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Mar 15: Florida Republican Primary

99 delegates

Donald Trump

46%

(Projected Winner: 99 del.)

1,077,221

Marco Rubio

27%

636,653

Ted Cruz

17%

403,640

John Kasich

159,412

Ben Carson

21,163

99% in

Mar 16 2016, 5:04 pm ET

FULL RESULTS

Mar 15: Florida Democratic Primary

246 delegates

Hillary Clinton

64%

(Projected Winner: 169 del.)

1,097,400

Bernie Sanders

33%

75 del.

566,603

99% in

Mar 16 2016, 5:03 pm ET

FULL RESULTS

Republican 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.

Democratic 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.

Florida Republican Primary Exit Polls

VOTER CHARACTERISTICS AND ATTITUDES		Leader	Carson	Cruz	Kasich	Rubio	Trump
Gender	Male 49% of voters	Trump +31	1	17	7	21	52
	Female 51%	Trump +7	1	18	6	33	40
Age	18-24 4% of voters	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
	25-29 5%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
	30-39 9%	Trump +14	2	15	7	31	45
	40-49 16%	Trump +21	0	17	3	29	50
	50-64 37%	Trump +21	1	19	5	25	46
	65 or over 29%	Trump +20	1	14	11	26	46
Age	18-29 9% of voters	Trump +2	1	20	7	34	36
	30-59 52%	Trump +20	1	19	5	27	47
	60 or over 39%	Trump +20	1	14	9	26	46
Race	White 78% of voters	Trump +29	1	18	8	22	51
	Black 3%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
	Hispanic/Latino 16%	Rubio +26	0	15	2	52	26
	Asian 1%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
	Other 2%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
Are you of Cuban or Hispanic descent?	Yes, Cuban 9% of voters	Rubio +46	1	13	2	63	17
	Yes, other Hispanic 6%	Rubio +2	-	15	2	40	38
	No 85%	Trump +26	1	18	8	23	49
Which best describes your education?	High school or less 17% of voters	Trump +20	0	17	7	26	46
	Some college/assoc. degree 31%	Trump +29	2	15	4	25	54
	College graduate 35%	Trump +20	0	19	8	26	46
	Postgraduate study 17%	Trump +1	1	16	10	34	35
Education by race	White college graduates 40% of voters	Trump +25	1	18	10	23	48
	White non-college graduates 39%	Trump +32	2	16	6	22	54
	Non White college graduates 13%	Rubio +22	0	17	6	45	23
	Non White non-college graduates 9%	Rubio +13	0	13	2	46	33
2015 total family income:	Under $30,000 13% of voters	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
	$30,000 - $49,999 20%	Trump +38	0	12	7	20	58
	$50,000 - $99,999 32%	Trump +17	1	21	6	28	45
	$100,000 - $199,999 26%	Trump +15	0	11	8	32	47
	$200,000 or more 9%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:	Democrat 3% of voters	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
	Republican 75%	Trump +19	1	17	5	28	47
	Independent or something else 22%	Trump +18	1	18	9	25	43
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:	Very conservative 31% of voters	Trump +22	2	26	2	23	48
	Somewhat conservative 39%	Trump +17	0	15	6	31	48
	Moderate 27%	Trump +17	1	12	13	25	42
	Liberal 3%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:	Conservative 70% of voters	Trump +21	1	19	4	27	48
	Moderate or liberal 30%	Trump +12	1	12	13	28	40
Would you describe yourself as a born-again or evangelical Christian?	Yes 48% of voters	Trump +22	1	21	6	24	46
	No 52%	Trump +19	0	13	7	29	48
White evangelical or white born-again Christians	White evangelical or white born-again Christian 38% of voters	Trump +29	2	20	8	19	49
	All others 62%	Trump +13	0	15	6	32	45
Religion	Protestant or other Christian 51% of voters	Trump +21	0	22	7	24	45
	Catholic 29%	Trump +17	1	9	6	33	50
	Jewish 2%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
	Something else 11%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
	None 8%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country?	Immigration 12% of voters	Trump +44	2	12	9	16	60
	Economy/Jobs 35%	Trump +13	0	13	9	30	43
	Terrorism 22%	Trump +20	1	19	4	28	48
	Government spending 26%	Trump +11	1	23	5	29	40
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted today?	Can win in November 10% of voters	Trump +18	0	11	5	33	51
	Shares my values 34%	Rubio +9	1	28	13	37	19
	Tells it like it is 23%	Trump +72	1	7	2	8	80
	Can bring needed change 28%	Trump +26	1	15	5	26	52
