what is an exit poll?

Leora Klingelhoets: thats very strange because i have voted since i was able and never been asked anything when i left the polling place......

Jacinta Moitoso: Voters are interviewed as they leave the voting place. It gives pollsters a sense of not just who is winning in an election but who is supporting a candidate and why. Sometimes they will do entrance polls, questioning people before they vote.

Jude Colbenson: The previous answerers gave good definitions of exit polls. I'd further note that exit polls are known to be amongst the most accurate types of polls there are.

May Stands: I really don't know...

Curt Broadhead: The law prevents anyone from campaigning in any way shape or form outside a polling area within a certain radius. But it doesn't prevent pollster from asking people who they voted for as they walk out. People don't have to answer but it give the pollsters some idea of how the voting is going before the results are in.

! Azzie Trembly: An exit poll is as the name states, a poll that is taken by an independent agency as voters exit the booths.The primary reason of an exit poll is to determine who the voter is.For example, someone will ask you something like if you support the Tea Party movement or what the most important issue is in this country right now.We know that 40% of Tea Party supporters voted for Mitt Romney in Florida yesterday because of the exit polls....Show more

Monroe Rainey: Thats when they ask people questions right after they vote, but before all the votes are counted. They do it to estimate who the winner will be.

Cletus Crotts: An exit poll is a poll taken of people who have just voted by an independent agency, The purpose is to predict how an elect onn will outcome.