According to exit polling in the 2020 Presidential Election in the United States, 82 percent of surveyed voters whose leading issue was the coronavirus pandemic reported voting for former Vice President Joe Biden. In the race to become the next president of the United States, 71 percent of voters whose leading issue was crime and safety reported voting for incumbent President Donald Trump.
Exit polls of the 2020 Presidential Election in the United States on November 3, 2020, share of votes by leading issue
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
This statistic is not included in your account.
Starter Account
The ideal entry-level account for individual users
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$199 USD / Month *
Professional Account
Full access
Business Solutions including all features.
* Prices do not include sales tax.
Other statistics that may interest you 2020 Presidential Election: Results
State of the Election
7
- Premium Statistic U.S. presidential election: polling average for president, November 2020
- Premium Statistic U.S. presidential candidate total spending 1984-2024
- Basic Statistic Trump presidential job approval 2017-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. favorability of President Joe Biden 2024
- Premium Statistic Share of registered voters who think Biden will win presidential election U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic U.S. voters' opinion on who will win control of the Senate in 2020
- Premium Statistic U.S. voters' opinion on who will win control of the House of Representatives in 2020
Election results
4
- Premium Statistic Presidential Election results: number of Electoral College votes earned U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic 2020 Senate election results: number of seats by party U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic 2020 House of Representatives election results: number of seats by party U.S. 2020
- Basic Statistic Voter turnout in U.S. presidential election, by state 2020
Absentee & early voting
6
- Premium Statistic Number of states with default mail-in voting U.S. 2019
- Premium Statistic Number of early votes cast in the presidential election by type U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Share of absentee ballots requested as compared to 2016 election U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Share of absentee ballots requested in select states by party affiliation U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Share of voters who would rather vote by mail U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Share of adults worried about fraudulent postal voting U.S. 2020
Exit polling
7
- Premium Statistic Presidential Election exit polls: share of votes by gender U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Presidential Election exit polls: share of votes by ethnicity U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Presidential Election exit polls: share of votes by age U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Presidential Election exit polls: share of votes by education U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Presidential Election exit polls: share of votes by income U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Presidential Election exit polls: share of votes by union membership U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Presidential Election exit polls: share of votes by leading issue U.S. 2020
Further related statistics
19
- Election 2016 exit polls: percentage of votes by opinion on Mexico border wall
- Election 2016 exit polls: percentage of votes by income
- Election 2016 exit polls: percentage of votes by view on Obamacare
- Election 2016 exit polls: share of votes by opinion on Trump's treatment of women
- Election 2016 exit polls: percentage of votes by party affiliation
- Election 2016 exit polls: percentage of votes by race
- Election 2016 exit polls: percentage of votes by approval of Obama
- Election 2016 exit polls: percentage of votes by opinion on international trade
- Election 2016 exit polls: percentage of votes by education
- Election 2016 exit polls: percentage of votes by military service
- Election 2016 exit polls: percentage of votes by rural/urban area
- Election 2016 exit polls: percentage of votes by opinion on Clinton emails
- Election 2016 exit polls: percentage of votes by gender
- Election 2016 exit polls: percentage of votes by belief in direction of country
- Election 2016 exit polls: percentage of votes by opinion on fight vs ISIS
- Views on extent of influence FOX News has on Trump in the U.S. 2020, by politics
- Share of adults who think the President has the power to pardon himself U.S. 2021
- U.S. 2020 election: polling average for Democrats in South Carolina primary 2020
- UK expectations of whether the US are leaving NATO due to Donald Trump, by sex 2016
Further Content: You might find this interesting as well
Statistics
- Election 2016 exit polls: percentage of votes by opinion on Mexico border wall
- Election 2016 exit polls: percentage of votes by income
- Election 2016 exit polls: percentage of votes by view on Obamacare
- Election 2016 exit polls: share of votes by opinion on Trump's treatment of women
- Election 2016 exit polls: percentage of votes by party affiliation
- Election 2016 exit polls: percentage of votes by race
- Election 2016 exit polls: percentage of votes by approval of Obama
- Election 2016 exit polls: percentage of votes by opinion on international trade
- Election 2016 exit polls: percentage of votes by education
- Election 2016 exit polls: percentage of votes by military service
- Election 2016 exit polls: percentage of votes by rural/urban area
- Election 2016 exit polls: percentage of votes by opinion on Clinton emails
- Election 2016 exit polls: percentage of votes by gender
- Election 2016 exit polls: percentage of votes by belief in direction of country
- Election 2016 exit polls: percentage of votes by opinion on fight vs ISIS
- Views on extent of influence FOX News has on Trump in the U.S. 2020, by politics
- Share of adults who think the President has the power to pardon himself U.S. 2021
- U.S. 2020 election: polling average for Democrats in South Carolina primary 2020
- UK expectations of whether the US are leaving NATO due to Donald Trump, by sex 2016
New York Times. (November 4, 2020). Exit polls of the 2020 Presidential Election in the United States on November 3, 2020, share of votes by leading issue [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184430/presidential-election-exit-polls-share-votes-union-leading-issue-us/
New York Times. "Exit polls of the 2020 Presidential Election in the United States on November 3, 2020, share of votes by leading issue." Chart. November 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184430/presidential-election-exit-polls-share-votes-union-leading-issue-us/
New York Times. (2020). Exit polls of the 2020 Presidential Election in the United States on November 3, 2020, share of votes by leading issue. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184430/presidential-election-exit-polls-share-votes-union-leading-issue-us/
New York Times. "Exit Polls of The 2020 Presidential Election in The United States on November 3, 2020, Share of Votes by Leading Issue." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184430/presidential-election-exit-polls-share-votes-union-leading-issue-us/
New York Times, Exit polls of the 2020 Presidential Election in the United States on November 3, 2020, share of votes by leading issue Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184430/presidential-election-exit-polls-share-votes-union-leading-issue-us/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Exit polls of the 2020 Presidential Election in the United States on November 3, 2020, share of votes by leading issue [Graph], New York Times, November 4, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184430/presidential-election-exit-polls-share-votes-union-leading-issue-us/