Which best describes your family's financial situation?	Getting ahead financially 19% of voters	Trump +18	0	17	7	28	46
	Holding steady financially 64%	Trump +18	1	18	7	27	45
	Falling behind financially 13%	Trump +34	1	14	2	24	58
Should most illegal immigrants working in the United States be:	Offered a chance to apply for legal status 54% of voters	Trump +1	0	16	10	35	36
	Deported to the country they came from 37%	Trump +45	2	18	2	15	63
How do you feel about temporarily banning Muslims who are not U.S. citizens from entering the U.S.?	Support 64% of voters	Trump +41	1	18	3	17	59
	Oppose 26%	Rubio +18	-	17	15	42	24
Which best describes your feelings about the way the federal government is working?	Enthusiastic 2% of voters	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
	Satisfied, but not enthusiastic 10%	Rubio +19	1	11	13	46	27
	Dissatisfied, but not angry 46%	Trump +9	-	16	9	32	41
	Angry 40%	Trump +39	2	20	2	16	59
Which best describes your feelings about the way the federal government is working?	Enthusiastic or satisfied 12% of voters	Rubio +10	1	10	16	41	31
	Dissatisfied or angry 85%	Trump +24	1	18	5	25	49
Would you say you feel betrayed by politicians from the Republican Party?	Yes 60% of voters	Trump +36	1	17	6	18	54
	No 37%	Rubio +7	1	17	9	39	32
Would you like the next president to:	Have experience in politics 40% of voters	Rubio +32	1	19	13	51	10
	Be from outside the political establishment 52%	Trump +61	1	13	2	9	74
If Ted Cruz is the Republican nominee in November, would you:	Not vote for him 23% of voters	Trump +39	1	2	8	20	59
	Probably vote for him 31%	Trump +12	2	7	10	34	46
	Definitely vote for him 43%	Trump +5	0	33	4	24	38
If Marco Rubio is the Republican nominee in November, would you:	Not vote for him 24% of voters	Trump +54	1	10	9	6	64
	Probably vote for him 28%	Trump +33	1	20	11	14	53
	Definitely vote for him 45%	Rubio +16	1	20	3	46	30
If Donald Trump is the Republican nominee in November, would you:	Not vote for him 25% of voters	Rubio +29	2	20	14	49	5
	Probably vote for him 16%	Rubio +16	2	28	8	44	19
	Definitely vote for him 57%	Trump +59	0	12	3	13	72
If Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were the candidates in November, would you:	Be satisfied with that choice 62% of voters	Trump +54	1	13	2	14	68
	Seriously consider voting for a third party candidate 29%	Rubio +35	1	19	15	54	10
Do you think Ted Cruz is honest and trustworthy?	Yes 48% of voters	Trump +2	1	31	4	28	33
	No 44%	Trump +38	1	2	10	24	62
Do you think Marco Rubio is honest and trustworthy?	Yes 55% of voters	Rubio +13	1	17	5	45	32
	No 40%	Trump +51	1	17	9	4	68
Do you think Donald Trump is honest and trustworthy?	Yes 49% of voters	Trump +72	1	8	2	8	80
	No 44%	Rubio +25	1	24	11	49	13
Which ONE of these four candidates do you think ran the most unfair campaign?	Ted Cruz 22% of voters	Trump +53	-	2	7	19	72
	John Kasich 5%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
	Marco Rubio 18%	Trump +65	1	11	2	10	76
	Donald Trump 36%	Rubio +23	2	23	12	46	14
If these had been the only candidates on the ballot today, would you have voted for:	Marco Rubio 40% of voters	Rubio +43	1	21	10	64	3
	Donald Trump 53%	Trump +68	-	14	3	1	82
	Would not have voted 4%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
Thinking about the future of Social Security, do you think benefits will need to be reduced?	Yes 30% of voters	Trump +28	1	17	8	23	51
	No 67%	Trump +13	1	17	7	29	42
Is U.S. support for Israel:	Too strong 8% of voters	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
	Not strong enough 60%	Trump +22	1	19	5	26	48
	About right 28%	Trump +7	1	14	11	30	37
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 10%	Trump +11	-	26	11	25	37
	Sometime last week 11%	Not enough data	-	-	-	-	-
	In the last month 23%	Trump +1	-	21	8	35	36
	Before that 47%	Trump +35	2	14	5	21	56
Population	City over 50,000 40% of voters	Trump +3	1	14	6	36	39
	Suburbs 49%	Trump +27	1	18	8	23	50
	Small city and Rural 11%	Trump +28	-	26	4	15	54
Region	North/Panhandle 23% of voters	Trump +24	0	21	7	24	48
	Orlando/Cent Atl 20%	Trump +22	1	17	5	27	49
	Tampa Bay Area 16%	Trump +23	0	18	10	23	46
	Gulf Cst/Mid FL 23%	Trump +27	1	18	7	21	48
	Miami/Gold Coast 19%	Rubio +3	1	10	6	42	39

