exit poll

American  

noun

1. 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.

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exit poll British  

noun

1. 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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Other Word Forms

• exit polling noun

Example Sentences

According to a CNN exit poll, 55% of New York voters said the cost of living was the most important issue.

From The Wall Street Journal

The winning candidates for governor in Virginia and New Jersey both had wide leads of around 30% with Latino voters, according to exit poll data.

From BBC

Voter exit polls showed cost of living dominating voter worries in New York City, with taxes and the economy being the top two issues facing the state, according to the Wall Street Journal.

From MarketWatch

According to the first exit poll, the pro-European, centrist D66 party was projected as the winner with 27 seats out of the 150 in parliament.

From The Wall Street Journal

The exit poll also spelt bad news for the GreenLeft-Labour party of former European Commissioner Frans Timmermans, who had long been second in the polls and is now set to come fourth.

From BBC