Exit poll results from National Election Pool

As polls closed nationwide Tuesday night, see how voters from different backgrounds across the nation cast their ballots.

This is how with voted.

= 1 percentage point
Hillary Clinton

Independent

Donald Trump

National
Virginia
Charts
Table

Johnson

Trump

Clinton

Same party

in 2012

Area based on

size of the

demographic

group and

percentage of

vote obtained.

XX

Candidate

in 2016

Same party

in 2012

Donald Trump

Area of circle based

on size of the

demographic group

and percentage of

vote obtained

XX

Hillary Clinton

Candidate

in 2016

Gary Johnson

Sex
Men
41
52
4
Women
54
41
3
Race
White
37
57
4
Black
89
8
2
Hispanic/Latino
66
28
3
Asian
65
27
4
Other
56
36
3
Education
High school graduate or less
46
51
2
Some college/assoc. degree
43
51
4
College graduate
49
44
4
Postgraduate study
58
37
3
Party
Democrat
89
8
1
Independent or something else
42
46
7
Republican
8
88
2
Age
18-29
55
36
6
30-44
51
41
5
45-64
44
52
2
65+
45
52
2
Are you Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender
Yes
77
14
4
No
47
47
3
Income
Under $50,000
53
41
4
$50,000-$99,999
46
49
3
$100,000 or more
47
47
3
Education by race
Nonwhite college graduates
72
22
2
Nonwhite non-college graduates
76
20
3
White college graduates
45
48
4
White non-college graduates
29
66
4
Gender by marital status
Married men
38
57
3
Married women
49
47
2
Non-married men
46
44
5
Non-married women
63
32
3
Ideology
Liberal
84
10
3
Moderate
52
40
5
Conservative
16
81
2
Religion
Protestant or other Christian
39
56
3
Catholic
46
50
2
Something else
62
29
4
Jewish
71
23
4
None
67
25
5
White evangelicals or born-again Christians
White evangelical or white born-again Christian
16
80
2
All others
60
34
3
Financial family situation (compared with one year ago)
Better than life today
72
23
3
About the same
47
45
5
Worse than life today
19
77
2
Most important issue
The economy
52
41
4
Immigration
33
64
2
Terrorism
40
57
2
Foreign policy
60
33
3
What quality in the candidate matters most
Can bring needed change
14
82
3
Cares about people like me
57
34
3
Has good judgement
65
25
6
Has the right experience
90
7
1
Do you expect life for the next generation of Americans to...
Better today
59
38
2
About the same
54
38
6
Worse today
31
63
4
Population of area
Small city and Rural
34
61
3
Suburbs
45
49
3
City over 50,000
60
34
3
Have served in the U.S. military
Yes
34
60
4
No
50
44
4
Demographic group
Size of group
Clinton
Trump
Johnson
Obama 2012
Romney 2012
Sex
Men
47%
41
52
4
45
52
Women
53%
54
41
3
55
44
Race
White
71%
37
57
4
39
59
Black
12%
89
8
2
93
6
Hispanic/Latino
11%
66
28
3
71
27
Asian
4%
65
27
4
73
26
Other
3%
56
36
3
58
38
Education
High school graduate or less
18%
46
51
2
Some college/assoc. degree
32%
43
51
4
College graduate
32%
49
44
4
Postgraduate study
18%
58
37
3
Party
Democrat
36%
89
8
1
92
7
Independent or something else
31%
42
46
7
45
50
Republican
33%
8
88
2
6
93
Age
18-29
19%
55
36
6
60
37
30-44
25%
51
41
5
52
45
45-64
40%
44
52
2
47
51
65+
16%
45
52
2
44
56
LGBT
Yes
5%
77
14
4
76
22
No
95%
47
47
3
49
49
Income
Under $50,000
36%
53
41
4
60
38
$50,000-$99,999
30%
46
49
3
46
52
$100,000 or more
34%
47
47
3
44
54
Educ. by race
Nonwhite college graduates
13%
72
22
2
77
22
Nonwhite non-college graduates
16%
76
20
3
82
16
White college graduates
37%
45
48
4
42
56
White non-college graduates
34%
29
66
4
36
61
Gender by marital status
Married men
29%
38
57
3
38
60
Married women
30%
49
47
2
46
53
Non-married men
18%
46
44
5
56
40
Non-married women
23%
63
32
3
67
31
Ideology
Liberal
