It is Election Day in Ohio and the difficulty of abortion is instantly on the poll.
Greater than a 12 months after the Dobbs choice, early exit polls present an Ohio voters that’s dissatisfied in regards to the overturn of Roe v. Wade, together with virtually 4 in 10 who’re offended about it.
Girls, Democrats, youthful voters are significantly sad with Roe’s overturn.
Not everybody holds this view. Republicans, conservatives and white evangelical voters casting ballots on this election are principally glad with the Supreme Court docket choice that overturned Roe.
These early exit ballot outcomes point out that almost all Ohioans voting on this election really feel that abortion must be authorized in all or most circumstances – about six in ten do – that is just like what we have seen amongst adults nationwide in current CBS Information polling.
On the difficulty of abortion, barely extra voters right here belief the Democratic Social gathering over the Republican Social gathering.
It is not solely the difficulty of abortion that is on the minds of Ohio voters, however the economic system and funds too.
Extra Ohio voters say their funds are worse, not higher, in comparison with what they had been three years in the past and associated to that – it is the Republican Social gathering who’s trusted greater than the Democratic Social gathering by Ohio voters to deal with the economic system – significantly amongst those that say their funds are worse.
President Biden misplaced the state of Ohio in 2020 by eight factors, and at this time, most Ohio voters disapprove of the job he’s doing as president.
We’re one 12 months out from the 2024 election, with President Biden working for re-election and former President Trump main the GOP area for the Republican nomination.
There’s a sizable portion of the Ohio voters who aren’t that excited in regards to the prospect of both Trump or Biden working for president: 4 in 10 Ohio voters do not suppose both of those candidates must be working for president.
Exit ballot outcomes might change as CBS Information will get extra information.
This CBS Information Ohio exit ballot contains in-person interviews with Election Day voters and interviews by cellphone, e mail and text-to-web invites that measured the views of absentee/by mail voters and early voters. The surveys had been carried out by Edison Analysis on behalf of the Nationwide Election Pool.
— Jennifer De Pinto and Fred Backus