Your Voice Your Vote

Virginia Exit Poll: Governor

Are you:

3,880 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Male
48% responded
44%56%
Female
52% responded
53%46%

Are you:

3,838 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
White
73% responded
38%62%
Black
16% responded
86%13%
Hispanic/Latino
5% responded
66%32%
Asian
3% responded
67%33%
Other
2% responded
--

Are you:

3,838 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
White
73% responded
38%62%
Non-White
27% responded
78%22%

Sex by race

3,828 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
White men
36% responded
34%66%
White women
37% responded
43%57%
Black men
7% responded
86%13%
Black women
9% responded
86%14%
Latino men
2% responded
--
Latino women
3% responded
75%23%
All other races
5% responded
62%38%

In which age group are you?

3,861 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
18-29
10% responded
53%45%
30-44
22% responded (tie)
50%50%
45-64
43% responded
49%51%
65 or over
26% responded
45%55%

To which age group do you belong?

3,861 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
18-44
31% responded
51%48%
45+
69% responded
47%52%

In which age group are you?

3,861 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
18-24
5% responded
52%47%
25-29
5% responded
54%43%
30-39
13% responded
53%47%
40-49
18% responded
48%51%
50-64
34% responded
48%52%
65 or over
26% responded
45%55%

Which best describes your education? You have:

3,827 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Never attended college
15% responded
38%61%
Attended college but received no degree
24% responded
41%58%
Associate's degree (AA or AS)
12% responded
42%58%
Bachelor's degree (BA or BS)
25% responded
55%44%
An advanced degree after a bachelor's degree (such as JD, MA, MBA, MD, PhD)
24% responded
60%40%

What was the last grade of school you completed?

3,827 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
College graduate
49% responded
58%42%
No college degree
51% responded
40%59%

Education by race

3,779 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
White college graduates
37% responded
52%47%
White non-college graduates
36% responded
24%76%
Non White college graduates
11% responded
75%25%
Non White non-college graduates
15% responded
79%20%

Education by White by Sex

3,774 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
White women college graduates
18% responded
61%39%
White women non-college graduates
19% responded
25%74%
White men college graduates
19% responded
44%55%
White men non-college graduates
17% responded
22%78%
Non-whites
27% responded
77%22%

No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:

3,748 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Democrat
36% responded
96%4%
Republican
34% responded
3%97%
Independent or something else
30% responded
45%54%

On most political matters, do you consider yourself:

3,660 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Liberal
23% responded
93%6%
Moderate
41% responded
60%39%
Conservative
36% responded
7%93%

Do you have any children under 18 living in your home?

1,859 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Yes
33% responded
48%52%
No
67% responded
49%50%

Parents

1,853 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Men with children
14% responded
41%59%
Women with children
18% responded
53%47%
Men without children
31% responded
44%56%
Women without children
37% responded
54%45%

White evangelical or white born-again Christians

1,937 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
White evangelical or white born-again Christian
27% responded
11%89%
All others
73% responded
63%37%

Does anyone in your household own a gun?

1,810 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Yes
55% responded
33%67%
No
45% responded
71%28%

Do you think the condition of Virginia's economy is:

1,915 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Excellent
9% responded
89%11%
Good
46% responded
65%34%
Not so good
33% responded
27%73%
Poor
10% responded
13%87%

Do you think the condition of Virginia's economy is:

1,915 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Excellent or good
55% responded
69%30%
Not so good or poor
43% responded
24%76%

Is your opinion of Terry McAuliffe:

1,908 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Favorable
47% responded
95%5%
Unfavorable
50% responded
5%94%

Is your opinion of Glenn Youngkin:

1,908 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Favorable
50% responded
5%95%
Unfavorable
46% responded
95%5%

Do you have a favorable opinion of ...

1,908 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Both
4% responded
--
Only McAuliffe
43% responded
99%1%
Only Youngkin
46% responded
1%99%
Neither
4% responded
--

Was your vote for governor mainly:

1,947 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
For your candidate
72% responded
49%50%
Against his opponent
24% responded
49%50%

Who do you trust to handle the economy?

1,915 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Only Terry McAuliffe
39% responded
96%4%
Only Glenn Youngkin
44% responded
2%98%
Both of them
6% responded
78%22%
Neither of them
10% responded
52%43%

Who do you trust to handle the economy?

1,915 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Only Terry McAuliffe or both of them
45% responded
94%6%
Only Glenn Youngkin or neither of them
54% responded
11%88%

Who do you trust to handle the economy?

1,915 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Only Glenn Youngkin or both of them
50% responded
11%89%
Only Terry McAuliffe or neither of them
49% responded
88%12%

Who do you trust to handle the coronavirus pandemic?

1,915 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Only Terry McAuliffe
42% responded
95%4%
Only Glenn Youngkin
38% responded
2%98%
Both of them
5% responded
--
Neither of them
12% responded
35%63%

Who do you trust to handle the coronavirus pandemic?

