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exit poll
noun as in poll of people after voting
Example Sentences
When Davis fell in 2003, the Edison-Mitofsky exit poll found that about one-quarter of Democrats and a majority of independents supported his ouster.
In Georgia runoff exit polls, about 9 in 10 Georgia Democrats said the November election in the state was conducted fairly, while just about 2 in 10 Georgia Republicans said the same — with about three-fourths saying it was not fair.
In fact, exit polls are eventually weighted to match the final results, but that only happens after the election is over.
That’s because pandemic-related changes to how the exit polls are being conducted will make them even less reliable this year.
As the night wears on, though, more interviews get added to the sample, and the exit polls become much more representative of voters as a whole.
Labor leader Shelly Yechimovich ruled out joining with Netanyahu in a speech delivered after the exit poll results were announced.
So here's my pre-exit-poll hunch: Tel Aviv is staunchly refusing to abandon hope.
I saw another exit poll number that 80 percent of people made up their minds in September.
Staffers had seen the exit-poll numbers, they had heard the turnout reports, and they were feeling pretty Zen.
The political outcome I really cared about was the exit poll question showing Obama beating Romney.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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