Exit Poll Breaks Down Results in All-Important Pennsylvania

Initial results of an exit poll of voters in the "battleground" state of Pennsylvania, which has emerged as the most crucial race to elect the new US president, emerged after 8 p.m. EST.

06.11.2024 03:24

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Exit Poll Breaks Down Results in All-Important Pennsylvania

A man votes during the 2024 U.S. presidential election on Election Day, at a library in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 5, 2024. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

06.11.2024 03:24

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Initial results of an exit poll of voters in the "battleground" state of Pennsylvania, which has emerged as the most crucial race to elect the new US president, emerged after 8 p.m. EST.

Specifically, preliminary results from an exit poll conducted by Edison Research showed the following on Pennsylvania:

* Harris was winning 55% of women voters in the state; Trump was gaining 43% of this sample of voters. Trump’s share is down 1 percentage point from a 2020 exit poll.

* Trump wins 54% of white voters; Harris wins 44%. Trump’s share is down 3 percentage points from a 2020 exit poll.

* Trump wins 58% of white men voters in the Keystone state; Harris wins 40%. Trump’s share is down 4 percentage points from a 2020 exit poll.

According to Reuters:

* Harris wins 48% of white women voters in Pennsylvania; Trump wins 50%. Trump’s share is down 2 percentage points from a 2020 exit poll.

* 48% of voters in Pennsylvania said they had a favorable view of Trump, compared to 47% who said so in Edison Research’s 2020 exit poll. 51% viewed him unfavorably, compared to 52% in 2020.

* 45% of voters in Pennsylvania said they had a favorable view of Harris, compared to 50% who said the same of Biden in Edison Research’s 2020 exit poll. 54% viewed her unfavorably, compared to 49% who viewed Biden that way in 2020.

* 31% of voters in Pennsylvania said the economy mattered most in deciding how to vote in the presidential election. 12% said immigration, 15% abortion, 31% the state of democracy, 3% foreign policy.

* 48% of voters in Pennsylvania said their family’s financial situation was worse off than it was four years ago, compared to 16% who said so in Edison Research’s 2020 exit poll. 22% said they were better off than they were four years ago, compared to 43% in 2020. 29% said their financial situation was unchanged.

* 74% of voters in Pennsylvania said they think democracy in the U.S. is threatened. 24% said it is secure.

* 59% of voters in Pennsylvania said they didn’t have college degree, compared to 60% in Edison Research’s 2020 exit poll. 41% had a degree, compared to 40% in 2020.

* 53% of voters in Pennsylvania were women, compared to 53% in Edison Research’s 2020 exit poll. 47% were men, compared to 47% in 2020.

* 82% of voters in Pennsylvania were white, compared to 81% in Edison Research’s 2020 exit poll. 9% were Black, compared to 11% in 2020. 6% were Hispanic, compared to 5% in 2020.

* 40% of voters in Pennsylvania were white men, compared to 38% in Edison Research’s 2020 exit poll. 42% were white women, compared to 43% in 2020.

* 3% of voters in Pennsylvania were Black men, compared to 5% in 2020. 6% were Black women, compared to 6% in 2020.

* 2% of voters in Pennsylvania were Hispanic men, compared to 3% in 2020. 4% were Hispanic women, compared to 3% in 2020.