Virginia Governor
s
99%
IN
Cliff Hyra
1%
Projected Winner
Exit polls
| VOTER CHARACTERISTICS/ATTITUDES | Leader | Northam |
Gillespie |
Hyra |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male 51% | 48 | 50 | 1 | |
| Female 49% | 61 | 39 | 1 | ||
| Age | 18-29 14% | 69 | 30 | 2 | |
| 30-44 24% | 61 | 37 | 3 | ||
| 45-64 42% | 49 | 50 | 1 | ||
| 65 or over 20% | 47 | 53 | - | ||
| Age | 18-44 37% | 64 | 34 | 2 | |
| 45 or over 63% | 49 | 51 | 1 | ||
| Age | 18-64 80% | 56 | 43 | 1 | |
| 65 or over 20% | 47 | 53 | - | ||
| Race | White 67% | 42 | 57 | 1 | |
| Black 20% | 87 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Hispanic/Latino 6% | 67 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Asian 3% | - | - | - | ||
| Other 3% | - | - | - | ||
| Gender by race | White men 36% | 36 | 63 | 1 | |
| White women 32% | 48 | 51 | 1 | ||
| Black men 9% | 81 | 17 | 2 | ||
| Black women 12% | 91 | 8 | - | ||
| Latino men 3% | - | - | - | ||
| Latino women 3% | - | - | - | ||
| All others 6% | 71 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Education: College degree | College graduate 58% | 60 | 39 | 1 | |
| No college degree 42% | 46 | 52 | 2 | ||
| Education: High school diploma | More than high school graduate 88% | 56 | 43 | 1 | |
| High school graduate or less 12% | 41 | 58 | 1 | ||
| Education by race | White college graduates 41% | 51 | 48 | 1 | |
| White no college degree 26% | 26 | 72 | 2 | ||
| Non-white college graduates 17% | 80 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Non-white no college degree 16% | 80 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Education by gender among whites | White women college graduates 20% | 58 | 42 | 1 | |
| White women no college degree 11% | 32 | 67 | 1 | ||
| White men college graduates 21% | 46 | 54 | 1 | ||
| White men no college degree 15% | 22 | 76 | 2 | ||
| All others 33% | 80 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Income | Under $30,000 10% | - | - | - | |
| $30,000 - $49,999 13% | 57 | 41 | 2 | ||
| $50,000 - $99,999 33% | 57 | 41 | 2 | ||
| $100,000 - $199,999 34% | 54 | 45 | 1 | ||
| $200,000 or more 10% | - | - | - | ||
| Income | Under $50,000 23% | 56 | 43 | 2 | |
| $50,000-$99,999 33% | 57 | 41 | 2 | ||
| $100,000 or more 44% | 54 | 45 | 1 | ||
| No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: | Democrat 41% | 97 | 3 | - | |
| Republican 30% | 4 | 95 | - | ||
| Independent or something else 28% | 47 | 50 | 3 | ||
| Party by gender | Democratic men 17% | 96 | 3 | 1 | |
| Democratic women 24% | 97 | 2 | - | ||
| Republican men 17% | 5 | 95 | 1 | ||
| Republican women 13% | 4 | 96 | - | ||
| Independent men 16% | 45 | 52 | 3 | ||
| Independent women 12% | 50 | 48 | 2 | ||
| Ideology | Liberal 27% | 92 | 6 | 2 | |
| Moderate 42% | 64 | 33 | 3 | ||
| Conservative 31% | 9 | 90 | - | ||
| Are you currently married? | Yes 67% | 51 | 47 | 2 | |
| No 33% | 63 | 35 | 2 | ||
| Gender by marital status | Married men 37% | 48 | 50 | 2 | |
| Married women 30% | 54 | 44 | 1 | ||
| Non-married men 16% | 50 | 47 | 3 | ||
| Non-married women 16% | 77 | 22 | 1 | ||
| White Evangelical or born-again Christian | Yes 26% | 19 | 79 | 1 | |
| No 74% | 67 | 31 | 2 | ||
| Does anyone in your household own a gun? | Yes 52% | 37 | 61 | 2 | |
| No 48% | 73 | 26 | 1 | ||
| When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the election for governor? | In the last few days 10% | - | - | - | |
| In the last week 8% | - | - | - | ||
| In October 17% | 45 | 52 | 3 | ||
| Before that 63% | 55 | 44 | 1 | ||
| When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the election for governor? | In the last week 18% | 61 | 37 | 2 | |
| Before that 80% | 53 | 46 | 2 | ||
| When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the election for governor? | October/November 36% | 53 | 44 | 2 | |
| Before that 63% | 55 | 44 | 1 | ||
| Which one of these five issues mattered most in deciding how you voted for governor today? | Gun policy 17% | 49 | 49 | 2 | |
| Health care 39% | 77 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Abortion 8% | - | - | - | ||
| Immigration 12% | 26 | 74 | - | ||
| Taxes 15% | 31 | 64 | 4 | ||
| How do you feel about the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? | Strongly approve 22% | 3 | 97 | - | |
| Somewhat approve 18% | 14 | 83 | 2 | ||
| Somewhat disapprove 9% | - | - | - | ||
| Strongly disapprove 47% | 95 | 4 | 1 | ||
| How do you feel about the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? | Approve 40% | 8 | 91 | 1 | |
| Disapprove 57% | 87 | 11 | 2 | ||
| Was one reason for your vote for governor today: | To express support for Donald Trump 17% | 4 | 96 | - | |
| To express opposition to Donald Trump 34% | 97 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Donald Trump was not a factor 47% | 41 | 56 | 3 | ||
| Is your opinion of the Democratic Party: | Favorable 51% | 95 | 4 | 1 | |
| Unfavorable 46% | 9 | 88 | 3 | ||
| Is your opinion of the Republican Party: | Favorable 37% | 9 | 90 | 1 | |
| Unfavorable 59% | 84 | 15 | 2 | ||
| How do you feel about the way Terry McAuliffe is handling his job as governor? | Strongly approve 24% | 95 | 5 | - | |
| Somewhat approve 30% | 71 | 26 | 2 | ||
| Somewhat disapprove 18% | 33 | 65 | 2 | ||
| Strongly disapprove 22% | 5 | 94 | 1 | ||
| How do you feel about the way Terry McAuliffe is handling his job as governor? | Approve 54% | 82 | 17 | 2 | |
| Disapprove 41% | 18 | 81 | 1 | ||
| Is Virginia's economy: | Getting better 32% | 59 | 40 | 1 | |
| Getting worse 17% | 36 | 63 | 2 | ||
| Staying about the same 48% | 59 | 39 | 2 | ||
| Who would you trust to handle race relations? | Only Ralph Northam 39% | 97 | 2 | 1 | |
| Only Ed Gillespie 23% | 2 | 98 | - | ||
| Both of them 17% | 43 | 56 | 1 | ||
| Neither of them 16% | 37 | 56 | 7 | ||
| Should monuments to Confederate leaders on government property be: | Removed 38% | 91 | 8 | 1 | |
| Left in place 57% | 27 | 71 | 2 | ||
| Population | City over 50,000 -1% | - | - | - | |
| Suburbs -1% | - | - | - | ||
| Small city and Rural -1% | - | - | - | ||
| Region | D.C. Suburbs 28% | 69 | 30 | 1 | |
| Central Virginia 17% | 46 | 53 | 1 | ||
| Hampton Roads 16% | 61 | 37 | 1 | ||
| Richmond/Southside 19% | 54 | 44 | 1 | ||
| Mountain 20% | 34 | 64 | 1 | ||
