Results of national exit poll on US presidential election

Democrat Kamala Harris faced Republican Donald Trump on Tuesday in the U.S. presidential election, after the two candidates vied for support by staking positions on issues including abortion, the economy and foreign policy.

Exit polls from Edison Research show how various demographics voted across America.

Gender

Harris wins 54% of women voters nationwide; Trump wins 44%. Trump's share is up 2 percentage points from a 2020 exit poll.

Trump wins 55% of white voters nationwide; Harris wins 43%. Trump's share is down 3 percentage points from a 2020 exit poll.

Black vote

Harris wins 86% of Black voters nationwide; Trump wins 12%. Trump's share is unchanged from a 2020 exit poll.

Trump wins 45% of Hispanic voters nationwide; Harris wins 53%. Trump's share is up 13 percentage points from a 2020 exit poll.

Trump wins 59% of white men voters nationwide; Harris wins 39%. Trump's share is down 2 percentage points from a 2020 exit poll.

Harris wins 47% of white women voters nationwide; Trump wins 52%. Trump's share is down 3 percentage points from a 2020 exit poll.

Harris wins 78% of Black men voters nationwide; Trump wins 20%. Trump's share is up 1 percentage point from a 2020 exit poll.

Harris wins 92% of Black women voters nationwide; Trump wins 7%. Trump's share is down 2 percentage points from a 2020 exit poll.

Trump wins 53% of Hispanic men voters nationwide; Harris wins 45%. Trump's share is up 17 percentage points from a 2020 exit poll.

Trump wins 37% of Hispanic women voters nationwide; Harris wins 61%. Trump's share is up 7 percentage points from a 2020 exit poll.

Ages

Trump wins 42% of voters age 18-29 nationwide; Harris wins 55%. Trump's share is up 6 percentage points from a 2020 exit poll.

Harris wins 50% of voters age 65+ nationwide; Trump wins 49%. Trump's share is down 3 percentage points from a 2020 exit poll.

Trump wins 51% of voters age 45+ nationwide; Harris wins 47%. Trump's share is unchanged from a 2020 exit poll.

Harris wins 53% of voters under age 45 nationwide; Trump wins 44%. Trump's share is up 2 percentage points from a 2020 exit poll.

Trump wins 54% of voters without a college degree nationwide; Harris wins 44%. Trump's share is up 4 percentage points from a 2020 exit poll.

Harris wins 57% of voters with college degrees nationwide; Trump wins 40%. Trump's share is down 3 percentage points from a 2020 exit poll.

What are exit polls?

Exit polling reflects just a slice of the tens of million of people who have voted, both before and on Election Day, and the preliminary results are subject to change through the course of the night as more people are surveyed.

National exit-poll results provide an important window into the thinking of the nation, but may not directly align with the seven battleground states expected to decide the presidential election.

Exit polls capture variations among turnout in various demographic groups, such as men vs. women voters or college-educated vs. non-college-educated voters, and can provide insights into how turnout has changed from past elections.

One key advantage of exit polls is all the people surveyed, by definition, are people who cast ballots in this election.