投票后的结果提供了选民的人口统计信息以及他们对美国关键问题的看法2020年选举。
美国广播公司新闻在下面提供了关于国家和州投票结果的重要见解。初步的出口民调数字可能会有所变化。
上午12:40:拜登在选民中更受欢迎
根据全国出口民调结果，前副总统乔·拜登在选民中比唐纳德·特朗普总统更受欢迎。
结果显示，略高于一半(52%)的人表示拜登对特朗普有利，而45%的人表示特朗普对拜登有利。
略多一点的选民(50%-48%)认为特朗普会更好地应对经济，而更多的选民认为拜登会更好地应对冠状病毒(51%-43%)。
在一些人口统计数据中，拜登领先于独立人士和温和派，与2016年相比，在这些选民中获得了更多的支持。郊区选民的比例也发生了变化，拜登的支持率比特朗普高3个百分点，而四年前特朗普对希拉里·克林顿的支持率为4个百分点。
根据出口民调结果，特朗普在白人选民中的支持率(56%-42%)与2016年一样高，但今年的差距较小。特朗普在福音派白人基督教选民中也保持着重要地位，为76%，拜登为23%，与2016年相比略有下降。总统也在军事选民中领先(52%-44%)，尽管比2016年(59%-35%)的差距要小。
拜登在第一次投票的选民中以33个百分点的优势领先，在18至29岁的选民中以26个百分点的优势领先，而特朗普在出口民调结果中对老年人略有优势(50%-48%)。
晚上11点45分:总统候选人在郊区按性别分裂
根据初步的出口民调结果，拜登和特朗普在全国范围内郊区男性和女性中的支持率有所上升。
在全国范围内，初步结果显示，拜登在郊区女性选民中的支持率为55%-44%，而特朗普在郊区男性选民中的领先优势较小，为52%-46%。
晚上11:25:新罕布什尔州的无党派人士、高年级学生支持拜登
根据初步的出口民调结果，2016年在新罕布什尔州特朗普和希拉里·克林顿之间分裂的两个人口统计数据——独立选民和老年人——正在向该州的拜登靠拢。
初步的出口民调结果显示，在新罕布什尔州占44%选民的独立选民中，拜登的支持率为62%-33%，而2016年特朗普和克林顿的支持率甚至为45%-45%。性别差距很大，独立女性以41个百分点的优势投票给拜登，而独立男性以16个百分点的优势投票给拜登。
根据初步的出口民调结果，65岁及以上的成年人——占新罕布什尔州选民的22%——对拜登的支持率达到53%-45%，而四年前特朗普和克林顿的支持率甚至达到49%-49%。
晚上10:55:Pa。受过大学教育的白人男性转向拜登
关键时刻战场州宾夕法尼亚州，初步的出口民调显示，受过大学教育的白人男性选民和独立选民在2016年支持特朗普后，已经将支持转向拜登。
特朗普在2016年赢得了56%-39%的受过大学教育的白人男性。初步民调显示，今晚，该集团以49%对48%的比例分裂，拜登对特朗普。同样，根据初步的出口民调数据，特朗普在2016年赢得了48%-41%的独立选民，但现在宾夕法尼亚州的独立选民获得了53%-42%的拜登-特朗普。
初步数据显示，特朗普在未受过大学教育的白人男性中继续保持着71%-28%的强有力支持。
晚上10点50分:拜登在爱荷华州无党派人士和郊区居民中领先
根据初步的出口民调结果，特朗普似乎正在爱荷华州的两个潜在关键人口统计数据中节节败退——独立选民和郊区选民。
2016年，特朗普在战场州的独立选民中领先13个百分点。一个重大的逆转是，在初步投票结果中占选民38%的独立人士在初步结果中占54%-41%的拜登-特朗普。
四年前，爱荷华州的郊区居民以9个百分点的优势支持特朗普。在初步结果中，郊区居民中拜登-特朗普的比例接近51%-47%，他们在这些初步结果中占29%的选民。根据初步结果，这包括巨大的性别差距——郊区女性中61%-38%的拜登-特朗普，而郊区男性中59%-39%的特朗普-拜登。
晚上10:40:遭受重创的内华达州选民支持拜登
初步的出口民调结果显示，在内华达州，因疫情而经历过严重财务困难的选民以67%-28%的大幅度支持拜登。
在这个依赖旅游业的州，失业可能是这次选举的一个关键因素，这个州受到大规模停工的打击尤其严重。内华达州的失业率从2月份的3.6%上升到9月份的12.6%。
根据初步的出口民调结果，内华达州的选民在重建经济(48%)还是遏制冠状病毒(47%)目前更重要的问题上几乎平分秋色。在全国范围内，初步结果中有11点倾向于包含该病毒。
晚上10:30:明尼苏达州选民说，警察事件表明了更广泛的问题
根据初步的出口民调结果，在明尼苏达州，乔治·弗洛伊德(George Floyd)的死亡引发了全国范围内对种族正义的呼吁，三分之二的选民认为最近警察杀害或伤害黑人的事件是更广泛问题的迹象。
