According to preliminary exit polls conducted by Edison Research, support for former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has dropped two percentage points since 2020 and now stands at 46%, Reuters reports.
His opponent, a Democrat and current vice president. Kamala Harris supported by 48% of respondents. This figure is lower than that of the current leader. joe biden in 2020 (52%).
Women represent 53% of the electorate (52% in the last elections). The share of voters without a college degree who mostly support Trump was 57%, slightly below 2020 (59%).
According to an NBC News exit poll, Trump’s approval ratings are lower than in 2020 among white voters (49% vs. 57%), but higher among Black and Latino voters.
About three-quarters of voters nationwide said their votes were driven primarily by support for their candidate rather than a desire to vote against their opponent, according to preliminary results from the national foot survey. CNN urn.
When asked to choose which of four qualities (ability to lead, caring about people, common sense or making necessary changes) is most important, most Trump supporters said they valued the first and last. Harris’s supporters chose common sense and leadership skills, RBC clarifies.