13 exit poll findings
The Washington Post finds 13 things in the exit polls:
- Trump won the white vote by a record margin – but only 1% more than Romney
- There was no surge of female voters – fewer women voted
- There was no surge of Latino voters – Trump did better than Romney
- Education level mattered hugely in your vote choice
- Trump did better with white evangelicals than Romney – despite being on his third marriage
- Trump didn’t bring lots of new voters to the process
- The economy was the big issue — and Clinton won it
- This was a change election. And Trump was the change candidate.
- Obamacare was a wind beneath Trump’s wings – the 25% increase in premiums helped Trump
- Trump’s personal image was and is horrible – still only 38% favourable rating
- Clinton’s email hurt her – 63% of Americans said it was a significant issue yet Democrats tried to claim no one cared
- This was a deeply pessimistic electorate
- People didn’t think Trump lost the debates as badly as I did