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Trump and Harris voters say their vote was mainly in support of candidate, not against opponent
About three-quarters of voters nationally, including about 8 in 10 Trump voters and two-thirds of Harris voters, say their vote was mainly in support of their candidate, rather than primarily motivated by the desire to cast a vote against their opponent, according to the initial results of CNN’s national exit poll.
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Asked to choose which of four qualities – having the ability to lead, caring about people like them, having good judgment or bringing about needed change is most important, Trump voters overwhelmingly say they prize leadership ability and the capacity to bring about change, with fewer than one-tenth picking either of the other two options. Harris voters are more closely split about the qualities that matter most to them: Roughly one-third say judgment. Just under 3 in 10 say someone they care about. One-fifth say leadership ability and the smallest group prioritize the ability to bring change.
That scope makes them a powerful tool for understanding the demographic profile and political views of voters in this year’s election. And their findings will eventually be weighed against the ultimate benchmark: the results of the elections themselves. Even so, exit polls are still polls, with margins for error — which means they’re most useful when treated as estimates, rather than precise measurements. That’s particularly true for the earliest exit poll numbers, which haven’t yet been adjusted to match final election results.
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National Election Pool
They were conducted by Edison Research on behalf of the National Election Pool. In-person interviews on Election Day were conducted at a random sample of 279 polling locations. The results also include interviews with early and absentee voters conducted between October 24 and November 2 in person at 27 early voting locations, by phone or online. Results for the full sample of 16,604 respondents have a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.