(Reuters) – Democrat Kamala Harris confronted Republican Donald Trump on Tuesday within the U.S. presidential election, with the 2 candidates vying to draw assist after staking positions on points together with abortion, the economic system and international coverage.
Following are preliminary outcomes from an exit ballot performed by Edison Analysis. Outcomes might be up to date as extra ballot responses are gathered.
* 47% of voters in Nevada mentioned that they had a good view of Trump, in comparison with 48% who mentioned so in Edison Analysis’s 2020 exit ballot. 52% considered him unfavorably, in comparison with 50% in 2020.
* 44% of voters in Nevada mentioned that they had a good view of Harris, in comparison with 52% who mentioned the identical of President Joe Biden in Edison Analysis’s 2020 exit ballot. 55% considered her unfavorably, in comparison with 47% who considered Biden that manner in 2020.
* 33% of voters in Nevada mentioned the economic system mattered most in deciding the right way to vote within the presidential election. 14% mentioned immigration, 11% abortion, 34% the state of democracy, 4% international coverage.
* 47% of voters in Nevada mentioned their household’s monetary state of affairs was worse off than it was 4 years in the past, in comparison with 25% who mentioned so in Edison Analysis’s 2020 exit ballot. 23% mentioned they have been higher off than they have been 4 years in the past, in comparison with 35% in 2020. 28% mentioned their monetary state of affairs was unchanged.
* 40% of voters in Nevada mentioned most undocumented immigrants in the US needs to be deported to the nations they got here from. 56% mentioned they need to be supplied an opportunity to use for authorized standing.
* 72% of voters in Nevada mentioned they assume democracy within the U.S. is threatened. 26% mentioned it’s safe.
* 61% of voters in Nevada mentioned they did not have a school diploma, in comparison with 68% in Edison Analysis’s 2020 exit ballot. 39% had a level, in comparison with 32% in 2020.
* 49% of voters in Nevada have been ladies, in comparison with 52% in Edison Analysis’s 2020 exit ballot. 51% have been males, in comparison with 48% in 2020.
* 66% of voters in Nevada have been white, in comparison with 65% in Edison Analysis’s 2020 exit ballot. 8% have been Black, in comparison with 7% in 2020. 17% have been Hispanic, in comparison with 17% in 2020.
* 35% of voters in Nevada have been white males, in comparison with 30% in Edison Analysis’s 2020 exit ballot. 31% have been white ladies, in comparison with 35% in 2020.
* 4% of voters in Nevada have been Black males, in comparison with 3% in 2020. 4% have been Black ladies, in comparison with 4% in 2020.
* 9% of voters in Nevada have been Hispanic males, in comparison with 8% in 2020. 9% have been Hispanic ladies, in comparison with 9% in 2020.
Exit polling displays only a slice of the tens of million of people that have voted, each earlier than and on Election Day, and the preliminary outcomes are topic to alter by way of the course of the night time as extra individuals are surveyed.
Nationwide exit-poll outcomes present an essential window into the pondering of the nation, however could indirectly align with the seven battleground states anticipated to resolve the presidential election.
Exit polls seize variations amongst turnout in varied demographic teams, similar to males vs ladies voters or college-educated vs non-college educated voters, and may present insights into how turnout has modified from previous elections.
One key benefit of exit polls is all of the individuals surveyed, by definition, are individuals who solid ballots on this election.
