Tennessee Primary Results
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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
Winners and Losers Within Groups
Tennessee Democratic Primary Exit Polls
VOTER CHARACTERISTICS AND ATTITUDES | Leader | Clinton | Sanders | Uncommitted | |
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Gender | Male 42% of voters | Clinton +29 | 64 | 35 | 0 |
Female 58% | Clinton +41 | 70 | 29 | 1 | |
Age | 18-24 9% of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - |
25-29 6% | Not enough data | - | - | - | |
30-39 14% | Sanders +1 | 49 | 50 | - | |
40-49 14% | Clinton +46 | 73 | 27 | - | |
50-64 35% | Clinton +54 | 76 | 22 | 1 | |
65 or over 21% | Clinton +64 | 82 | 18 | 0 | |
Age | 18-44 36% of voters | Sanders +3 | 48 | 51 | 0 |
45+ 64% | Clinton +57 | 78 | 21 | 1 | |
Race | White 63% of voters | Clinton +15 | 57 | 42 | 0 |
Black 32% | Clinton +79 | 89 | 10 | 1 | |
Hispanic/Latino 2% | Not enough data | - | - | - | |
Asian 1% | Not enough data | - | - | - | |
Other 2% | Not enough data | - | - | - | |
Which best describes your education? | High school or less 15% of voters | Clinton +54 | 77 | 23 | 1 |
Some college/assoc. degree 29% | Clinton +31 | 65 | 34 | 1 | |
College graduate 30% | Clinton +19 | 59 | 40 | 0 | |
Postgraduate study 26% | Clinton +39 | 69 | 30 | 0 | |
Education by race | White college graduates 40% of voters | Clinton +15 | 57 | 42 | 0 |
White non-college graduates 23% | Clinton +7 | 53 | 46 | 1 | |
Non White college graduates 15% | Clinton +65 | 82 | 17 | 0 | |
Non White non-college graduates 22% | Clinton +73 | 86 | 13 | 1 | |
2015 total family income: | Under $30,000 22% of voters | Clinton +17 | 58 | 41 | 0 |
$30,000 - $49,999 22% | Clinton +33 | 66 | 33 | 0 | |
$50,000 - $99,999 27% | Clinton +23 | 61 | 38 | 1 | |
$100,000 - $199,999 23% | Clinton +45 | 72 | 27 | 1 | |
$200,000 or more 5% | Not enough data | - | - | - | |
Before today, had you ever voted in a Democratic presidential primary? | Yes 85% of voters | Clinton +47 | 73 | 26 | 1 |
No 14% | Not enough data | - | - | - | |
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: | Democrat 75% of voters | Clinton +48 | 74 | 26 | 0 |
Republican 2% | Not enough data | - | - | - | |
Independent or something else 23% | Sanders +9 | 45 | 54 | 1 | |
On most political matters, do you consider yourself: | Very liberal 25% of voters | Clinton +11 | 55 | 44 | - |
Somewhat liberal 37% | Clinton +37 | 68 | 31 | 0 | |
Moderate 32% | Clinton +47 | 73 | 26 | 1 | |
Conservative 7% | Not enough data | - | - | - | |
Are you currently married? | Yes 57% of voters | Clinton +45 | 72 | 27 | 1 |
No 43% | Clinton +22 | 61 | 39 | 0 | |
Gender by marital status | Married men 23% of voters | Clinton +43 | 71 | 28 | 0 |
Married women 34% | Clinton +46 | 72 | 26 | 1 | |
Non-married men 18% | Not enough data | - | - | - | |
Non-married women 25% | Clinton +31 | 65 | 34 | 0 | |
How often do you attend religious services? | More than once a week 21% of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - |
Once a week 26% | Clinton +60 | 79 | 19 | 2 | |
A few times a month 12% | Not enough data | - | - | - | |
A few times a year 22% | Clinton +9 | 54 | 45 | 0 | |
Never 19% | Not enough data | - | - | - | |
How often do you attend religious services? | Weekly 46% of voters | Clinton +63 | 81 | 18 | 1 |
Occasionally 34% | Clinton +16 | 58 | 42 | 0 | |
Never 19% | Not enough data | - | - | - | |
Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country? | Health care 26% of voters | Clinton +45 | 72 | 27 | 1 |