26%
84
10
3
86
11
Moderate
39%
52
40
5
56
41
Conservative
35%
16
81
2
17
82
Religion
Protestant or other Christian
52%
39
56
3
42
57
Catholic
23%
46
50
2
50
48
Something else
8%
62
29
4
74
23
Jewish
3%
71
23
4
69
30
None
15%
67
25
5
70
26
White evangelicals or born-again Christians
White evangelical or white born-again Christian
26%
16
80
2
21
78
All others
74%
60
34
3
60
37
Financial situation compared to 2015
Better than life today
31%
72
23
3
84
15
About the same
41%
47
45
5
58
40
Worse than life today
27%
19
77
2
18
80
Most important issue
The economy
52%
52
41
4
Immigration
13%
33
64
2
Terrorism
18%
40
57
2
Foreign policy
13%
60
33
3
What quality of leaders matters most
Can bring needed change
39%
14
82
3
Cares about people like me
15%
57
34
3
Has good judgement
20%
65
25
6
Has the right experience
22%
90
7
1
Do you expect life for the next generation of Americans to be...
Better today
37%
59
38
2
About the same
25%
54
38
6
Worse today
33%
31
63
4
Population of area
Small city and Rural
17%
34
61
3
48
50
Suburbs
49%
45
49
3
39
59
City over 50,000
34%
60
34
3
62
36
Veterans
Yes
13%
34
60
4
No
87%
50
44
4
Sex
Men
43
52
4
Women
56
39
2
Race
White
35
59
3
Black
88
9
1
Hispanic/Latino
65
30
3
Asian
0
0
0
Other
0
0
0
Not enough data for "Asian" and "Other" available yet.
Education
High school graduate or less
44
52
2
Some college/assoc. degree
44
51
3
College graduate
51
44
3
Postgraduate study
61
33
3
Party
Democrat
92
6
1
Independent or something else
43
48
6
Republican
6
88
3
Age
18-29
54
36
6
30-44
53
40
5
45-64
47
50
2
65+
45
52
1
Income
Under $50,000
53
41
4
$50,000-$99,999
47
49
2
$100,000 or more
51
44
4
Education by race
Nonwhite college graduates
78
17
2
Nonwhite non-college graduates
81
16
2
White college graduates
45
49
4
White non-college graduates
24
71
3
Gender by marital status
Married men
40
56
3
Married women
47
48
2
Non-married men
46
42
7
Non-married women
61
32
4
Ideology
Liberal
85
11
2
Moderate
58
36
4
Conservative
12
83
3
White evangelicals or born-again Christians
White evangelical or white born-again Christian
14
80
4
All others
59
35
4
Financial family situation (compared with one year ago)
Better today
75
20
3
About the same
45
48
4
Worse today
22
75
2
Most important issue
The economy
52
41
4
Immigration
27
68
2
Terrorism
45
53
1
Foreign policy
67
26
6
What quality in the candidate matters most
Can bring needed change
15
81
3
Cares about people like me
61
27
6
Has good judgement
66
26
5
Has the right experience
89
8
2
Do you expect life for the next generation of Americans to...
Better than life today
62
36
2
Worse than life today
25
70
2
Stay about the same
59
35
4
Population of area
Small city and rural
41
56
2
Suburbs
47
48
3
City over 50,000
59
34
4
Have served in the U.S. military
Yes
48
48
3
No
52
43
3
How often do you attend religious services?
Once a week or more
42
53
4
A few times a month
49
45
5
A few times a year
49
47
2
Never
60
33
4
Born in Virginia
Born in Virginia
44
52
2
Moved to Virginia
56
39
3
Does anyone in your household own a gun?
Yes
36
59
4
No
68
28
1
Area
D.C. Suburbs
68
27
3
North VA Exurbs
48
46
3
Central/West
31
64
3
Richmond/East
50
44
3
Tidewater
53
42
3
Sex by race
White men
29
65
4
White women
41
54
3
Black men
84
13
1
Black women
91
7
1
Latino men
0
0
0
Latino women
0
0
0
All other races
62
30
6
How do you think things work in the U.S. today?
Minorities are favored over whites
10
87
2
No group is favored
39
56
3
Whites are favored over minorities
82
13
3
Demographic group
Size of group
Clinton
Trump
Johnson
Obama 2012
Romney 2012
Sex
Men