四年前，希拉里·克林顿在明尼苏达州以不到45，000票的优势击败唐纳德·特朗普，在白人选民中输了7个百分点，其中在受过大学教育的白人中赢了9个百分点，他们在该州的选民中仅占10分之4强。
今天，明尼苏达州38%的选民是受过大学教育的白人，比全国水平高出6个百分点。
晚上10点20分:拜登在科罗拉多州拥有大量温和派选民。
根据初步的投票结果，科罗拉多州的温和派以38个百分点支持拜登。初步百分比为66%-28%，远远超过希拉里·克林顿的17个百分点优势。
初步的出口民调结果显示，特朗普在非大学白人男性选民中的优势——在这些初步结果中占选民的17%——在科罗拉多州已经缩小。在初步数据中，总统领先26个百分点，而2016年领先37个百分点。
随着新冠肺炎病例在该州的增加，科罗拉多州的大多数选民(59%)表示，美国遏制疫情的努力在初步结果中有些或非常糟糕。根据这些结果，更多的选民表示，拜登在应对疫情方面的表现将比特朗普好56%-37%。
晚上10点05分:大多数威斯康辛州选民认为新冠肺炎的反应很糟糕
根据初步的出口民调结果，随着冠状病毒在美国人均病例数最高的州之一威斯康星州激增，该州的大多数选民(56%)认为该国遏制疫情的努力进展不佳。
根据初步的出口民调结果，56%的威斯康辛人也表示，现在控制病毒比重新开放经济更重要，选民认为拜登将以56比41的优势在处理疫情方面做得更好。
种族问题也是该州的首要问题，该州今年早些时候的种族正义抗议变得致命基诺沙。在这些初步结果中，超过一半的威斯康辛人(55%)表示，最近警方杀害或伤害黑人的事件是更广泛问题的迹象，而41%的人将这些事件描述为孤立事件。
在总统竞选中，威斯康星州的独立候选人在初步的出口民调结果中以58%-37%的优势击败拜登。2016年，特朗普以10个百分点(50%-40%)的优势赢得独立候选人。
特朗普在郊区选民中的支持率也有所下降，初步结果显示，威斯康星州郊区居民将特朗普-拜登的支持率分为50%-48%。2016年，郊区选民——该州三分之一的选民——支持特朗普16个百分点。
晚上9:50:德克萨斯州独立选民转向拜登
在德克萨斯州的初步出口民调结果中，独立选民对拜登-特朗普的支持率为53%-43%，而2016年特朗普在潜在的战场州的选民中领先14个百分点。这种转变在独立男性中更加明显，拜登在初步结果中领先7个百分点，而特朗普在四年前领先28个百分点。
在这些初步的出口民调结果中，特朗普在受过大学教育的白人选民中领先55%-44%，尽管比2016年的31个百分点要小得多。
根据初步结果，德克萨斯州越来越多的第一次选民投票给拜登，57%对特朗普的41%。
特朗普在德克萨斯州郊区的大本营仍然没有什么变化。初步结果显示，郊区选民将特朗普-拜登的支持率分为57%-42%，与特朗普四年前在该州58%-37%的领先优势相比，变化不大。
晚上9点40分:密歇根州郊区选民人数比2016年有所上升
由于郊区居民和工会家庭选民的支持，特朗普以微弱优势赢得中西部战场州密歇根州四年后，初步的出口民调显示，自2016年以来，在该州投票的郊区居民人数从50%增加到55%。
根据初步结果，密歇根州的结果可能取决于拜登能否提高他在工会家庭选民中的支持率。
四年前，特朗普保卫白宫在他以10704票的微弱优势赢得密歇根州、宾夕法尼亚州和威斯康星州之后，他以微弱优势赢得了密歇根州。
晚上9点25分:亚利桑那州选民对拜登的支持率超过了特朗普
根据初步的出口民调结果，在竞争激烈的亚利桑那州，一半的选民对拜登有好感，而2016年希拉里·克林顿的支持率为41%。对特朗普来说，初步结果显示这个数字为45%，高于四年前的41%。
亚利桑那州受过大学教育的白人选民自2000年以来一直在总统选举中投票给共和党，他们在初步结果中支持拜登的比例为55%-44%，而特朗普在没有大学学位的白人选民中领先。
不出所料，独立选民将可能是关键在决定国家时。在初步的出口民调结果中，他们的人数为41%，比共和党多8个百分点，比民主党多14个百分点。1996年，这个数字是18%。
晚上9点:在北卡罗来纳州，受过大学教育的白人选民支持拜登
初步投票结果显示，在摇摆州北卡罗来纳州，拜登比希拉里·克林顿在2016年获得了更多独立、温和和受过大学教育的白人选民。
初步结果显示，受过大学教育的白人选民将50%-48%的拜登-特朗普分开，这与特朗普在2016年在这一人群中赢得19个百分点的胜利形成了逆转。
在这些初步结果中，独立选民将拜登-特朗普的支持率分为49%-43%，而四年前特朗普在这个群体中的支持率为53%-37%。