Economy/Jobs 33% | Clinton +38 | 69 | 31 | 0 | |
Terrorism 10% | Clinton +48 | 73 | 25 | 1 | |
Income inequality 28% | Clinton +14 | 57 | 43 | 0 | |
Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted today? | Can win in November 11% of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - |
Cares about people like me 25% | Clinton +1 | 50 | 49 | 0 | |
Honest and trustworthy 24% | Sanders +27 | 36 | 63 | 1 | |
Has the right experience 37% | Clinton +80 | 90 | 10 | 0 | |
Who do you think shares your values? | Only Clinton 22% of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - |
Only Sanders 14% | Not enough data | - | - | - | |
Both of them 59% | Clinton +39 | 69 | 30 | 0 | |
Neither of them 4% | Not enough data | - | - | - | |
Who do you think shares your values? | Only Clinton or both of them 80% of voters | Clinton +56 | 78 | 22 | 0 |
Only Sanders or neither of them 18% | Sanders +62 | 18 | 80 | 0 | |
Who do you think shares your values? | Only Sanders or both of them 72% of voters | Clinton +16 | 58 | 42 | 0 |
Only Clinton or neither of them 26% | Clinton +84 | 91 | 7 | 1 | |
Who do you think is honest and trustworthy? | Only Clinton 17% of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - |
Only Sanders 23% | Sanders +79 | 10 | 89 | 0 | |
Both of them 48% | Clinton +60 | 80 | 20 | 0 | |
Neither of them 9% | Not enough data | - | - | - | |
Who do you think is honest and trustworthy? | Only Clinton or both of them 65% of voters | Clinton +70 | 85 | 15 | 0 |
Only Sanders or neither of them 33% | Sanders +39 | 30 | 69 | 0 | |
Who do you think is honest and trustworthy? | Only Sanders or both of them 72% of voters | Clinton +15 | 57 | 42 | 0 |
Only Clinton or neither of them 26% | Clinton +85 | 92 | 7 | 0 | |
Who would you trust to handle an international crisis? | Only Clinton 42% of voters | Clinton +98 | 99 | 1 | - |
Only Sanders 10% | Not enough data | - | - | - | |
Both of them 42% | Clinton +14 | 57 | 43 | 0 | |
Neither of them 5% | Not enough data | - | - | - | |
Who would you trust to handle an international crisis? | Only Clinton or both of them 84% of voters | Clinton +56 | 78 | 22 | 0 |
Only Sanders or neither of them 14% | Not enough data | - | - | - | |
Who would you trust to handle an international crisis? | Only Sanders or both of them 52% of voters | Sanders +6 | 47 | 53 | 0 |
Only Clinton or neither of them 47% | Clinton +85 | 92 | 7 | 1 | |
Who would you trust to handle race relations? | Only Clinton 26% of voters | Clinton +96 | 98 | 2 | - |
Only Sanders 15% | Not enough data | - | - | - | |
Both of them 50% | Clinton +32 | 66 | 34 | 0 | |
Neither of them 7% | Not enough data | - | - | - | |
Who would you trust to handle race relations? | Only Clinton or both of them 77% of voters | Clinton +54 | 77 | 23 | 0 |
Only Sanders or neither of them 22% | Sanders +43 | 27 | 70 | 2 | |
Who would you trust to handle race relations? | Only Sanders or both of them 65% of voters | Clinton +6 | 53 | 47 | 0 |
Only Clinton or neither of them 33% | Clinton +84 | 91 | 7 | 1 | |
In the last few years, have race relations in this country: | Gotten better 15% of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - |
Stayed about the same 40% | Clinton +36 | 68 | 32 | 0 | |
Gotten worse 45% | Clinton +37 | 68 | 31 | 1 | |
Which ONE of these candidates would best handle Supreme Court nominations? | Hillary Clinton 68% of voters | Clinton +88 | 94 | 6 | 0 |
Bernie Sanders 28% | Sanders +87 | 6 | 93 | - | |
Did either of these candidates attack the other unfairly? | Only Clinton did 11% of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - |
