Groups that candidates won by six or more percentage points
Joe Biden
Donald Trump
Former vice president Joe Biden comfortably won New Hampshire’s four electoral votes. The state provided the closest Trump-Clinton margin in New England in 2016, with the Democrat prevailing by only a few thousand votes. Republicans were helped by a third-party vote four years ago, which has collapsed since then, as Democrats have won locally in the Boston exurbs.
The Post is publishing preliminary results from national and state exit polls that allow readers to explore demographic trends in the 2020 vote. These surveys randomly sample voters in three ways: in-person, as they exited voting places on or before Election Day, and by telephone, through a survey of more than 25,000 early voters, to help account for the huge increase of votes cast early.
Containing the coronavirus now, even if it hurts the economy55% of voters
12%
86%
Rebuilding the economy now, even if it hurts efforts to contain the coronavirus40%
86%
12%
Methodology
Preliminary national and state exit poll results from interviews of randomly selected voters as they exited voting places across the country on Nov. 3, as well as from voters exiting early voting locations. Early voters were also reached through a telephone survey. The polls were conducted by Edison Research for the National Election Pool, The Washington Post and other media organizations. Results are weighted to match vote tallies by region and to correct for differential participation by subgroup.
Joe Biden
Donald Trump