How exit polls work and how NBC News uses them on election night

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  How Donald Trump won, according to NBC News Exit Poll

  Top stories - NBC News - November 6
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  How votes get counted and reported on election night — and how NBC News gathers and checks the data

  Top stories - NBC News - October 18
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  NBC News Exit Poll: Voters express deep concern about America's democracy and economy

  Politics - NBC News - November 6
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  Exit polls 2024: How the gender gap is playing out in key swing states

  Top stories - ABC News - November 5
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  NBC’s Steve Kornacki breaks down final NBC News poll

  Top stories - NBC News - November 4
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  Watch: How election night unfolded

  Top stories - BBC News - November 6
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  Final NBC News poll: Harris and Trump are neck and neck before Election Day

  Top stories - NBC News - November 3

• Andrea Mitchell is exiting MSNBC anchor desk but will remain with NBC News

  Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 29
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  How Trump is using a new 'big lie' to undermine the 2024 election results

  Top stories - NBC News - October 25
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  US election 2024 live: Donald Trump says ‘we made history’ as he closes in on victory with win in Pennsylvania

  World - The Guardian - November 6

• How Harris and Trump are spending election night

  Top stories - CBS News - November 5
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  2024 election exit poll analysis: Abortion

  Top stories - ABC News - November 6

• How will the US election affect markets?

  World - Financial Times - November 3
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  How to follow on the BBC

  Top stories - BBC News - November 5

• How election day unfolded in the US

  World - Financial Times - November 6
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  NBC News poll of early voters shows partisan divide

  Politics - The Hill - October 16
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  A New Insult Reminds Puerto Ricans of How Trump Treated Them

  Top stories - The New York Times - October 29

• Tom Brady has 7 tips for being a good teammate—how to apply them at work

  Business - CNBC - October 20
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  38 Video Game Movies In The Works: How Many Of Them Will Actually Come Out?

  Tech - GameSpot - October 31
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  Brian Williams and Amazon are asking election night news-seekers to take a leap of faith with them

  Entertainment - ABC News - October 28

• US news groups brace for a storm of election night disinformation

  World - Financial Times - November 1
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  US presidential election updates: Kamala Harris on Saturday Night Live, Iowa polling puts Donald Trump behind

  World - The Guardian - November 3
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  Here's how presidential election recounts work in key swing states

  Top stories - ABC News - November 5
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  US election votes in maps and charts

  Top stories - BBC News - November 6

• How The Times’s Home Page Comes Together on Election Night

  Business - The New York Times - October 31

• The cowboy state US election battle that will matter from Kyiv to Beijing

  World - Financial Times - October 21
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  The US swing states targeted with extreme ads

  Business - Financial Times - October 25
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  What the US election outcome means for Ukraine, Gaza and world conflict

  Top stories - BBC News - October 29
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  How the US election could impact the Middle East

  Top stories - BBC News - October 31

• How the US election may unsettle Europe

  World - Financial Times - November 2
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  US election guide: how to watch like an expert

  World - The Guardian - November 6
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  Japan’s ruling coalition to lose majority in election, national broadcaster says

  World - The Guardian - October 27
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  Bulgarian politics remains deadlocked after election

  Business - Financial Times - October 28
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  What you need to know about Election Day exit polls

  Top stories - ABC News - November 4

• Exit poll results for the 2024 election show democracy, economy top issues

  Top stories - CBS News - November 5

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