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Mar 01: Arkansas Democratic Primary

37 delegates

Hillary Clinton

66%

(Projected Winner: 27 del.)

144,580

Bernie Sanders

30%

10 del.

64,868

87% in

Mar 2 2016, 4:43 pm ET

FULL RESULTS

Mar 01: Arkansas Republican Primary

40 delegates

Donald Trump

33%

(Projected Winner: 16 del.)

133,144

Ted Cruz

31%

15 del.

123,873

Marco Rubio

25%

9 del.

101,235

Ben Carson

23,173

John Kasich

15,098

100% in

Mar 2 2016, 4:40 pm ET

FULL RESULTS

Democratic Exit Poll Highlights

Entrance and exit polls are representative samples of voters taken before they enter (entrance poll, used for caucuses) or after they leave (exit poll, used for primaries) their voting place. This data is used to understand who voted for whom and why they did so.

Profile of Voters for Each Candidate

The data below provide a profile of each candidate's supporters by age, gender, race and ideology.

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Gender

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Winners and Losers Within Groups

The data below provide a profile of each candidate's supporters by age, gender, race and ideology.

Republican Exit Poll Highlights

Profile of Voters for Each Candidate

The data below provide a profile of each candidates supporters by age, gender, race and ideology.

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Age

Gender

Race

Ideology

Winners and Losers Within Groups

The data below show the share of the electorate in each of several groups and how each group voted.

