(Reuters) -Democrat Kamala Harris faced Republican Donald Trump on Tuesday in the U.S. presidential election, with the two candidates vying to attract support after staking positions on issues including abortion, the economy and foreign policy.
Following are preliminary results from an exit poll conducted by Edison Research. Results will be updated as additional poll responses are gathered.
* Trump wins 39% of voters age 18-29 in Georgia; Harris wins 60%. Trump’s share is down 4 percentage points from a 2020 exit poll.
* Harris wins 40% of voters age 65+ in Georgia; Trump wins 59%. Trump’s share is up 3 percentage points from a 2020 exit poll.
* Harris wins 53% of women voters in Georgia; Trump wins 46%. Trump’s share is up 1 percentage point from a 2020 exit poll.
* Trump wins 71% of white voters in Georgia; Harris wins 28%. Trump’s share is up 2 percentage points from a 2020 exit poll.
* Harris wins 86% of Black voters in Georgia; Trump wins 12%. Trump’s share is up 1 percentage point from a 2020 exit poll.
* Trump wins 74% of white men voters in Georgia; Harris wins 24%. Trump’s share is up 2 percentage points from a 2020 exit poll.
* Harris wins 31% of white women voters in Georgia; Trump wins 69%. Trump’s share is up 2 percentage points from a 2020 exit poll.
* Harris wins 90% of Black women voters in Georgia; Trump wins 8%. Trump’s share is up 1 percentage point from a 2020 exit poll.
* Trump wins 56% of voters age 45+ in Georgia; Harris wins 43%. Trump’s share is up 2 percentage points from a 2020 exit poll.
* Harris wins 56% of voters under age 45 in Georgia; Trump wins 42%. Trump’s share is down 1 percentage point from a 2020 exit poll.
* Trump wins 55% of voters without a college degree in Georgia; Harris wins 44%. Trump’s share is up 1 percentage point from a 2020 exit poll.
* Harris wins 55% of voters with college degrees in Georgia; Trump wins 43%. Trump’s share is up 1 percentage point from a 2020 exit poll.
* 45% of voters in Georgia said they had a favorable view of Trump, compared to 46% who said so in Edison Research’s 2020 exit poll. 52% viewed him unfavorably, compared to 53% in 2020.
* 49% of voters in Georgia said they had a favorable view of Harris, compared to 50% who said the same of Biden in Edison Research’s 2020 exit poll. 49% viewed her unfavorably, compared to 48% who viewed Biden that way in 2020.
* 40% of voters in Georgia said the economy mattered most in deciding how to vote in the presidential election. 10% said immigration, 14% abortion, 28% the state of democracy, 4% foreign policy.
* 51% of voters in Georgia said their family’s financial situation was worse off than it was four years ago, compared to 16% who said so in Edison Research’s 2020 exit poll. 19% said they were better off than they were four years ago, compared to 44% in 2020. 28% said their financial situation was unchanged.
* 68% of voters in Georgia said they think democracy in the U.S. is threatened. 31% said it is secure.
* 59% of voters in Georgia said they didn’t have college degree, compared to 60% in Edison Research’s 2020 exit poll. 41% had a degree, compared to 40% in 2020.
* 54% of voters in Georgia were women, compared to 56% in Edison Research’s 2020 exit poll. 46% were men, compared to 44% in 2020.
* 57% of voters in Georgia were white, compared to 61% in Edison Research’s 2020 exit poll. 30% were Black, compared to 29% in 2020. 8% were Hispanic, compared to 7% in 2020.
* 28% of voters in Georgia were white men, compared to 29% in Edison Research’s 2020 exit poll. 29% were white women, compared to 33% in 2020.
* 12% of voters in Georgia were Black men, compared to 11% in 2020. 18% were Black women, compared to 17% in 2020.
* 4% of voters in Georgia were Hispanic men, compared to 3% in 2020. 4% were Hispanic women, compared to 4% in 2020.
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.
(Reporting by Washington newsroom; Editing by Daniel Wallis)
