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How Groups Voted in 2016

Clinton Trump

  Demographic Group Clinton Trump
SEX Men 48 41 52
Women 52 54 41
RACE White 70 37 57
African-American 12 89 8
Hispanic 11 66 28
Asian 4 65 27
Other 3 56 36
AGE 18-29 19 55 36
30-44 25 51 41
45-64 40 44 52
65 & over 16 45 52
INCOME <$50,000 36 53 41
$50,000-$100,000 30 46 49
$100,000 & over 34 47 47
UNION HOUSEHOLD Yes 18 51 43
No 82 46 48
PARTY Democrat 37 89 8
Republican 33 8 88
Independent 31 42 46
POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY Liberal 26 84 10
Moderate 39 52 40
Conservative 35 16 81
MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES Foreign policy 13 60 33
Immigration 13 33 64
Economy 52 52 41
Terrorism 18 40

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Sources:

“Exit Polls 2016.” CNN December 9, 2016. <http://www.cnn.com/election/2012/results/race/president>.

Notes:

Exit poll results for 2016. Collected by Edison Research for the National Election Pool, a consortium of ABC News, the Associated Press, CBS News, CNN, Fox News and NBC News. The voter survey is based on questionnaires completed by 24,537 voters leaving 350 voting places throughout the United States on November 8, 2016, including 4,398 telephone interviews with early and absentee voters. “Don’t know” and “other” responses not included.

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