Exit-Polling: 2006, 2010, 2014 Midterm Elections

The following charts collate New York Times exit-polling data from the last two midterm election cycles. For those interested in more information about the reliability and significance of this data, a FAQ is available here. Data from the 2008, 2012 and 2016 presidential elections is available here.

Voting Patterns by Demographic Category

Figure 3	2006	2010	2014
Democrat	Republican	Democrat	Republican	Democrat	Republican
RACE
White	48	52	38	62	38	62
Black	89	11	91	9	90	10
Hispanic	74	26	66	34	63	37
Asian	63	37	59	41	49	51
GENDER
Men	52	48	43	57	42	58
Women	56	44	49	51	52	48
AGE
18-29	61	39	58	42	55	45
30-44	54	46	48	52	51	49
45-59	54	46	46	54	45	55
60+	52	48	42	58	44	56
POLITICAL IDENTITY
Liberal	89	11	92	8	88	12
Moderate	61	39	57	43	54	46
Conservative	20	80	14	86	13	87
Democrat	93	7	93	7	93	7
Republican	8	92	4	96	5	95
Independent	59	41	41	59	44	56
RELIGION
Protestant	45	55	39	61	38	62
Catholic	56	44	45	55	45	55
EDUCATION
No H.S.	64	36	61	39	55	45
H.S.	56	44	46	54	46	54
Some Col	52	48	44	56	45	55
Col Grad	50	50	42	58	45	55
PostGrad	59	41	52	48	54	46
INCOME
Under 30	65	35	57	43	60	40
30-49.9	57	43	52	48	52	48
50-99	51	49	45	55	44	56
100+	48	52	43	57	42	58

Share of the Electorate by Demographic Category

Figure 4	2006	2010	2014
RACE
White	80	78	75
Black	10	10	12
Hispanic	6	8	8
Asian	2	1	3
GENDER
Men	48	47	49
Women	52	53	51
AGE
18-29	12	11	13
30-44	24	22	22
45-60	34	33	32
60+	29	34	34
POLITICAL IDENTITY
Liberal	20	20	23
Moderate	47	38	40
Conservative	32	42	37
Democrat	39	36	36
Republican	36	36	37
Independent	25	27	28
RELIGION
Protestant	55	54	53
Catholic	26	25	24
EDUCATION
No H.S.	3	9	2
H.S.	21	19	18
Some Col	31	30	29
Col Grad	27	28	31
PostGrad	18	20	20
INCOME
Under 30	19	17	16
30-49.9	21	19	20
50-99	38	37	34
100+	23	27	30

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