47%
43
52
4
47
51
Women
53%
56
39
2
54
45
Race
White
67%
35
59
3
37
61
Black
21%
88
9
1
93
6
Hispanic/Latino
6%
65
30
3
64
33
Asian
3%
0
0
0
66
32
Other
3%
0
0
0
0
0
Education
High school graduate or less
14%
44
52
2
Some college/assoc. degree
31%
44
51
3
College graduate
31%
51
44
3
Postgraduate study
23%
61
33
3
Party
Democrat
40%
92
6
1
94
6
Independent or something else
26%
43
48
6
43
54
Republican
33%
6
88
3
5
94
Age
18-29
18%
54
36
6
61
36
30-44
25%
53
40
5
54
45
45-64
41%
47
50
2
46
53
65+
16%
45
52
1
46
54
Income
Under $50,000
30%
53
41
4
60
38
$50,000-$99,999
30%
47
49
2
46
53
$100,000 or more
40%
51
44
4
47
51
Educ. by race
Nonwhite college graduates
16%
78
17
2
77
21
Nonwhite non-college graduates
16%
81
16
2
88
12
White college graduates
38%
45
49
4
44
54
White non-college graduates
29%
24
71
3
27
71
Gender by marital status
Married men
29%
40
56
3
41
57
Married women
30%
47
48
2
46
53
Non-married men
17%
46
42
7
57
41
Non-married women
23%
61
32
4
64
35
Ideology
Liberal
26%
85
11
2
92
7
Moderate
40%
58
36
4
56
42
Conservative
33%
12
83
3
11
87
White evangelicals or born-again Christians
White evangelical or white born-again Christian
25%
14
80
4
17
83
All others
75%
59
35
4
64
35
Financial situation compared to 2015
Better today
39%
75
20
3
About the same
34%
45
48
4
Worse today
27%
22
75
2
Most important issue
The economy
56%
52
41
4
Immigration
10%
27
68
2
Terrorism
20%
45
53
1
Foreign policy
11%
67
26
6
What quality of leaders matters most
Can bring needed change
41%
15
81
3
Cares about people like me
12%
61
27
6
Has good judgement
20%
66
26
5
Has the right experience
24%
89
8
2
Do you expect life for the next generation of Americans to be...
Better than life today
46%
62
36
2
Worse than life today
24%
25
70
2
Stay about the same
28%
59
35
4
Population of area
Small city and rural
19%
41
56
2
Suburbs
51%
47
48
3
City over 50,000
30%
59
34
4
Veterans
Yes
15%
48
48
3
49
49
No
85%
52
43
3
50
48
How often do you attend religious services?
Once a week or more
34%
42
53
4
A few times a month
18%
49
45
5
A few times a year
29%
49
47
2
Never
19%
60
33
4
Born in Virginia
Born in Virginia
43%
44
52
2
Moved to Virginia
56%
56
39
3
Does anyone in your household own a gun?
Yes
50%
36
59
4
No
50%
68
28
1
Area
D.C. Suburbs
19%
68
27
3
North VA Exurbs
17%
48
46
3
Central/West
21%
31
64
3
Richmond/East
25%
50
44
3
Tidewater
18%
53
42
3
Sex by race
White men
32%
29
65
4
White women
35%
41
54
3
Black men
9%
84
13
1
Black women
12%
91
7
1
Latino men
3%
0
0
0
Latino women
3%
0
0
0
All other races
6%
62
30
6
How do you think things work in the U.S. today?
Minorities are favored over whites
21%
10
87
2
No group is favored
32%
39
56
3
Whites are favored over minorities
44%
82
13
3
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Sources: National exit poll results from interviews of 24,558 randomly selected voters as they exited voting places across the country on Nov. 8 and previously over the telephone for absentee and early voters. The Virginia exit poll includes interviews of 2,942 randomly selected voters as they exited voting places across the state but does not include interviews with absentee voters. The poll was conducted by Edison Media Research for the National Election Pool, The Washington Post and other media organizations. Typical characteristics have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus four percentage points Published Nov. 8, 2016

Polling by Scott Clement and Emily Guskin. Graphics by Chris Alcantara and Chiqui Esteban.

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