Recent NBC and CNN exit polls from the New Hampshire Republican primary reveal significant shifts in voter demographics and concerns since the last election cycle. Notably, 19% of the GOP primary voters made their decision in the final days leading up to the election, according to NBC News. The ideological breakdown of the voters showed 39% identifying as somewhat conservative, 31% as moderate, 24% as strong conservative, and 6% as liberal. In terms of party identification, 47% identified as Republican, a decrease of 8% from 2016, while independents made up 45%, an increase of 3%, and Democrats 8%, up by 5%, as reported by MSNBC. The proportion of moderate or liberal voters has risen to 37%, up from 29% in 2016, according to exit poll results. The primary concerns for voters were the economy, immigration, abortion, and foreign policy, with 69% viewing the economy as not so good or poor. A majority of the voters in the Republican primary did not identify as Republicans, signaling a shift in the party's electorate.
A majority of voters in the New Hampshire Republican Primary are not Republicans https://t.co/mb5B6iPYaG
New Hampshire exit polls show that a majority of voters in the GOP primary are NOT Republican. https://t.co/2BtZjHdu09
BREAKING: New Hampshire exit polling shows that a majority of voters in the Republican primary tonight are NOT Republicans. https://t.co/1mZ7OennZE
JUST IN -- New Hampshire exit polling shows a majority of voters in the Republican primary tonight are NOT Republicans. "A MINORITY of voters in the New Hampshire Republican primary identify as Republicans." https://t.co/AUxWp6Z9aj
New Hampshire: NBC Exit Poll Party ID Republican: 47% [-8] Independent: 45% [+3] Democrat: 8% [+5] Ideology Moderate/liberal: 37% [+8] [+/- Change vs 2016] https://t.co/E5AU6mjQxx
New Hampshire: NBC Exit Poll Party Identification: Republican — 47% [-8] Independent — 45% [+3] Democrat — 8% [ l+5] Ideology Moderate/liberal — 37% [+8] [+/- Change vs 2016] https://t.co/n0Aj46oXmP
Exit Poll - New Hampshire Primary Party identification Republican 47% Independent 45% Democrat 8% @MSNBC - #NHPrimary
Exit Poll - New Hampshire Primary Somewhat Conservative 39% Moderate 31% Strong Conservative 24% Liberal 6% #NHPrimary - @NBCNews
Exit Poll - New Hampshire Primary Somewhat Conservative 39% Moderate 31% Strong Conservative 24% Liberal 6% #NHPrimary - @NBCNews @
Exit Poll - New Hampshire Primary Somewhat Conservative 39% Moderate 31% Strong Conservative 24% Liberal 6% #NHPrimary
CNN releases Early Exit Polls for New Hampshire. Moderate at 31% (Moderate was at 9% in Iowa last week). https://t.co/KDkh7awOmB
First wave of NH exit poll shows 53% non-Republican electorate. 45% ID as independents and 8% as Dems. Non-GOP share in 2016 was 45%.
New Hampshire: NBC Preliminary exit poll Voters by Self-ID Republicans 49% [-6] Independents 47% [+5] [Change vs 2016] https://t.co/UTxLBqUmGm
🔴 19% OF NEW HAMPSHIRE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY VOTERS DECIDED VOTE IN LAST FEW DAYS: EXIT POLL
🔴 NEW HAMPSHIRE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY VOTERS: ECONOMY, IMMIGRATION, ABORTION, AND FOREIGN POLICY TOP CONCERNS (EXIT POLL RESULTS)
🔴 69% OF NEW HAMPSHIRE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY VOTERS VIEW ECONOMY AS NOT SO GOOD OR POOR: EXIT POLL
🔴 37% OF NEW HAMPSHIRE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY VOTERS IDENTIFY AS MODERATE OR LIBERAL, UP FROM 29% IN 2016: EXIT POLL