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Mar 08: Michigan Democratic Primary

147 delegates

Bernie Sanders

50%

(Projected Winner: 67 del.)

595,222

Hillary Clinton

48%

77 del.

576,795

Uncommitted

19,425

97% in

Mar 9 2016, 5:02 pm ET

FULL RESULTS

Mar 08: Michigan Republican Primary

59 delegates

Donald Trump

37%

(Projected Winner: 25 del.)

483,751

Ted Cruz

25%

17 del.

330,015

John Kasich

24%

17 del.

321,655

Marco Rubio

123,673

Ben Carson

21,342

Uncommitted

19,842

97% in

Mar 9 2016, 4:43 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.

Breakdown by..

Age

Gender

Race

Ideology

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.

Breakdown by..

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.

Michigan Democratic Primary Exit Polls

VOTER CHARACTERISTICS AND ATTITUDES		Leader	Clinton	Sanders	Uncommitted
Gender	Male 45% of voters	Sanders +11	44	55	1
	Female 55%	Clinton +6	51	45	3
Age	18-24 11% of voters	Sanders +70	15	85	-
	25-29 8%	Sanders +51	24	75	1
	30-39 17%	Sanders +23	36	59	4
	40-49 17%	Clinton +14	55	41	4
	50-64 27%	Clinton +16	57	41	2
	65 or over 20%	Clinton +39	69	30	0
Age	18-44 45% of voters	Sanders +33	32	65	3
	45+ 55%	Clinton +25	62	37	1
Race	White 70% of voters	Sanders +14	42	56	2
	Black 21%	Clinton +40	68	28	4
	Hispanic/Latino 3%	Not enough data	-	-	-
	Asian 2%	Not enough data	-	-	-
	Other 4%	Not enough data	-	-	-
Sex by race	White men 33% of voters	Sanders +25	37	62	0
	White women 37%	Sanders +4	47	51	3
	Black men 7%	Not enough data	-	-	-
	Black women 14%	Clinton +38	66	28	6
	Latino men 1%	Not enough data	-	-	-
	Latino women 1%	Not enough data	-	-	-
	All other races 6%	Not enough data	-	-	-
Education	High school or less 17% of voters	Clinton +24	61	37	2
	Some college/assoc. degree 37%	Sanders +12	43	55	1
	College graduate 26%	Sanders +13	41	54	5
	Postgraduate study 20%	Clinton +15	57	42	0
Education by race	White college graduates 33% of voters	Sanders +11	43	54	2
	White non-college graduates 36%	Sanders +15	42	57	1
	Non White college graduates 13%	Clinton +26	61	35	4
	Non White non-college graduates 18%	Clinton +29	63	34	3
2015 total family income:	Under $30,000 23% of voters	Clinton +3	51	48	0
	$30,000 - $49,999 22%	Sanders +10	44	54	2
	$50,000 - $99,999 31%	Sanders +3	47	50	2
	$100,000 - $199,999 20%	Tie	48	48	4
	$200,000 or more 4%	Not enough data	-	-	-
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:	Democrat 69% of voters	Clinton +18	58	40	2
	Republican 4%	Not enough data	-	-	-
	Independent or something else 27%	Sanders +43	28	71	1
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:	Very liberal 22% of voters	Sanders +18	41	59	-
	Somewhat liberal 35%	Sanders +2	49	51	0
	Moderate 33%	Clinton +11	55	44	1
	Conservative 9%	Not enough data	-	-	-
Are you currently married?	Yes 54% of voters	Sanders +1	49	50	0
	No 46%	Sanders +9	44	53	4
Gender by marital status	Married men 27% of voters	Sanders +7	46	53	1
	Married women 26%	Clinton +6	53	47	-
	Non-married men 20%	Sanders +12	44	56	-
	Non-married women 26%	Sanders +7	43	50	6
Does anyone in your household belong to a labor union?	Yes 33% of voters	Sanders +3	46	49	5
	No 67%	Sanders +7	46	53	0
Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country?	Health care 19% of voters	Sanders +1	48	49	3
	Economy/Jobs 43%	Clinton +6	52	46	2
	Terrorism 8%	Clinton +39	69	30	0
	Income inequality 27%	Sanders +22	38	60	2
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted today?	Can win in November 11% of voters	Clinton +46	73	27	-
	Cares about people like me 33%	Sanders +16	40	56	4
	Honest and trustworthy 28%	Sanders +58	20	78	2
	Has the right experience 26%	Clinton +63	81	18	1
Overall, would you say trade with other countries:	Creates more U.S. jobs 30% of voters	Clinton +10	54	44	2
	Takes away U.S. jobs 57%	Sanders +15	41	56	2
	Has no effect on U.S. jobs 8%	Not enough data	-	-	-
Who would you trust to handle race relations?	Only Clinton 17% of voters	Clinton +84	92	8	0
	Only Sanders 26%	Sanders +95	2	97	1
	Both of them 52%	Clinton +13	55	42	3
	Neither of them 3%	Not enough data	-	-	-