2016年，温和派对克林顿的支持率下降了20个百分点(57%-37%)。今天，基于这些初步结果，拜登-特朗普的支持率为65%-29%。
特朗普在2016年以4个百分点的优势赢得了北卡罗来纳州，他依赖于该州庞大的保守派、农村和白人福音派人口。
初步数据显示，对特朗普的好感度(46%)略高于2016年(41%)。在初步结果中，拜登的这一数字略高(49%)。
晚上8点45分:特朗普在Pa的支持率。略高于全国水平
在关键的战场州宾夕法尼亚州，初步的出口民调结果显示，近一半的选民(48%)支持特朗普处理国家的方式，而52%的人不支持。特朗普在该州的支持率略高于他在全国的47%-52%的支持率。
宾夕法尼亚州选民中的关键因素包括流行病、经济和种族。
尽管躲过了目前新冠肺炎病例激增的最严重影响，但52%的宾夕法尼亚州选民表示，美国对这一流行病的反应很糟糕，其中34%的人表示情况非常糟糕。在这些初步的投票结果中，53%的选民现在优先考虑遏制病毒，即使它会损害经济。与全国结果相似，选民平均分为49%-49%，在这个问题上，哪个候选人在处理经济方面做得更好。
在沃尔特·华莱士(Walter Wallace Jr .)被警察枪杀后的一周，费城发生了抗议活动，种族是宾夕法尼亚州的另一个重要问题，四分之三(75%)的宾夕法尼亚州选民表示种族主义是一个重要问题。
晚上8:35:俄亥俄州在经济问题上支持特朗普
初步的出口民调结果显示，在竞争激烈的俄亥俄州，56%对42%的选民表示，他们更喜欢特朗普而不是拜登来处理经济。
此外，根据初步结果，54%的人认为经济状况良好。这一数字比2018年的74%大幅下降，但比2016年的34%有所改善。
根据初步数据，与那些说自己比四年前更糟的人(19%)相比，更多的选民也说他们今天比四年前更好(44%)。
晚上8:20:佛罗里达州对特朗普比对全国更有利，宾夕法尼亚州。选民
在特朗普总统的关键战场佛罗里达州，该州54%的选民表示，他们赞同他在初步出口民调结果中如何处理自己的工作。
根据初步结果，这比他在全国的支持率(47%)高出7个百分点，比另一个备受关注的战场——宾夕法尼亚州(48%)高出6个百分点。
晚上8:10:大多数人支持BLM，认为种族主义是个重要问题
根据初步的投票结果，大多数选民(71%)认为美国的种族主义是最重要的或“许多重要问题之一”。
投票者在初步结果中也表达了对黑人的命也是命运动更有利而非不利的观点，比例为58%对36%。
晚上8点:选民对政府的不满程度低于2016年
在初步的投票结果中，大多数选民(58%)表示，他们对联邦政府的工作方式不满意或感到愤怒。这一数字自2016年以来略有下降，当时在全国出口民调中为68%。
根据初步数据，今天，对政府不满或愤怒的民主党人(78%)多于共和党人(31%)。2016年，共和党人更容易不满意或生气，为84%，而民主党人为49%。
晚上7:35:大多数人支持遏制病毒，而不是重建经济
这种流行病是国家出口民调中反复出现的问题，初步结果显示选民优先考虑管理它——但他们认为迄今为止反应并不顺利。
根据初步的出口民调结果，大多数人(52%)回答说，遏制冠状病毒更重要，而42%的人说，重建经济更重要，即使这损害了控制病毒的努力。拜登主张前者，而法宝敦促各州重新开放。
根据初步结果，对美国大流行反应的总体看法几乎是分裂的，51%的人说进展很糟糕，48%的人说进展很好。初步数据显示，约35%的人回答说，他们认为美国控制疫情的努力“非常糟糕”，而18%的人说“非常好”。
选民们还谈到了戴口罩的问题，在该国应对这一流行病的过程中，戴口罩已经被政治化了。在初步调查结果中，近三分之一的受访者(68%)表示，他们认为戴口罩更像是一种公共健康责任，而30%的受访者认为口罩更像是个人选择。
下午7:00:与今年选举日相比，提前投票的人更多
基于此，正如所预料的那样流行病选举初步的出口民调数据显示，相比选举日本身，更多的人提前投票，包括通过邮寄投票和亲自投票。
今年看到提前投票选项由于新冠肺炎大流行，在许多州蔓延记录号早期的投票结果。
在初步的投票结果中，估计有近三分之二的选民(64%)提前投票，邮寄投票的比例(34%)略高于提前亲自投票的比例(30%)。初步数据显示，只有36%的少数人在选举日投票。
根据美国选举援助委员会的数据，初步数据与2016年的投票方式相反，当时大多数人(59%)在选举日投票，42%的人提前亲自或通过缺席投票投票。
下午6:15:经济是最重要的问题
在被列为最重要的五个问题中，初步的出口民调结果发现，34%的选民表示，他们的首要问题是经济，这一年的特点是严重衰退和冠状病毒大流行造成的创纪录失业率。
