Exit Polls 2022 Round 2

Critical Analysis

1. Exit polls are an imperfect measure of the public, and no group of voters is monolithic, however exit polls give us lots of insights into voting behavior. Based on the exit polling data above, what portion of Independents voted Democratic in the election?

2. According to the data above, what portion of all voters in the 2022 midterm election have no college degree?

3. Which of the following groups of voters is the largest: voters with under $50,000 household income, voters with between $50,000 and $100,000 household income, voters with above $100,000 household income?

4. As voter household income increases explain whether voters tend towards the Democratic or Republican Party?

5. Although no voting group is monolithic, college graduates favored the Democratic party in the 2022 midterm elections. Why do you think that is?

6. Use the exit poll data above to describe the average Republican voter.

7. As the data above shows, Democrats tend to vote for Democrats and Republicans tend to vote for Republicans at almost the same rate. But whoever Independents tend to vote for tends comes out ahead in the election. What portion of all voters are Independents?

8. I have heard a number of political analysts say that abortion and the overturning of Roe v. Wade was the only thing that kept Democrats from losing more seats in Congress. Respond to that claim, based on the data above.

9. Based on the exit poll demographics from the visual above draw two conclusions about demographics and voting as of 2022.

10. What do you think the take-away message of the data above is to operatives in both parties.

Learning Extension

Read the complete exit polling data.

Action Extension

Contact President-elect Biden and advise him, based on the exit polls, what he can do to be successful in the 2024 election.

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