exit polling

American  

[eg-zit pohl-ing, ek-sit] / ˈɛg zɪt ˈpoʊl ɪŋ, ˈɛk sɪt /

noun

1. an instance or the practice of conducting an exit poll.

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Example Sentences

According to exit polling, 50% of the film’s domestic audience was under age 25, and 44% was under 21.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Four years ago, California exit polling found about three in four of the state’s Latino and Asian American voters backed Biden.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2024

Maybe it’s the romantic in me, but when the exit polling starts coming at us on the evening of November 5, it will sound something like this.

From Salon • Oct. 10, 2024

But per Rauchway, the first U.S. election in which a notable gender gap actually emerged was in 1980, when exit polling suggested that Ronald Reagan did 8 points better with men than with women.

From Slate • Aug. 2, 2024

CNN’s exit polling showed similar growth: Latino support for the GOP went from 29% in 2018 to 39% in 2022.

From Washington Times • Feb. 16, 2023