在那之后，21%的人说最重要的问题是种族不平等，2020年乔治·弗洛伊德死后，全国掀起了抗议浪潮。
另有18%的人将他们的首要问题视为冠状病毒大流行本身。犯罪/安全和医疗保健政策以11%的得票率排在五个问题的最后。
Exit polls 2020: Preliminary results show presidential candidates split along gender lines in suburbs
Exit poll results offer a look at demographic information about voters and their views on key issues in the2020 election.
ABC News has provided key insights on national and state exit poll results below. Preliminary exit poll numbers are subject to change.
12:40 a.m.: Biden more favorable among voters
Former Vice President Joe Biden was more favorable among voters than President Donald Trump, according to national exit poll results.
A little more than half -- 52% -- said Biden was favorable versus 45% for Trump, the results show.
Slightly more voters (50%-48%) said Trump would better handle the economy, while more voters said Biden would better handle the coronavirus (51%-43%).
Among some of the demographic breakdowns, Biden led independents and moderates, gaining more ground among those voters compared to 2016. The share of suburban voters also flipped, with Biden having a 3-point margin to Trump's 4-point margin four years ago against Hillary Clinton.
Trump led among white voters (56%-42%) just as he did in 2016, but with a smaller margin this year, according to the exit poll results. Trump also maintained a significant stronghold among Evangelical white Christian voters, at 76% to Biden's 23%, with the margin slightly shrinking from 2016. The president also led among military voters (52%-44%), though with a smaller margin than he did in 2016 (59%-35%).
Biden led by a 33-point margin among first-time voters, and a 26-point margin among voters ages 18 to 29, while Trump had a slight edge on seniors (50%-48%) in the exit poll results.
11:45 p.m.: Presidential candidates split along gender lines in suburbs
Biden and Trump recorded different gains nationally among suburban men and women, according to preliminary exit poll results.