1,915 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Only Terry McAuliffe or both of them
48% responded
89%10%
Only Glenn Youngkin or neither of them
50% responded
10%89%

Who do you trust to handle the coronavirus pandemic?

1,915 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Only Glenn Youngkin or both of them
43% responded
8%92%
Only Terry McAuliffe or neither of them
54% responded
82%17%

Who do you trust to handle the issue of crime?

1,915 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Only Terry McAuliffe
37% responded
96%4%
Only Glenn Youngkin
45% responded
3%96%
Both of them
7% responded
72%28%
Neither of them
9% responded
59%37%

Who do you trust to handle the issue of crime?

1,915 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Only Terry McAuliffe or both of them
44% responded
92%8%
Only Glenn Youngkin or neither of them
54% responded
13%87%

Who do you trust to handle the issue of crime?

1,915 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Only Glenn Youngkin or both of them
52% responded
13%87%
Only Terry McAuliffe or neither of them
46% responded
89%10%

Which ONE of these five issues is the most important facing Virginia? (CHECK ONLY ONE)

1,908 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Taxes
15% responded
32%68%
The economy/Jobs
33% responded
44%55%
Education
24% responded
47%53%
The coronavirus pandemic
15% responded
84%16%
Abortion
8% responded
41%58%

Have you received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine?

1,845 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Yes
84% responded
56%43%
No
16% responded
15%85%

Do you favor or oppose employers requiring the coronavirus vaccine for employees?

1,915 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Favor
54% responded
80%20%
Oppose
43% responded
12%88%

Should monuments to Confederate leaders on government property be:

1,908 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Removed
42% responded
87%12%
Left in place
51% responded
18%82%

Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:

1,915 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Legal in all cases
28% responded
85%14%
Legal in most cases
30% responded
62%37%
Illegal in most cases
24% responded
12%88%
Illegal in all cases
13% responded
15%85%

Which comes closest to your position? Abortion should be:

1,915 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Legal
58% responded
73%26%
Illegal
37% responded
13%87%

How much say should parents have in what their child's school teaches?

1,915 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
A lot
52% responded
22%77%
Some
32% responded
77%23%
Not much
10% responded
86%13%
Not at all
3% responded
--

How much say should parents have in what their child's school teaches?

1,915 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
A lot or some
84% responded
43%57%
Not much or not at all
13% responded
86%13%

How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately?

1,915 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Very confident
46% responded
80%20%
Somewhat confident
36% responded
28%71%
Not very confident
12% responded
8%92%
Not at all confident
4% responded
--

How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately?

1,915 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Very/Somewhat confident
82% responded
57%42%
Not very/Not at all confident
16% responded
9%91%

Was one reason for your vote for governor today:

1,952 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
To express support for Joe Biden
21% responded
98%2%
To express opposition to Joe Biden
27% responded
2%97%
Joe Biden was not a factor
48% responded
54%45%

How do you feel about the way Joe Biden is handling his job as president?

1,908 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Strongly approve
24% responded
97%3%
Somewhat approve
22% responded
89%10%
Somewhat disapprove
9% responded
39%59%
Strongly disapprove
44% responded
4%96%

How do you feel about the way Joe Biden is handling his job as president?

1,908 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Strongly or somewhat approve
46% responded
93%6%
Strongly or somewhat disapprove
53% responded
10%90%

Is your opinion of Donald Trump:

1,908 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Favorable
40% responded
5%95%
Unfavorable
55% responded
83%17%

In the 2020 election for president, did you vote for:

1,908 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Joe Biden (Dem)
48% responded
95%5%
Donald Trump (Rep)
44% responded
2%98%
Other
3% responded
--
Did not vote
3% responded
--

Overall, do you think the Democratic party is:

1,908 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Too liberal
51% responded
13%87%
Not liberal enough
13% responded
82%18%
About right
32% responded
93%7%

Overall, do you think the Republican party is:

1,908 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Too conservative
46% responded
83%16%
Not conservative enough
15% responded
24%75%
About right
33% responded
11%89%

In today's election for lieutenant governor, did you just vote for:

3,851 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Hala Ayala
49% responded
95%4%
Winsome Sears
51% responded
4%96%

In today's election for attorney general, did you just vote for:

3,839 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
Mark Herring
49% responded
96%4%
Jason Miyares
51% responded
3%97%

Population of area, three categories

3,899 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
City over 50,000
21% responded
67%33%
Suburbs
60% responded
46%53%
Small city and Rural
19% responded
36%63%

Geo Stratum Code

3,899 RespondentsVoted (D)Voted (R)
D.C. Suburbs
29% responded
64%36%
Central Virginia
18% responded
40%59%
Hampton Rds
15% responded
54%46%
Richmnd/Southsde
18% responded (tie)
50%50%
Mountain
20% responded
30%70%