North Carolina

Race. Clinton won eight in 10 blacks in North Carolina; they accounted for three in 10 Democratic primary voters.

Gender. She led among women, with six in 10 of their votes; they’re the majority of today’s voters in North Carolina. Clinton was boosted in particular by black women, among whom she won nearly eight in 10, while she spilt the voter with Sanders white women.

Non-outsider. More than eight in 10 North Carolina Democratic primary voters said they wanted someone with political experience as opposed to an outsider, and Clinton won six in 10 of them.

Obama. As elsewhere, Clinton won the more than half of voters who wanted to continue Barack Obama’s polices, taking three-quarters of this group.

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7. Ohio exit polls

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Tue Mar 15, 2016, 07:54 PM

Mar 2016

Ohio

As has been true all primary season, demographics played a big role in the Democratic primary Ohio today:

Race. Black voters in Ohio backed Clinton over Sanders by more than 2-1 – but that was well down in preliminary results from her 5-1 advantage among blacks in previous contests to date. (Blacks also made up a slightly smaller percentage of the electorate in Ohio than in past primaries overall – two in 10, vs. 26 percent in all states to date, and far higher in states where Clinton’s done best).

Race and age. As in Michigan, Clinton’s challenge was specifically among younger blacks. In preliminary results, she won blacks age 45 and older by her typical margins, with more than eight in 10 of their votes. But she and Sanders ran about evenly among blacks younger than 45.

Age. Two-thirds of voters 45 and older backed Clinton – but Sanders, typically, had an even wider lead among younger voters. His challenge: They made up less of the electorate.

Ideology. Six in 10 voters in Ohio described themselves as liberals, up from just 40 percent in 2008, continuing a trend seen all season. Sanders won “very” liberal voters, but he and Clinton tied among somewhat liberals in preliminary results, and Clinton pushed strongly among moderates.