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 • Nov. 6, 2025

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 • Oct. 29, 2025

Merz, who has led the CDU/CSU parliamentary group since 2022, was greeted with cheers when he stepped onto the stage at the CDU headquarters in Berlin following Sunday's exit poll results.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2025

According to data from AP VoteCast, the Associated Press's next-generation spin on the traditional exit poll, Trump's share of the Black and Latino vote increased by 8 points each between 2020 and 2024.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2024

Support for independent candidates appears to have dropped, if the exit poll figures reflect the final result, from 15% in 2020 to 12%.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2024