Who would you trust to handle race relations?	Only Clinton or both of them 69% of voters	Clinton +30	64	34	2
	Only Sanders or neither of them 29%	Sanders +87	6	93	1
Who would you trust to handle race relations?	Only Sanders or both of them 78% of voters	Sanders +24	37	61	2
	Only Clinton or neither of them 20%	Clinton +69	84	15	0
In the last few years, have race relations in this country:	Gotten better 16% of voters	Clinton +6	53	47	0
	Stayed about the same 35%	Clinton +7	53	46	-
	Gotten worse 48%	Sanders +20	38	58	4
Should the next president:	Generally continue Barack Obama's policies 50% of voters	Clinton +36	68	32	1
	Change to more liberal policies 31%	Sanders +48	24	72	5
	Change to less liberal policies 13%	Sanders +6	47	53	-
Do you think the U.S. economic system generally:	Favors the wealthy 86% of voters	Sanders +2	48	50	2
	Is fair to most Americans 13%	Not enough data	-	-	-
How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next few years?	Very worried 37% of voters	Sanders +18	40	58	2
	Somewhat worried 43%	Clinton +20	60	40	0
	Not too worried 15%	Clinton +3	47	44	9
	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 +3	51	48	1
	Not too or not at all worried 19%	Clinton +2	47	45	8
Which best describes your feelings about the way the federal government is working?	Enthusiastic 5% of voters	Not enough data	-	-	-
	Satisfied, but not enthusiastic 24%	Clinton +21	57	36	7
	Dissatisfied, but not angry 51%	Sanders +4	48	52	0
	Angry 17%	Sanders +20	40	60	-
Which best describes your feelings about the way the federal government is working?	Enthusiastic or satisfied 29% of voters	Clinton +24	58	34	7
	Dissatisfied or angry 69%	Sanders +8	46	54	0
Would you like the next president to:	Have experience in politics 82% of voters	Clinton +15	56	41	3
	Be from outside the political establishment 13%	Sanders +68	16	84	-
Which comes closer to your view on safe public water supply:	The government should strengthen regulations 85% of voters	Sanders +9	44	53	2
	Regulations go far enough already 10%	Not enough data	-	-	-
If Hillary Clinton won the nomination, would you be:	Satisfied 63% of voters	Clinton +43	70	27	3
	Dissatisfied 34%	Sanders +96	2	98	-
If Bernie Sanders won the nomination, would you be:	Satisfied 74% of voters	Sanders +36	31	67	2
	Dissatisfied 23%	Clinton +86	92	6	1
Do you think Hillary Clinton's positions on the issues are:	Too liberal 11% of voters	Not enough data	-	-	-
	Not liberal enough 26%	Sanders +74	13	87	-
	About right 58%	Clinton +43	70	27	3
Do you think Bernie Sanders' positions on the issues are:	Too liberal 19% of voters	Clinton +63	81	18	0
	Not liberal enough 8%	Not enough data	-	-	-
	About right 67%	Sanders +38	30	68	2
Do you think Hillary Clinton is honest and trustworthy?	Yes 56% of voters	Clinton +59	79	20	1
	No 40%	Sanders +80	8	88	4
Do you think Bernie Sanders is honest and trustworthy?	Yes 81% of voters	Sanders +13	42	55	3
	No 11%	Not enough data	-	-	-
Do you think Hillary Clinton's views on business are:	Too pro-business 34% of voters	Sanders +63	16	79	4
	Too anti-business 4%	Not enough data	-	-	-
	About right 56%	Clinton +52	75	23	1
Do you think Bernie Sanders' views on business are:	Too pro-business 9% of voters	Not enough data	-	-	-
	Too anti-business 20%	Clinton +78	89	11	-
	About right 63%	Sanders +34	31	65	4
Do you think Hillary Clinton's policies are:	Realistic 71% of voters	Clinton +25	61	36	3
	Not realistic 25%	Sanders +84	8	92	-
Do you think Bernie Sanders' policies are:	Realistic 64% of voters	Sanders +47	25	72	3
	Not realistic 29%	Clinton +74	87	13	-
When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential primary?	Just today 7% of voters	Not enough data	-	-	-
	In the last few days 9%	Not enough data	-	-	-
	Sometime last week 5%	Not enough data	-	-	-
	In the last month 21%	Sanders +4	45	49	7
	Before that 57%	Clinton +6	53	47	0
Population	City over 50,000 15% of voters	Clinton +25	61	36	2
	Suburbs 69%	Sanders +3	47	50	2
	Small city and Rural 16%	Sanders +15	42	57	-
Region	Wayne County 22% of voters	Clinton +20	59	39	2
	Oakland/Macomb 23%	Clinton +3	50	47	3
	Southeast 22%	Sanders +3	48	51	1
	Southwest 16%	Sanders +15	40	55	5
	No Central/U.P. 16%	Sanders +20	40	60	-