Florida Democratic Primary Exit Polls

VOTER CHARACTERISTICS AND ATTITUDES		Leader	Clinton	Sanders
Gender	Male 42% of voters	Clinton +17	57	40
	Female 58%	Clinton +42	70	28
Age	18-24 9% of voters	Sanders +32	34	66
	25-29 7%	Sanders +25	36	61
	30-39 13%	Clinton +18	59	41
	40-49 17%	Clinton +35	67	32
	50-64 29%	Clinton +54	76	22
	65 or over 25%	Clinton +45	70	25
Age	18-44 35% of voters	Clinton +3	51	48
	45+ 65%	Clinton +45	71	26
Race	White 48% of voters	Clinton +10	53	43
	Black 27%	Clinton +63	81	18
	Hispanic/Latino 20%	Clinton +36	68	32
	Asian 2%	Not enough data	-	-
	Other 3%	Not enough data	-	-
Sex by race	White men 21% of voters	Sanders +7	45	52
	White women 27%	Clinton +24	60	36
	Black men 9%	Clinton +70	84	14
	Black women 18%	Clinton +59	79	20
	Latino men 9%	Clinton +16	57	41
	Latino women 11%	Clinton +52	76	24
	All other races 5%	Not enough data	-	-
Are you of Cuban or Hispanic descent?	Yes, Cuban 3% of voters	Not enough data	-	-
	Yes, other Hispanic 13%	Clinton +41	70	29
	No 83%	Clinton +29	63	34
Which best describes your education?	High school or less 19% of voters	Clinton +39	68	29
	Some college/assoc. degree 33%	Clinton +27	62	35
	College graduate 32%	Clinton +29	63	34
	Postgraduate study 16%	Clinton +28	64	36
Education by race	White college graduates 24% of voters	Clinton +17	57	40
	White non-college graduates 24%	Clinton +2	49	47
	Non White college graduates 23%	Clinton +39	69	30
	Non White non-college graduates 28%	Clinton +56	78	22
2015 total family income:	Under $30,000 21% of voters	Clinton +32	66	34
	$30,000 - $49,999 29%	Clinton +30	64	34
	$50,000 - $99,999 31%	Clinton +37	68	31
	$100,000 - $199,999 16%	Clinton +22	57	35
	$200,000 or more 3%	Not enough data	-	-
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:	Democrat 79% of voters	Clinton +43	71	28
	Republican 3%	Not enough data	-	-
	Independent or something else 18%	Sanders +14	41	55
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:	Very liberal 20% of voters	Clinton +8	54	46
	Somewhat liberal 34%	Clinton +25	62	37
	Moderate 37%	Clinton +45	71	26
	Conservative 9%	Clinton +42	66	24
Religion	Protestant or other Christian 36% of voters	Clinton +40	69	29
	Catholic 22%	Clinton +43	69	26
	Jewish 4%	Not enough data	-	-
	Something else 16%	Clinton +38	69	31
	None 21%	Sanders +13	43	56
Are you currently married?	Yes 54% of voters	Clinton +37	68	31
	No 46%	Clinton +18	57	39
Gender by marital status	Married men 24% of voters	Clinton +30	65	35
	Married women 30%	Clinton +42	70	28
	Non-married men 16%	Sanders +16	42	58
	Non-married women 30%	Clinton +36	65	29
Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country?	Health care 25% of voters	Clinton +40	70	30
	Economy/Jobs 35%	Clinton +38	67	29
	Terrorism 15%	Clinton +31	63	32
	Income inequality 21%	Clinton +4	52	48
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted today?	Can win in November 12% of voters	Clinton +72	86	14
	Cares about people like me 25%	Clinton +6	52	46
	Honest and trustworthy 25%	Sanders +31	33	64
	Has the right experience 35%	Clinton +79	89	10
Should the next president:	Generally continue Barack Obama's policies 55% of voters	Clinton +58	79	21
	Change to more liberal policies 25%	Sanders +17	41	58
	Change to less liberal policies 14%	Clinton +14	49	35
In the last few years, have race relations in this country:	Gotten better 19% of voters	Clinton +37	67	30
	Stayed about the same 32%	Clinton +32	65	33
	Gotten worse 46%	Clinton +24	61	37
Who would you trust to handle race relations?	Only Clinton 25% of voters	Clinton +98	99	1