Nationally, Biden went 55%-44% among female suburban voters, while Trump led by a smaller margin -- 52%-46% -- among suburban male voters, in preliminary results.
11:25 p.m.: Independents, seniors going for Biden in NH
Two demographics that were split among Trump and Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire in 2016 -- independents and seniors -- are breaking toward Biden in the state, according to preliminary exit poll results.
Independents, who account for a broad 44% of voters in New Hampshire, are going 62%-33% for Biden, compared to an even 45%-45% Trump-Clinton split in 2016, according to preliminary exit poll results. There's a vast gender gap, with independent women voting for Biden by a 41-point margin versus a 16-point margin among independent men.
Adults age 65 and older -- who account for 22% of New Hampshire voters -- are breaking 53%-45% for Biden following an even 49%-49% split between Trump and Clinton four years ago, based on preliminary exit poll results.
10:55 p.m.: Pa. college-educated white males shift to Biden
In the criticalbattleground state of Pennsylvania,college-educated white male voters and independent voters have shifted their support to Biden after supporting Trump in 2016, according to preliminary exit polls.
Trump had won college-educated white men 56%-39% in 2016. Tonight, that group is split 49%-48%, Biden-Trump, preliminary polls say. Similarly, Trump had won independent voters 48%-41% in 2016, but now independents in Pennsylvania are going 53%-42%, Biden-Trump, according to preliminary exit poll data.
Trump continues to retain strong support among non-college educated white men, 71%-28%, according to preliminary data.
10:50 p.m.: Biden leading among Iowa independents, suburbanites
Trump appears to be losing ground among two potentially key demographics in Iowa -- independents and suburban voters -- according to preliminary exit poll results.
In 2016, Trump had a 13-point margin among independents in the battleground state. In a major reversal, independents -- who account for 38% of voters in preliminary exit poll results -- are 54%-41% Biden-Trump in preliminary results.
Four years ago, suburbanites in Iowa favored Trump by 9 points. In preliminary results, it’s a close 51%-47% Biden-Trump among suburbanites, who are 29% of voters in these preliminary results. That includes a vast gender gap -- 61%-38% Biden-Trump among suburban women, versus 59%-39% Trump-Biden among suburban men, according to preliminary results.
10:40 p.m.: Hard-hit Nevada voters supporting Biden
In Nevada, voters who’ve experienced severe financial hardship as a result of the pandemic support Biden by a large margin, 67%-28%, preliminary exit poll results show.
Unemployment is likely a key factor this election in the tourism-reliant state, which was hit especially hard by pandemic shutdowns. Unemployment in Nevada went from 3.6% in February to 12.6% in September.
Nevada voters split nearly evenly on whether it’s currently more important to rebuild the economy (48%) or contain the coronavirus (47%), according to preliminary exit poll results. Nationally, there is an 11-point preference for containing the virus in preliminary results.
10:30 p.m.: Minn. voters say police incidents indicate broader problems
In Minnesota, where the death of George Floyd sparked a nationwide call for racial justice this spring, two-thirds of voters called recent incidents in which police killed or injured Black people a sign of broader problems, according to preliminary exit poll results.
Hillary Clinton beat Donald Trump in Minnesota by fewer than 45,000 votes four years ago, with a 7-point loss among white voters, including a 9-point win among college-educated whites, who made up just over 4 in 10 voters in the state.
Today, 38% of voters in Minnesota are college-educated whites, 6 points more than nationally.
10:20 p.m.: Biden has wide margin of moderate voters in Colo.
Moderates are backing Biden by 38 points in Colorado, according to preliminary exit poll results. At 66%-28%, the preliminary percentages widely surpass Hillary Clinton’s 17-point edge.
Trump's margin among non-college white male voters -- 17% of the electorate in these preliminary results -- has narrowed in Colorado, preliminary exit poll results show. The president leads by 26 points, compared to a 37-point advantage in 2016, in the preliminary data.
As COVID-19 cases rise in the state, a majority of Colorado voters -- 59% -- say the United States' efforts to contain the pandemic are going somewhat or very badly in preliminary results. More voters say Biden would do a better job of handling the pandemic than Trump by a 56%-37% margin, according to these results.
10:05 p.m.: Most Wis. voters think COVID-19 response is going badly
As the coronavirus surges in Wisconsin, a state with one of the highest per-capita case counts in the U.S., a majority of voters in the state -- 56% -- think the country's effort to contain the pandemic is going badly, according to preliminary exit poll results.
