(Reuters) -Democrat Kamala Harris faced Republican Donald Trump on Tuesday in the U.S. presidential election, after the two candidates vied for 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.
* Harris wins 55% of women voters in Wisconsin; Trump wins 44%. Trump’s share is up 1 percentage point from a 2020 exit poll.
* Trump wins 53% of white voters in Wisconsin; Harris wins 46%. Trump’s share is up 1 percentage point from a 2020 exit poll.
* Trump wins 59% of white men voters in Wisconsin; Harris wins 40%. Trump’s share is up 1 percentage point from a 2020 exit poll.
* Harris wins 53% of white women voters in Wisconsin; Trump wins 46%. Trump’s share is down 1 percentage point from a 2020 exit poll.
* Harris wins 58% of voters age 65+ in Wisconsin; Trump wins 42%. Trump’s share is down 11 percentage points from a 2020 exit poll.
* Trump wins 51% of voters age 45+ in Wisconsin; Harris wins 48%. Trump’s share is down 2 percentage points from a 2020 exit poll.
* Harris wins 51% of voters under age 45 in Wisconsin; Trump wins 47%. Trump’s share is up 5 percentage points from a 2020 exit poll.
* Trump wins 54% of voters without a college degree in Wisconsin; Harris wins 45%. Trump’s share is up 2 percentage points from a 2020 exit poll.
* Harris wins 57% of voters with college degrees in Wisconsin; Trump wins 41%. Trump’s share is unchanged from a 2020 exit poll.
* 44% of voters in Wisconsin said they had a favorable view of Trump, compared to 43% who said so in Edison Research’s 2020 exit poll. 53% viewed him unfavorably, compared to 55% in 2020.
* 47% of voters in Wisconsin said they had a favorable view of Harris, compared to 52% who said the same of Biden in Edison Research’s 2020 exit poll. 52% viewed her unfavorably, compared to 46% who viewed Biden that way in 2020.
* 35% of voters in Wisconsin said the economy mattered most in deciding how to vote in the presidential election. 12% said immigration, 16% abortion, 32% the state of democracy, 3% foreign policy.
* 52% of voters in Wisconsin said their family’s financial situation was worse off than it was four years ago, compared to 21% who said so in Edison Research’s 2020 exit poll. 22% said they were better off than they were four years ago, compared to 39% in 2020. 26% said their financial situation was unchanged.
* 71% of voters in Wisconsin said they think democracy in the U.S. is threatened. 26% said it is secure.
* 62% of voters in Wisconsin said they didn’t have college degree, compared to 66% in Edison Research’s 2020 exit poll. 38% had a degree, compared to 34% in 2020.
* 48% of voters in Wisconsin were women, compared to 50% in Edison Research’s 2020 exit poll. 52% were men, compared to 50% in 2020.
* 84% of voters in Wisconsin were white, compared to 86% in Edison Research’s 2020 exit poll. 6% were Black, compared to 6% in 2020. 6% were Hispanic, compared to 4% in 2020.
* 44% of voters in Wisconsin were white men, compared to 43% in Edison Research’s 2020 exit poll. 41% were white women, compared to 43% in 2020.
* 3% of voters in Wisconsin were Black men, compared to 3% in 2020. 3% were Black women, compared to 3% in 2020.
* 3% of voters in Wisconsin were Hispanic men, compared to 2% in 2020. 3% were Hispanic women, compared to 2% 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 Deepa Babington)