	Only Sanders 17%	Sanders +84	8	92
	Both of them 46%	Clinton +34	67	33
	Neither of them 7%	Not enough data	-	-
Who would you trust to handle race relations?	Only Clinton or both of them 72% of voters	Clinton +56	78	22
	Only Sanders or neither of them 24%	Sanders +55	18	73
Who would you trust to handle race relations?	Only Sanders or both of them 63% of voters	Clinton +4	52	48
	Only Clinton or neither of them 32%	Clinton +78	86	8
How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next few years?	Very worried 33% of voters	Clinton +21	59	38
	Somewhat worried 32%	Clinton +37	68	31
	Not too worried 25%	Clinton +36	67	31
	Not at all worried 9%	Not enough data	-	-
How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next few years?	Very or somewhat worried 65% of voters	Clinton +28	63	35
	Not too or not at all worried 33%	Clinton +42	70	28
Would you like the next president to:	Have experience in politics 77% of voters	Clinton +52	76	24
	Be from outside the political establishment 18%	Sanders +46	21	67
If Hillary Clinton won the nomination, would you be:	Satisfied 78% of voters	Clinton +58	79	21
	Dissatisfied 21%	Sanders +73	8	81
If Bernie Sanders won the nomination, would you be:	Satisfied 61% of voters	Sanders +4	48	52
	Dissatisfied 35%	Clinton +87	91	4
Do you think Hillary Clinton's positions on the issues are:	Too liberal 11% of voters	Not enough data	-	-
	Not liberal enough 17%	Sanders +54	21	75
	About right 68%	Clinton +62	81	19
Do you think Bernie Sanders' positions on the issues are:	Too liberal 27% of voters	Clinton +70	83	13
	Not liberal enough 16%	Clinton +83	88	5
	About right 50%	Sanders +16	42	58
Do you think Hillary Clinton is honest and trustworthy?	Yes 63% of voters	Clinton +78	89	11
	No 35%	Sanders +48	23	71
Do you think Bernie Sanders is honest and trustworthy?	Yes 75% of voters	Clinton +17	58	41
	No 20%	Clinton +76	84	8
Do you think Hillary Clinton's views on business are:	Too pro-business 27% of voters	Sanders +48	25	73
	Too anti-business 6%	Not enough data	-	-
	About right 60%	Clinton +73	86	13
Do you think Bernie Sanders' views on business are:	Too pro-business 12% of voters	Clinton +69	83	14
	Too anti-business 26%	Clinton +82	89	7
	About right 48%	Sanders +22	38	60
Do you think Hillary Clinton's policies are:	Realistic 80% of voters	Clinton +52	76	24
	Not realistic 15%	Sanders +70	8	78
Do you think Bernie Sanders' policies are:	Realistic 48% of voters	Sanders +21	39	60
	Not realistic 46%	Clinton +79	88	9
In deciding your vote for president today, was the gender of the candidate:	The single most important factor 6% of voters	Not enough data	-	-
	One of several important factors 16%	Clinton +80	90	10
	Not an important factor 76%	Clinton +15	56	41
In deciding your vote for president today, was the gender of the candidate:	Important 22% of voters	Clinton +82	91	9
	Not important 76%	Clinton +15	56	41
Who would have the better chance to defeat Donald Trump in November?	Hillary Clinton 76% of voters	Clinton +64	81	17
	Bernie Sanders 20%	Sanders +84	8	92
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 5%	Not enough data	-	-
	Sometime last week 6%	Not enough data	-	-
	In the last month 15%	Clinton +44	71	27
	Before that 67%	Clinton +31	65	34
Population	City over 50,000 52% of voters	Clinton +29	63	34
	Suburbs 42%	Clinton +38	68	30
	Small city and Rural 5%	Clinton +2	51	49
Region	North/Panhandle 20% of voters	Clinton +21	58	37
	Orlando/Cent Atl 19%	Clinton +28	62	34
	Tampa Bay Area 18%	Clinton +26	63	37
	Gulf Cst/Mid FL 17%	Clinton +29	64	35
	Miami/Gold Coast 26%	Clinton +47	73	26