Fifty-six percent of Wisconsinites also say it’s more important now to control the virus than to reopen the economy, and voters think Biden would do a better job handling the pandemic by a 56-41 margin, according to preliminary exit poll results.
Racial issues are also top of mind in the state, which saw racial justice protests turn deadly earlier this year inKenosha. More than half of Wisconsinites -- 55% -- say recent incidents in which police have killed or injured Black people are a sign of broader problems, compared to 41% who describe them as isolated events, in these preliminary results.
In the presidential race, Wisconsin independents are breaking for Biden 58%-37% in preliminary exit poll results. In 2016, Trump won independents by 10 points (50%-40%).
Trump's margin among suburban voters has also narrowed, with Wisconsin suburbanites dividing 50%-48% Trump-Biden in preliminary results. In 2016, suburban voters -- a third of voters in the state -- went for Trump by 16 points.
9:50 p.m.: Independent voters shift to Biden in Texas
Independent voters are splitting 53%-43% Biden-Trump in Texas in preliminary exit poll results, compared to 2016 when Trump had a 14-point lead among those voters in the potential battleground state. The shift is more pronounced among independent men, which Biden leads by 7 points in preliminary results compared to Trump's 28-point lead four years ago.
Trump leads in college-educated white voters 55%-44% in these preliminary exit poll results, though by a much smaller margin than he did in 2016, when it was 31 points.
More first-time voters in Texas are casting their ballot for Biden, according to the preliminary results, at 57% to Trump's 41%.
Trump's stronghold among suburban Texans remains little changed. Suburban voters divide 57%-42% Trump-Biden in preliminary results, little changed from Trump's 58%-37% lead four years ago in the state.
9:40 p.m.: Number of Mich. suburban voters is up from 2016
Four years after Trump narrowly won midwestern battleground state Michigan thanks to support from suburbanites and voters in union households, preliminary exit polls show that the number of suburbanites casting votes in the state has grown from 50% to 55% since 2016.
The outcome in Michigan may hinge on whether Biden can improve his support among union household voters, according to preliminary results.
Four years ago, Trumpsecured the White Houseafter he won Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin -- winning Michigan by only 10,704 votes, the narrowest margin of any state.
9:25 p.m.: Ariz. voters have favorable opinion of Biden over Trump
Half of voters in the battleground state of Arizona have a favorable opinion of Biden, according to preliminary exit poll results, compared to 41% for Hillary Clinton in 2016. For Trump, that number is 45% in preliminary results -- up from 41% four years ago.
Arizona's college-educated white voters, who traditionally have voted Republican in presidential elections since 2000, are breaking for Biden 55%-44%, while Trump leads among white voters without college degrees, in preliminary results.
As expected, independent voters willlikely be keyin deciding the state. At 41%, they outnumber Republicans by 8 points and Democrats by 14 points in preliminary exit poll results. In 1996, that number was 18%.
9 p.m.: College-educated white voters break for Biden in NC
In the swing state of North Carolina, Biden picked up more independent, moderate and college-educated white voters than Hillary Clinton did in 2016, preliminary exit poll results show.
College-educated white voters divided 50%-48% Biden-Trump, according to preliminary results, which is a reversal from Trump's 19-point win among this demographic in 2016.
Independent voters split 49%-43% Biden-Trump in these preliminary results, compared to Trump's 53%-37% win in this group four years ago.
Moderates broke for Clinton by 20 points in 2016 (57%-37%). Today, it's 65%-29% Biden-Trump based on these preliminary results.
Trump, who won North Carolina by 4 percentage points in 2016, relies on the state's large conservative, rural and white evangelical populations.
Slightly more voters have a favorable opinion of Trump (46%) than they did in 2016 (41%), according to preliminary numbers. That number is slightly higher for Biden (49%) in the preliminary results.
8:45 p.m.: Trump's approval rating in Pa. slightly higher than nationally
In the key battleground state of Pennsylvania, preliminary exit poll results show that nearly half of voters -- 48% -- approve of how Trump is handling the country, while 52% disapprove. Trump’s approval rating in the state is slightly higher than his 47%-52% approval rating nationally.
