National exit polls consist of presidential and/or congressional vote questions in addition to questions on gubernatorial races, important issues affecting the vote decision, presidential approval and a number of current national issues. With the exception of the 1972 CBS News Exit Poll, all include basic demographic variables such as gender, race, education, income, and age, among others. Sample sizes for these studies usually range from 8,000 to 20,000 voters, with the largest samples coming from the 1986 and 1988 ABC News Exit Polls which consist of over 50,000 interviews.
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| Year | Survey Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | AP VoteCast | |
| 2020 | ||
| 2018 | ||
| 2016 | National Election Pool | |
| 2014 | National Election Pool | |
| 2012 | National Election Pool | |
| 2010 | National Election Pool | |
| 2008 | National Election Pool | |
| 2006 | National Election Pool | |
| 2004 | National Election Pool | |
| 2002 | Voter News Service | |
| 2000 | Los Angeles Times Voter News Service | |
| 1998 | Voter News Service | |
| 1996 | Los Angeles Times Voter News Service | |
| 1994 | Voter News Service | |
| 1992 | ||
| 1990 | Voter Research and Surveys | |
| 1988 | ABC News CBS News/New York Times Los Angeles Times | |
| 1986 | ABC News CBS News/New York Times | |
| 1984 | ABC News CBS News/New York Times Los Angeles Times NBC News | |
| 1982 | ABC News CBS News/New York Times NBC News/Associated Press | |
| 1980 | ABC News CBS News/New York Times | |
| 1978 | CBS News | |
| 1976 | CBS News | |
| 1972 | CBS News |