Arkansas Democratic Primary Exit Polls

VOTER CHARACTERISTICS AND ATTITUDES		Leader	Clinton	Sanders
Gender	Male 43% of voters	Clinton +17	57	40
	Female 57%	Clinton +50	74	24
Age	18-24 11% of voters	Not enough data	-	-
	25-29 7%	Not enough data	-	-
	30-39 13%	Clinton +12	55	43
	40-49 14%	Clinton +23	58	35
	50-64 31%	Clinton +62	81	19
	65 or over 24%	Clinton +61	79	18
Age	18-44 36% of voters	Sanders +5	46	51
	45+ 64%	Clinton +58	78	20
Race	White 66% of voters	Clinton +23	60	37
	Black 27%	Clinton +80	90	10
	Hispanic/Latino 3%	Not enough data	-	-
	Asian 0%	Not enough data	-	-
	Other 3%	Not enough data	-	-
Which best describes your education?	High school or less 32% of voters	Clinton +44	70	26
	Some college/assoc. degree 25%	Clinton +25	62	37
	College graduate 22%	Clinton +20	59	39
	Postgraduate study 20%	Clinton +51	75	24
Education by race	White college graduates 32% of voters	Clinton +29	63	34
	White non-college graduates 35%	Clinton +17	57	40
	Non White college graduates 11%	Clinton +54	77	23
	Non White non-college graduates 23%	Clinton +65	82	17
2015 total family income:	Under $30,000 31% of voters	Clinton +33	66	33
	$30,000 - $49,999 21%	Clinton +43	70	27
	$50,000 - $99,999 27%	Clinton +33	65	32
	$100,000 - $199,999 16%	Clinton +27	63	36
	$200,000 or more 5%	Not enough data	-	-
Before today, had you ever voted in a Democratic presidential primary?	Yes 81% of voters	Clinton +56	77	21
	No 17%	Not enough data	-	-
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:	Democrat 71% of voters	Clinton +58	79	21
	Republican 5%	Not enough data	-	-
	Independent or something else 24%	Sanders +19	38	57
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:	Very liberal 22% of voters	Clinton +24	62	38
	Somewhat liberal 27%	Clinton +30	65	35
	Moderate 33%	Clinton +48	71	23
	Conservative 17%	Not enough data	-	-
Are you currently married?	Yes 54% of voters	Clinton +44	70	26
	No 46%	Clinton +24	62	38
Gender by marital status	Married men 24% of voters	Clinton +31	62	31
	Married women 30%	Clinton +55	77	22
	Non-married men 22%	Not enough data	-	-
	Non-married women 24%	Clinton +48	74	26
How often do you attend religious services?	More than once a week 24% of voters	Clinton +53	73	20
	Once a week 25%	Clinton +49	74	25
	A few times a month 15%	Not enough data	-	-
	A few times a year 15%	Not enough data	-	-
	Never 20%	Sanders +12	44	56
How often do you attend religious services?	Weekly 49% of voters	Clinton +50	73	23
	Occasionally 29%	Clinton +43	71	28
	Never 20%	Sanders +12	44	56
Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country?	Health care 22% of voters	Clinton +56	78	22
	Economy/Jobs 39%	Clinton +34	65	31
	Terrorism 13%	Clinton +39	67	28
	Income inequality 23%	Clinton +10	55	45
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted today?	Can win in November 11% of voters	Clinton +73	84	11
	Cares about people like me 29%	Clinton +10	55	45
	Honest and trustworthy 24%	Sanders +16	39	55
	Has the right experience 34%	Clinton +79	89	10
Who do you think shares your values?	Only Clinton 32% of voters	Clinton +98	99	1
	Only Sanders 20%	Sanders +90	3	93
	Both of them 37%	Clinton +60	80	20
	Neither of them 9%	Not enough data	-	-
Who do you think shares your values?	Only Clinton or both of them 69% of voters	Clinton +78	89	11
	Only Sanders or neither of them 29%	Sanders +67	13	80
Who do you think shares your values?	Only Sanders or both of them 57% of voters	Clinton +8	53	45
	Only Clinton or neither of them 42%	Clinton +73	85	12
Who do you think is honest and trustworthy?	Only Clinton 25% of voters	Not enough data	-	-
	Only Sanders 21%	Sanders +96	2	98
	Both of them 37%	Clinton +76	88	12
	Neither of them 15%	Not enough data	-	-
Who do you think is honest and trustworthy?	Only Clinton or both of them 63% of voters	Clinton +84	92	8
	Only Sanders or neither of them 36%	Sanders +50	22	72
Who do you think is honest and trustworthy?	Only Sanders or both of them 58% of voters	Clinton +14	57	43
	Only Clinton or neither of them 41%	Clinton +67	81	14
Who would you trust to handle an international crisis?	Only Clinton 48% of voters	Clinton +88	94	6
	Only Sanders 10%	Not enough data	-	-
	Both of them 30%	Clinton +10	55	45
	Neither of them 10%	Not enough data	-	-
Who would you trust to handle an international crisis?	Only Clinton or both of them 79% of voters	Clinton +58	79	21