Key factors among Pennsylvania voters include the pandemic, the economy, and race.
Even while spared the worst of the current surge of COVID-19 cases, 52% of Pennsylvania voters say the U.S. response to the pandemic is going badly, including 34% who say it’s going very badly. In these preliminary exit poll results, 53% of voters prioritize containing the virus now even if it hurts the economy. Similar to national results, voters are evenly divided, 49%-49%, on which candidate would do a better job handling the economy.
With protests in Philadelphia the past week after the fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr., race is another important issue in Pennsylvania, with three-fourths -- 75%-- of Pennsylvania voters say racism is an important problem.
8:35 p.m.: Ohio favors Trump on economy
In the battleground state of Ohio, more voters say they prefer Trump over Biden to handle the economy, 56% to 42%, preliminary exit poll results show.
Additionally, 54% say the economy is in good shape, according to preliminary results. This number dropped sharply from 2018, when it was 74%, but is an improvement over 2016, when it was 34%.
More voters also say they're better off today than they were four years ago (44%), compared to those who say they're worse off (19%), according to preliminary data.
8:20 p.m.: Florida more favorable of Trump than national, Pa. voters
In Florida, a key battleground state for President Trump, 54% of the state's voters say they approve of how he is handling his job in preliminary exit poll results.
That's seven points higher than his approval nationally (47%), and 6 points higher than in another closely watched battleground -- Pennsylvania (48%) -- according to preliminary results.
8:10 p.m.: Majority favors BLM, thinks racism is important problem
Most voters -- 71% -- call racism in the United States the most important or "one of many important problems," according to preliminary exit poll results.
Voters in the preliminary results also expressed more favorable than unfavorable views of the Black Lives Matter movement, 58% to 36%.
8 p.m.: Voters less dissatisfied with government than in 2016
A majority of voters -- 58% -- in preliminary exit poll results say they are dissatisfied or angry with the way the federal government works. This number has slightly decreased since 2016, when it was 68% in the national exit poll.
Today, more Democrats (78%) are dissatisfied or angry with the government than Republicans (31%), according to preliminary data. In 2016, Republicans were more apt to be dissatisfied or angry, with 84%, compared to 49% of Democrats.
7:35 p.m.: Most favor containing virus over rebuilding economy
The pandemic is a recurring question in national exit polls, and preliminary results show that voters prioritize managing it -- but don't think the response is going well so far.
A majority -- 52% -- responded that it was more important to contain the coronavirus, while 42% said that rebuilding the economy was more important, even if that hurts efforts to control the virus, according to preliminary exit poll results. Biden has advocated for the former, whileTrumphas urged states to reopen.
Overall views on the United States' pandemic response are nearly split, with 51% saying it's been going badly and 48% saying it's been going well, according to preliminary results. Around 35% responded that they thought the United States' efforts to control the pandemic were going "very badly," while 18% said it was going "very well," preliminary data shows.
Voters also spoke to mask-wearing, which has become politicized during the country's response to the pandemic. Nearly one-third of respondents -- 68% -- in preliminary results said they consider wearing a mask more of a public health responsibility, compared with 30% who see it as more of a personal choice.
7 p.m.: More votes cast early versus on Election Day this year
As was anticipated based on thispandemic election, more people have voted early -- including via mail-in ballots and in-person voting -- than voted on Election Day itself, preliminary exit poll data shows.
This year sawearly voting optionsexpand in numerous states due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and arecord numberof early votes have been cast.
In preliminary exit poll results, nearly two-thirds of voters -- 64% -- are estimated to have voted early, with a slightly higher percentage voting by mail (34%) over early in-person voting (30%). A minority -- 36% -- voted on Election Day itself, preliminary data shows.
The preliminary data reverses how people voted in 2016, when a majority -- 59% -- voted on Election Day and 42% voted early in-person or via absentee ballot, according to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
6:15 p.m.: Economy the most important issue
Among five issues listed as most important, preliminary exit poll results found that 34% of voters said their top issue was the economy, in a year marked by a severe recession and record levels of unemployment due to the coronavirus pandemic.
After that, 21% said the most important issue was racial inequality, with 2020 seeing waves of protest nationwide following the death of George Floyd.
Another 18% put their top issue as the coronavirus pandemic itself. Crime/safety and health care policy rounded out the five issues, with 11% each.
