This statistic shows the share of votes by first time midterm voters and party in the 2018 midterm elections in the United States on November 6, 2018. According to the exit polls, about 62 percent of first time midterm voters cast their votes for Democratic candidates.
Share of votes by first time midterm voters and party in exit polls for the 2018 U.S. midterm elections on November 6, 2018
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Share of votes by first time midterm voters and party in exit polls for the 2018 U.S. midterm elections on November 6, 2018
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National Election Pool is a consortium of ABC News, CBS News, CNN, and NBC News.
Original question: Is this the first time you have ever voted in a midterm election?
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National Election Pool, & NBCUniversal. (November 7, 2018). Share of votes by first time midterm voters and party in exit polls for the 2018 U.S. midterm elections on November 6, 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/940446/2018-midterm-election-exit-polls-votes-first-time-midterm-voters/
National Election Pool, und NBCUniversal. "Share of votes by first time midterm voters and party in exit polls for the 2018 U.S. midterm elections on November 6, 2018." Chart. November 7, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/940446/2018-midterm-election-exit-polls-votes-first-time-midterm-voters/
National Election Pool, NBCUniversal. (2018). Share of votes by first time midterm voters and party in exit polls for the 2018 U.S. midterm elections on November 6, 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/940446/2018-midterm-election-exit-polls-votes-first-time-midterm-voters/
National Election Pool, and NBCUniversal. "Share of Votes by First Time Midterm Voters and Party in Exit Polls for The 2018 U.S. Midterm Elections on November 6, 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/940446/2018-midterm-election-exit-polls-votes-first-time-midterm-voters/
National Election Pool & NBCUniversal, Share of votes by first time midterm voters and party in exit polls for the 2018 U.S. midterm elections on November 6, 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/940446/2018-midterm-election-exit-polls-votes-first-time-midterm-voters/ (last visited April 21, 2025)
Share of votes by first time midterm voters and party in exit polls for the 2018 U.S. midterm elections on November 6, 2018 [Graph], National Election Pool, & NBCUniversal, November 7, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/940446/2018-midterm-election-exit-polls-votes-first-time-midterm-voters/
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