	Only Sanders or neither of them 20%	Not enough data	-	-
Who would you trust to handle an international crisis?	Only Sanders or both of them 40% of voters	Sanders +16	42	58
	Only Clinton or neither of them 58%	Clinton +70	83	13
Who would you trust to handle race relations?	Only Clinton 33% of voters	Clinton +96	98	2
	Only Sanders 19%	Not enough data	-	-
	Both of them 35%	Clinton +46	73	27
	Neither of them 10%	Not enough data	-	-
Who would you trust to handle race relations?	Only Clinton or both of them 69% of voters	Clinton +70	85	15
	Only Sanders or neither of them 29%	Sanders +50	21	71
Who would you trust to handle race relations?	Only Sanders or both of them 54% of voters	Clinton +4	52	48
	Only Clinton or neither of them 44%	Clinton +72	83	11
In the last few years, have race relations in this country:	Gotten better 11% of voters	Not enough data	-	-
	Stayed about the same 40%	Clinton +41	70	29
	Gotten worse 48%	Clinton +22	59	37
Did either of these candidates attack the other unfairly?	Only Clinton did 13% of voters	Not enough data	-	-
	Only Sanders did 6%	Not enough data	-	-
	Both did 26%	Not enough data	-	-
	Neither did 49%	Clinton +48	74	26
Did either of these candidates attack the other unfairly?	Only Clinton did or both did 39% of voters	Clinton +14	56	42
	Only Sanders did or neither did 54%	Clinton +53	76	23
Did either of these candidates attack the other unfairly?	Only Sanders did or both did 32% of voters	Clinton +52	75	23
	Only Clinton did or neither did 62%	Clinton +29	64	35
Which ONE of these candidates would best handle Supreme Court nominations?	Hillary Clinton 68% of voters	Clinton +90	94	4
	Bernie Sanders 30%	Sanders +83	7	90
Should the next president:	Generally continue Barack Obama's policies 47% of voters	Clinton +70	85	15
	Change to more liberal policies 29%	Sanders +5	47	52
	Change to less liberal policies 18%	Not enough data	-	-
Do you think the U.S. economic system generally:	Favors the wealthy 79% of voters	Clinton +31	65	34
	Is fair to most Americans 18%	Not enough data	-	-
How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next few years?	Very worried 48% of voters	Clinton +18	57	39
	Somewhat worried 32%	Clinton +41	70	29
	Not too worried 15%	Not enough data	-	-
	Not at all worried 4%	Not enough data	-	-
How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next few years?	Very or somewhat worried 80% of voters	Clinton +27	62	35
	Not too or not at all worried 19%	Not enough data	-	-
Which best describes your feelings about the way the federal government is working?	Enthusiastic 5% of voters	Not enough data	-	-
	Satisfied, but not enthusiastic 29%	Clinton +68	84	16
	Dissatisfied, but not angry 42%	Clinton +33	66	33
	Angry 22%	Not enough data	-	-
Which best describes your feelings about the way the federal government is working?	Enthusiastic or satisfied 34% of voters	Clinton +70	85	15
	Dissatisfied or angry 64%	Clinton +16	56	40
Would you like the next president to:	Have experience in politics 84% of voters	Clinton +48	74	26
	Be from outside the political establishment 14%	Not enough data	-	-
If Hillary Clinton won the nomination, would you be:	Satisfied 74% of voters	Clinton +75	87	12
	Dissatisfied 24%	Not enough data	-	-
If Bernie Sanders won the nomination, would you be:	Satisfied 52% of voters	Sanders +12	44	56
	Dissatisfied 42%	Clinton +87	91	4
Do you think Hillary Clinton's positions on the issues are:	Too liberal 12% of voters	Not enough data	-	-
	Not liberal enough 17%	Not enough data	-	-
	About right 66%	Clinton +68	84	16
Do you think Bernie Sanders' positions on the issues are:	Too liberal 32% of voters	Clinton +74	84	10
	Not liberal enough 15%	Not enough data	-	-
	About right 44%	Sanders +14	43	57
When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential primary?	Just today 10% of voters	Not enough data	-	-
	In the last few days 5%	Not enough data	-	-
	Sometime last week 8%	Not enough data	-	-
	In the last month 14%	Not enough data	-	-
	Before that 62%	Clinton +44	72	28
Population	City over 50,000 33% of voters	Clinton +38	69	31
	Suburbs 24%	Clinton +16	57	41
	Small city and Rural 44%	Clinton +46	71	25
Region	East 27% of voters	Clinton +48	71	23
	North Central 13%	Clinton +30	65	35
	Pulaski County 21%	Clinton +42	71	29
	Northwest 24%	Clinton +19	59	40
	Southwest 16%	Clinton +38	67	29