Michigan Republican Primary Exit Polls

VOTER CHARACTERISTICS AND ATTITUDES		Leader	Carson	Cruz	Kasich	Rubio	Trump	Uncommitted
Gender	Male 53% of voters	Trump +23	2	21	22	8	45	1
	Female 47%	Tie	2	29	25	12	29	2
Age	18-24 6% of voters	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-	-
	25-29 8%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-	-
	30-39 14%	Cruz +4	3	33	22	10	29	3
	40-49 16%	Trump +17	2	24	17	13	41	1
	50-64 30%	Trump +12	1	21	27	8	39	2
	65 or over 25%	Trump +18	2	24	22	9	42	1
Age	18-44 35% of voters	Trump +2	3	29	25	11	31	1
	45+ 65%	Trump +18	1	22	23	9	41	2
Race	White 93% of voters	Trump +13	2	25	24	9	38	2
	Black 3%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Hispanic/Latino 1%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Asian 1%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Other 2%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-	-
Education	High school or less 17% of voters	Trump +26	3	23	16	8	49	1
	Some college/assoc. degree 36%	Trump +18	1	26	20	5	44	2
	College graduate 31%	Trump +3	2	27	26	11	30	3
	Postgraduate study 16%	Kasich +14	2	19	37	18	23	-
Education by race	White college graduates 44% of voters	Kasich +2	2	25	30	14	28	2
	White non-college graduates 49%	Trump +21	2	25	19	6	46	1
	Non White college graduates 3%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Non White non-college graduates 4%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015 total family income:	Under $30,000 14% of voters	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-	-
	$30,000 - $49,999 23%	Trump +21	1	22	22	6	43	4
	$50,000 - $99,999 33%	Cruz +2	2	34	21	9	32	-
	$100,000 - $199,999 23%	Trump +1	4	17	33	13	34	-
	$200,000 or more 7%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-	-
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:	Democrat 7% of voters	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Republican 62%	Trump +9	1	28	22	10	37	1
	Independent or something else 31%	Trump +9	2	22	27	9	36	3
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:	Very conservative 28% of voters	Cruz +3	1	38	14	11	35	1
	Somewhat conservative 47%	Trump +13	2	23	24	11	37	1
	Moderate 22%	Trump +1	3	12	36	8	37	3
	Liberal 3%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-	-
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:	Conservative 75% of voters	Trump +7	2	29	20	11	36	1
	Moderate or liberal 25%	Trump +5	2	13	34	8	39	3
Would you describe yourself as a born-again or evangelical Christian?	Yes 54% of voters	Trump +5	2	32	19	9	37	2
	No 46%	Trump +9	2	17	30	10	39	1
White evangelical or white born-again Christians	White evangelical or white born-again Christian 48% of voters	Trump +5	2	32	19	8	37	2
	All others 52%	Trump +10	2	18	28	11	38	1
How much does it matter to you that a candidate shares your religious beliefs?	A great deal 22% of voters	Cruz +10	1	34	22	16	24	3
	Somewhat 33%	Tie	3	32	24	8	32	1
	Not much 20%	Trump +9	-	16	30	10	39	2
	Not at all 24%	Trump +34	2	13	21	7	55	0
How much does it matter to you that a candidate shares your religious beliefs?	A great deal or somewhat 54% of voters	Cruz +3	2	32	23	11	29	2
	Not much or not at all 44%	Trump +23	1	14	25	8	48	1
Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country?	Immigration 8% of voters	Trump +41	-	21	9	7	62	1
	Economy/Jobs 35%	Trump +10	2	20	28	9	38	2
	Terrorism 21%	Trump +15	2	24	22	10	39	3
	Government spending 32%	Cruz +2	2	31	24	12	29	0
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted today?	Can win in November 11% of voters	Trump +8	1	28	22	9	36	-
	Shares my values 34%	Cruz +2	2	34	32	16	12	3
	Tells it like it is 23%	Trump +52	0	14	15	3	67	1
	Can bring needed change 30%	Trump +22	3	21	22	8	44	2
Which best describes your vote today?	I strongly favor my candidate 52% of voters	Trump +28	1	21	19	9	49	1
	I like my candidate but with reservations 29%	Tie	1	34	18	10	34	3
	I dislike the other candidates 18%	Kasich +23	3	23	46	12	12	1
Overall, would you say trade with other countries:	Creates more U.S. jobs 32% of voters	Tie	3	29	29	10	29	-
	Takes away U.S. jobs 55%	Trump +23	1	22	20	9	45	3
