exit poll
a poll taken of a small percentage of voters as they leave the polls, used to forecast the outcome of an election or determine the reasons for voting decisions.
Other words from exit poll
- exit polling, noun
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How to use exit poll in a sentence
This is still significantly down from the 2012 elections, but the numbers are not as bad for Democrats as the exit polling showed.
Asian Americans Are The Country’s Fastest Growing Swing Vote | Tim Mak | November 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe poll was dismissed by Republicans—who preferred the more favorable results shown in Election Day exit polling.
Asian Americans Are The Country’s Fastest Growing Swing Vote | Tim Mak | November 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNo presidential candidate has won while losing independents by double digits since exit polling began in 1972.
Hurricane Sandy, Women, Momentum & More Keys to a Romney Victory | Mark McKinnon | October 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBesides, while he was clobbered in Florida, there were a couple of things for him to cling to in the exit polling.
Florida Primary: Why Liberals Should Cheer for Newt Gingrich | Michelle Goldberg | February 1, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThere has never been an election in the history of exit polling where a majority of voters described themselves as conservative.
A GOP Presidential Candidate Must Seize the Center to Win | Michael Medved | December 7, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for exit poll
a poll taken by an organization by asking people how they voted in an election as they leave a polling station
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