The exit polls, which everyone says not to pay attention to, are now, of course, being breathlessly talked about on the cable networks. We’ll update this list as they come in:
Women account for 52 percent of voters, according to preliminary exit poll results, matching their previous midterm high from 2010. And there’s a tremendous gender gap in views of President Trump’s work in office https://t.co/0YlP4tCgXY #ElectionDay
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) November 6, 2018
LATEST: @NBCNews Exit poll: Trump's job approval rating in Georgia is 51% approve, 47% disapprove #MTPDaily pic.twitter.com/N36aQCr9bp
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) November 6, 2018
LATEST: @NBCNews Exit poll: Trump's job approval rating in Missouri is 50% approve, 49% disapprove #MTPDaily pic.twitter.com/YG6bLsgz4z
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) November 6, 2018
LATEST: @NBCNews Exit poll: Trump's job approval rating in Florida is 51% approve, 48% disapprove #MTPDaily pic.twitter.com/wRDQf5wLJM
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) November 6, 2018
CBS EXIT POLLS: The president and Republicans have been campaigning on the tax cuts, but only 28% of Americans say they’ve helped their finances. 45% say they’ve had no impact. His trade policies are more likely to have hurt than helped. pic.twitter.com/dfuESTfMUh
— Kathryn Watson (@kathrynw5) November 6, 2018
Exit polls:
Repubs: 43-55 Favorable/Unfavorable
Dems: 50-46 Favorable/Unfavorable
Pelosi: 31-55 Favorable/Unfavorable#MidTerms2018— Jonathan Tasini (@jonathantasini) November 6, 2018
NBC Exit Poll:
67% leave Roe v Wade as is.#BrettKavanaugh— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) November 6, 2018
Nonwhite voters account for 28% of voters nationally in preliminary exit poll results. The highest in any previous midterm was 25% in 2014. https://t.co/H8Tn9ytB8S #ElectionDay
— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) November 6, 2018
MORE: Democrats account for 38% of voters in preliminary exit poll results so far, Republicans for 32% and independents for 30%. That compares with 36-37-27% in 2014. https://t.co/W8g7IgCNaH #ElectionDay
— ABC News (@ABC) November 6, 2018
CNN Exit poll says 68% feel the economy is good, but fewer than half say they are better off today and more than half say the country is on the wrong track.
— Jon Summers (@JonSummersdc) November 6, 2018
EXIT POLL: Interesting number–TWO THIRDS of the people decided more than a month ago how to vote. Translates perhaps: most voters were not swayed by the last few days of racist Trump appeals #BlueWave #MidTerms2018
— Jonathan Tasini (@jonathantasini) November 6, 2018
Voters say they’d rather see the Democrats than the Republicans in control of the House after this election, by 53-43%, per
preliminary exit poll results. https://t.co/QF15MHa8Bu #ElectionDay pic.twitter.com/LK5zMfTfAW— ABC News (@ABC) November 6, 2018
NEW: With the Central American caravan drawing broad attention in the midterms, voters divide on President Trump’s immigration policies – 48 percent say they’re too tough, 32 percent say they’re about right, according to preliminary exit poll results https://t.co/lUtqlAnbKu
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) November 6, 2018
Early exit polls also show these are the most important issues to voters:
Health care 41%
Economy 21%
Immigration 23%
Gun policy 11%— Michael Del Moro (@MikeDelMoro) November 6, 2018
NEW: Voters pick the Democratic Party over the Republican Party by 58-34 percent as more likely to protect health care for people with pre-existing conditions, another central focus of the 2018 midterms, according to preliminary exit poll results https://t.co/lUtqlAnbKu
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) November 6, 2018
CNN #Midterms2018 EXIT Poll:
•16% NEW Voters
•Vote to Support Trump 26%; Oppose Trump 39%; Not factor: 39%
•Trump approval 44%, disapprove 55%— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) November 6, 2018
per preliminary exit polls, 44 percent of voters approve of President Trump’s job performance, 55 percent disapprove
— Rick Klein (@rickklein) November 6, 2018
Two-thirds of voters say their vote in today’s congressional election is about Donald Trump, according to early exit polls, and more say they’re showing up at the polls to express opposition than support for the President via @CNN
— Donna Borak (@donnaborak) November 6, 2018
CNN prelim exit polls looking good for Team Blue BUT take all exit polls with massive grain of salt. 26% saying they voted to support Trump, 39% saying they voted to oppose trump. 56% say country on wrong track. #Vote2018
— Krystal Ball (@krystalball) November 6, 2018
Exit polls from 9’s affiliates say 56% of voters believe the US is heading in the wrong direction.
47% strongly disapprove of the President.
— Charles Croucher (@ccroucher9) November 6, 2018
@Cnn reports early exit polls show 55% disapproval of Trump.
— Lois Romano (@loisromano) November 6, 2018
Per CNN's exit poll, 56% of respondents say the country's on the wrong track. And 55% disapprove of Trump.
— Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) November 6, 2018
Editor’s note: This post has been updated.
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