Arkansas Republican Primary Exit Polls

VOTER CHARACTERISTICS AND ATTITUDES		Leader	Carson	Cruz	Kasich	Rubio	Trump
Gender	Male 52% of voters	Trump +3	6	31	4	23	34
	Female 48%	Tie	6	30	3	28	30
Age	18-24 5% of voters	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
	25-29 4%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
	30-39 10%	Trump +14	3	25	6	24	39
	40-49 15%	Cruz +2	7	34	2	23	32
	50-64 34%	Tie	5	32	6	24	32
	65 or over 33%	Trump +1	6	28	2	30	31
Age	18-44 25% of voters	Trump +9	7	27	3	24	36
	45+ 75%	Tie	6	31	4	26	31
Race	White 95% of voters	Trump +2	6	30	4	26	32
	Black 3%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
	Hispanic/Latino 1%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
	Asian 0%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
	Other 2%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
Which best describes your education?	High school or less 20% of voters	Trump +3	3	34	1	21	37
	Some college/assoc. degree 32%	Trump +8	6	31	2	19	39
	College graduate 28%	Tie	7	29	6	29	28
	Postgraduate study 19%	Rubio +5	5	29	7	34	23
Education by race	White college graduates 44% of voters	Rubio +2	6	29	7	31	25
	White non-college graduates 51%	Trump +8	5	31	2	21	39
	Non White college graduates 3%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
	Non White non-college graduates 2%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
2015 total family income:	Under $30,000 15% of voters	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
	$30,000 - $49,999 19%	Trump +3	3	33	1	26	36
	$50,000 - $99,999 34%	Cruz +7	5	34	7	27	25
	$100,000 - $199,999 25%	Trump +3	9	31	1	24	34
	$200,000 or more 7%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:	Democrat 5% of voters	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
	Republican 62%	Cruz +2	7	33	2	26	31
	Independent or something else 32%	Trump +6	4	28	8	23	34
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:	Very conservative 41% of voters	Cruz +17	7	43	1	20	26
	Somewhat conservative 41%	Trump +7	6	24	3	29	36
	Moderate 17%	Trump +7	3	16	11	29	36
	Liberal 1%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:	Conservative 82% of voters	Cruz +3	6	34	2	25	31
	Moderate or liberal 18%	Trump +9	3	16	10	29	38
Have you ever served in the U.S. military?	Yes 18% of voters	Trump +9	3	25	4	29	38
	No 82%	Tie	7	31	4	25	31
Would you describe yourself as a born-again or evangelical Christian?	Yes 77% of voters	Cruz +3	7	34	2	24	31
	No 23%	Trump +4	2	20	10	31	35
White evangelical or white born-again Christians	White evangelical or white born-again Christian 71% of voters	Cruz +3	7	34	2	24	31
	All others 29%	Trump +8	4	22	8	28	36
How much does it matter to you that a candidate shares your religious beliefs?	A great deal 47% of voters	Cruz +14	8	39	2	25	24
	Somewhat 31%	Trump +11	5	24	4	28	39
	Not much 10%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
	Not at all 11%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
How much does it matter to you that a candidate shares your religious beliefs?	A great deal or somewhat 78% of voters	Cruz +3	7	33	3	26	30
	Not much or not at all 22%	Trump +21	3	22	7	21	43
Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country?	Immigration 9% of voters	Trump +26	1	27	4	14	53
	Economy/Jobs 30%	Trump +7	6	25	6	26	33
	Terrorism 26%	Trump +1	7	31	2	26	32
	Government spending 33%	Cruz +8	6	36	3	28	26
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted today?	Can win in November 11% of voters	Rubio +23	4	24	5	47	21
	Shares my values 39%	Cruz +12	10	42	5	30	10
	Tells it like it is 18%	Trump +48	1	19	2	8	67
	Can bring needed change 29%	Trump +20	4	25	3	22	45
How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next few years?	Very worried 70% of voters	Trump +5	6	32	2	22	37
	Somewhat worried 23%	Rubio +7	4	30	7	37	16
	Not too worried 5%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
	Not at all worried 2%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next few years?	Very or somewhat worried 93% of voters	Trump +1	6	31	3	26	32
	Not too or not at all worried 7%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
Should most illegal immigrants working in the United States be:	Offered a chance to apply for legal status 48% of voters	Rubio +7	7	26	6	33	25
	Deported to the country they came from 43%	Trump +5	5	36	2	14	41
How do you feel about temporarily banning Muslims who are not U.S. citizens from entering the U.S.?	Support 76% of voters	Trump +5	5	33	1	21	38
	Oppose 20%	Rubio +21	9	19	12	40	16
Which best describes your feelings about the way the federal government is working?	Enthusiastic 0% of voters	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
	Satisfied, but not enthusiastic 4%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
	Dissatisfied, but not angry 49%	Tie	6	31	5	31	24
	Angry 46%	Trump +9	5	32	3	18	41
Which best describes your feelings about the way the federal government is working?	Enthusiastic or satisfied 4% of voters	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
	Dissatisfied or angry 95%	Trump +1	6	32	4	25	33
Would you say you feel betrayed by politicians from the Republican Party?	Yes 53% of voters	Cruz +6	8	35	5	21	29
	No 44%	Trump +5	2	25	2	32	37
Would you like the next president to:	Have experience in politics 44% of voters	Tie	3	40	8	40	7
	Be from outside the political establishment 49%	Trump +35	8	21	0	12	56
If Ted Cruz won the nomination, would you be:	Satisfied 57% of voters	Cruz +32	6	53	2	21	16
	Dissatisfied 40%	Trump +26	5	1	5	30	56
If Marco Rubio won the nomination, would you be:	Satisfied 58% of voters	Rubio +11	6	30	2	41	19
	Dissatisfied 38%	Trump +20	4	33	5	2	53
If Donald Trump won the nomination, would you be:	Satisfied 46% of voters	Trump +53	4	16	-	11	69
	Dissatisfied 51%	Cruz +7	8	44	7	37	1
Which ONE of these four candidates would best handle the economy?	Ted Cruz 27% of voters	Cruz +84	7	91	-	1	-
	John Kasich 9%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
	Marco Rubio 19%	Rubio +90	3	2	-	93	1
	Donald Trump 41%	Trump +69	4	8	-	9	78
Which ONE of these four candidates would best handle an international crisis?	Ted Cruz 31% of voters	Cruz +79	3	86	-	3	7
	John Kasich 7%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
	Marco Rubio 27%	Rubio +74	5	6	-	81	7
	Donald Trump 30%	Trump +85	4	3	-	2	89
Which ONE of these four candidates would best handle Supreme Court nominations?	Ted Cruz 35% of voters	Cruz +66	5	76	2	6	10
	John Kasich 11%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
	Marco Rubio 23%	Rubio +74	8	3	-	82	6
	Donald Trump 26%	Trump +90	3	2	-	1	93
Which ONE of these four candidates do you think ran the most unfair campaign?	Ted Cruz 30% of voters	Trump +46	4	12	2	17	63
	John Kasich 3%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
	Marco Rubio 9%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
	Donald Trump 46%	Cruz +8	7	43	6	35	8
When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential primary?	Just today 6% of voters	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
	In the last few days 14%	Cruz +3	7	39	5	36	13
	Sometime last week 10%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
	In the last month 27%	Rubio +1	5	32	2	33	28
	Before that 37%	Trump +19	5	29	6	9	48
Population	City over 50,000 28% of voters	Rubio +3	6	28	4	31	27
	Suburbs 45%	Trump +2	7	31	3	25	33
	Small city and Rural 27%	Trump +6	4	32	5	19	38
Region	East 12% of voters	Trump +3	4	36	1	17	39
	North Central 21%	Trump +9	6	25	3	27	36
	Pulaski County 13%	Rubio +2	6	32	2	34	23
	Northwest 40%	Tie	7	30	5	26	30
	Southwest 14%	Trump +5	3	33	6	18	38