Only Sanders did 4% | Not enough data | - | - | - | |
Both did 15% | Not enough data | - | - | - | |
Neither did 64% | Clinton +40 | 70 | 30 | 0 | |
Did either of these candidates attack the other unfairly? | Only Clinton did or both did 26% of voters | Clinton +3 | 51 | 48 | 1 |
Only Sanders did or neither did 69% | Clinton +43 | 71 | 28 | 0 | |
Did either of these candidates attack the other unfairly? | Only Sanders did or both did 20% of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - |
Only Clinton did or neither did 75% | Clinton +28 | 64 | 36 | 0 | |
Should the next president: | Generally continue Barack Obama's policies 58% of voters | Clinton +67 | 83 | 16 | 0 |
Change to more liberal policies 28% | Sanders +25 | 37 | 62 | - | |
Change to less liberal policies 10% | Not enough data | - | - | - | |
Do you think the U.S. economic system generally: | Favors the wealthy 83% of voters | Clinton +27 | 63 | 36 | 0 |
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 | Clinton +21 | 60 | 39 | 0 |
Somewhat worried 37% | Clinton +27 | 63 | 36 | 1 | |
Not too worried 18% | Not enough data | - | - | - | |
Not at all worried 5% | Not enough data | - | - | - | |
How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next few years? | Very or somewhat worried 75% of voters | Clinton +24 | 62 | 38 | 0 |
Not too or not at all worried 23% | Clinton +63 | 81 | 18 | - | |
Which best describes your feelings about the way the federal government is working? | Enthusiastic 6% of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - |
Satisfied, but not enthusiastic 32% | Clinton +53 | 76 | 23 | 0 | |
Dissatisfied, but not angry 45% | Clinton +33 | 66 | 33 | 1 | |
Angry 16% | Not enough data | - | - | - | |
Which best describes your feelings about the way the federal government is working? | Enthusiastic or satisfied 38% of voters | Clinton +54 | 77 | 23 | 0 |
Dissatisfied or angry 61% | Clinton +19 | 59 | 40 | 1 | |
Would you like the next president to: | Have experience in politics 83% of voters | Clinton +46 | 73 | 27 | 0 |
Be from outside the political establishment 11% | Not enough data | - | - | - | |
If Hillary Clinton won the nomination, would you be: | Satisfied 79% of voters | Clinton +66 | 83 | 17 | 0 |
Dissatisfied 19% | Sanders +75 | 11 | 86 | 2 | |
If Bernie Sanders won the nomination, would you be: | Satisfied 64% of voters | Clinton +5 | 52 | 47 | 0 |
Dissatisfied 33% | Clinton +94 | 96 | 2 | 1 | |
Do you think Hillary Clinton's positions on the issues are: | Too liberal 8% of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - |
Not liberal enough 20% | Sanders +52 | 24 | 76 | - | |
About right 69% | Clinton +66 | 83 | 17 | 0 | |
Do you think Bernie Sanders' positions on the issues are: | Too liberal 29% of voters | Clinton +86 | 92 | 6 | 1 |
Not liberal enough 11% | Not enough data | - | - | - | |
About right 52% | Sanders +15 | 42 | 57 | 0 | |
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 8% | Not enough data | - | - | - | |
Sometime last week 5% | Not enough data | - | - | - | |
In the last month 18% | Not enough data | - | - | - | |
Before that 60% | Clinton +42 | 71 | 29 | 0 | |
Population | City over 50,000 55% of voters | Clinton +45 | 72 | 27 | 0 |
Suburbs 24% | Clinton +25 | 62 | 37 | 0 | |
Small city and Rural 21% | Clinton +23 | 61 | 38 | 0 | |
Region | East 29% of voters | Clinton +16 | 58 | 42 | 0 |
Nashville Area 28% | Clinton +33 | 66 | 33 | 1 | |
Central 16% | Clinton +28 | 63 | 35 | 1 | |
Memphis/West 28% | Clinton +64 | 82 | 18 | 0 |
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