“NBC News Exit Poll: How it works and how we use the results on election night”

Key points

• Exit polls survey voters as they leave polling locations to capture in-person views.
• SSRS conducts the national exit poll for NBC News and other outlets.
• Poll includes voting choices, demographics, and key issues to weight results.
• Over 75,000 voters nationwide are included in the national sample.
• NBC News uses exit polls to tell the story, not to forecast early outcomes.