 8, 2016

Temperament:

NBC News Exit Poll: 42% voters nationwide say Clinton doesn't have the temperament to serve as president; 56% say she does.

— Alexandra Jaffe (@ajjaffe) November 8, 2016

The economy was listed as the top issue in North Carolina and Ohio:

First exit poll of Election 2016 shows that the most important issue to North Carolina is the economy #Election2016 https://t.co/H9n7JKbYS7 pic.twitter.com/YHJU5wUTTZ

— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 8, 2016

OHIO CBS exit poll: Most important quality: 42% can bring change; 23% experience; 18% judgment; 15% cares about me #ElectionDay #MyVote2016

— Ohio Politics (@Ohio_Politics) November 8, 2016

But Clinton might be winning with these folks:

NBC News Exit Poll: Among voters who say the economy is their most important issue, Clinton leads 53-38%

— Alexandra Jaffe (@ajjaffe) November 8, 2016

Immigration:

Exit Poll @CBSNews National 70% Legal Status for illegal immigrants; 25% Be Deported pic.twitter.com/8IEPWHiKkM

— Pamela Falk (@PamelaFalk) November 8, 2016

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70% of exit poll participants believe undocumented immigrants should be given a path to citizenship.

— Eser Unsalan (@eserunsalan) November 8, 2016

MORE: 54% of voters oppose building a wall along the US-Mexico border, per preliminary exit poll results https://t.co/8fyhZ8nUIB https://t.co/oVWTRxwSgD

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) November 8, 2016

Voters made up their mind in September in October:

75 percent of voters say they decided on their vote more than a month ago – preliminary national exit poll results show

— Xana O'Neill (@xanaoneill) November 8, 2016

Clinton is winning young people:

MSNBC Early exit poll –
Voters under 30 go 54% to Clinton, 34% to Trump

— Kendall Breitman (@KendallBreitman) November 8, 2016

By race:

CNN exit poll — voter racial makeup
White 70% (-2 since 2012)
Black 12%
Latino 11% (+1)
Asian 4%

— Tim Mak (@timkmak) November 8, 2016

Obama’s popularity:

CBS News National Exit Poll shows Pres Obama with 54% job approval, 45% disapproval. Same as in 2012. Yet 61% say US on wrong track.

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 8, 2016

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