The exit poll is the crucial bit of information available to tell you who came out to vote, what candidate they voted for, and why. Exit polls are conducted as voters leave their polling place ...

Exit polls are surveys of voters taken as they exit their polling place. The exit poll also includes interviews with early in-person voters and a telephone poll is conducted for absentee voters.

Shortly after 5 p.m., we will get our first look at a very large survey of people who voted in the presidential election, but don’t call it an exit poll. This survey will guide our reporting on ...