	Has no effect on U.S. jobs 8%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-	-
How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next few years?	Very worried 62% of voters	Trump +15	2	27	18	9	42	2
	Somewhat worried 31%	Kasich +3	2	23	33	10	30	1
	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 92% of voters	Trump +12	2	26	23	9	38	2
	Not too or not at all worried 8%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-	-
Should most illegal immigrants working in the United States be:	Offered a chance to apply for legal status 56% of voters	Tie	2	25	29	13	29	1
	Deported to the country they came from 37%	Trump +31	3	22	17	5	53	-
How do you feel about temporarily banning Muslims who are not U.S. citizens from entering the U.S.?	Support 63% of voters	Trump +21	2	25	19	7	46	0
	Oppose 32%	Kasich +11	2	24	35	15	20	4
Which best describes your feelings about the way the federal government is working?	Enthusiastic 2% of voters	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Satisfied, but not enthusiastic 9%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Dissatisfied, but not angry 55%	Trump +1	3	28	24	13	29	3
	Angry 32%	Trump +26	2	24	17	6	50	-
Which best describes your feelings about the way the federal government is working?	Enthusiastic or satisfied 11% of voters	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Dissatisfied or angry 87%	Trump +10	2	27	21	10	37	2
Would you say you feel betrayed by politicians from the Republican Party?	Yes 58% of voters	Trump +14	2	27	21	6	41	2
	No 39%	Trump +6	2	21	27	15	33	2
Would you like the next president to:	Have experience in politics 41% of voters	Kasich +10	2	32	42	15	5	2
	Be from outside the political establishment 50%	Trump +50	2	16	10	5	66	1
If Ted Cruz won the nomination, would you be:	Satisfied 55% of voters	Cruz +23	2	44	20	11	21	1
	Dissatisfied 42%	Trump +29	2	0	29	8	58	2
If Marco Rubio won the nomination, would you be:	Satisfied 48% of voters	Cruz +1	4	29	28	20	16	1
	Dissatisfied 47%	Trump +38	0	20	18	0	58	2
If Donald Trump won the nomination, would you be:	Satisfied 50% of voters	Trump +59	1	14	9	2	73	-
	Dissatisfied 48%	Kasich +2	3	36	38	18	1	3
Do you think Ted Cruz is honest and trustworthy?	Yes 57% of voters	Cruz +17	3	41	18	12	24	1
	No 37%	Trump +28	1	2	30	7	58	-
Do you think Marco Rubio is honest and trustworthy?	Yes 53% of voters	Cruz +9	3	34	25	17	20	1
	No 40%	Trump +37	1	14	23	1	60	-
Do you think Donald Trump is honest and trustworthy?	Yes 47% of voters	Trump +60	1	12	12	2	72	-
	No 50%	Cruz +2	3	36	34	17	6	2
Which ONE of these four candidates do you think ran the most unfair campaign?	Ted Cruz 25% of voters	Trump +45	2	8	20	5	65	0
	John Kasich 5%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Marco Rubio 16%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Donald Trump 41%	Cruz +9	2	40	31	18	7	1
If these had been the only candidates on the ballot today, would you have voted for:	Ted Cruz 43% of voters	Cruz +33	3	55	22	15	2	2
	Donald Trump 41%	Trump +72	1	1	12	2	84	1
	Would not have voted 12%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-	-
If these had been the only candidates on the ballot today, would you have voted for:	Marco Rubio 41% of voters	Cruz +10	3	40	30	24	1	2
	Donald Trump 46%	Trump +67	1	11	9	0	78	1
	Would not have voted 10%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-	-
When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential primary?	Just today 11% of voters	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-	-
	In the last few days 16%	Kasich +15	2	28	43	14	12	-
	Sometime last week 11%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-	-
	In the last month 24%	Cruz +4	1	39	14	10	35	-
	Before that 37%	Trump +45	3	15	10	8	60	2
Population	City over 50,000 6% of voters	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Suburbs 71%	Trump +13	2	22	26	9	39	2
	Small city and Rural 23%	Trump +3	3	32	18	11	35	2
Region	Wayne County 10% of voters	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Oakland/Macomb 24%	Trump +15	1	18	27	9	42	1
	Southeast 22%	Trump +15	2	25	23	7	40	3
	Southwest 22%	Cruz +6	3	33	23	13	27	1
	No Central/U.P. 22%	Trump +13	2	27	17	11	40	2