--- generated_by: surveylegend-page-markdown title: Exit Poll Template | SurveyLegend description: Create a neutral post-vote questionnaire with seven optional questions. Record choices, decision timing, and voting experience with SurveyLegend. canonical: https://www.surveylegend.com/survey-examples-templates/political-public-opinion/exit-poll-template/ --- # Exit Poll Template Ask voters about a choice they have already made. This SurveyLegend exit poll template provides seven optional questions for a neutral post-vote research project. [Try this template ](https://app.surveylegend.com/register/)[Preview template](https://www.surveylegend.com/survey-examples-templates/political-public-opinion/exit-poll-template/#try-template) Preview on a device Show the desktop survey layout Show the tablet survey layout Show the mobile survey layout ![](https://www.surveylegend.com/survey-template-media/demo-backgrounds/exit-poll-template-background.avif) **SurveyLegend** 1 / 7 Exit Poll Have you finished voting in the election named above? 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This SurveyLegend exit poll template provides seven optional questions for a neutral post-vote research project. An exit poll is a survey of participating voters, not the election itself. Define the contest and sampling approach before collecting answers, and keep participation separate from voting. ## When to Use This Template Use this questionnaire only within a planned research process after the person has voted. Describe the election, contest, independent organizer and intended use of findings. A public website link alone does not create a representative exit poll; an appropriate sampling design is a separate requirement. **Create your exit poll in SurveyLegend** An exit poll is a survey of participating voters, not the election itself. Define the contest and sampling approach before collecting answers, and keep participation separate from voting. ## 7 Exit Poll Questions This voluntary poll concerns the named election and contest after you have voted. It is not an official ballot and does not change your vote. You may skip any question. Do not provide your name, address, ballot photograph or information that identifies another voter. Results describe survey participation unless a qualified research design supports broader estimates. Try the survey ## A little feedback. A clearer picture. Explore this 7-question example at your own pace. Every question is optional. Preview on a device Show the survey at full desktop width Resize the survey to a tablet-width preview Resize the survey to a mobile preview with scrolling inside the frame Choose a look Use Classic: a white survey card over the background photo Use Light: dark text over a light tint covering the background photo Use Dark: light text over a dark tint covering the background photo SurveyLegend demo Question 1 of 7 ### Exit Poll 01 Have you finished voting in the election named above? Choose one answer, or skip this question. Yes No Prefer not to answer 02 For the named contest, what candidate or ballot option did you choose? You may write 'did not vote in this contest' or 'prefer not to answer.' Share your answer, or skip this question. 03 When did you make your final choice for that contest? Choose one answer, or skip this question. More than a month before voting Within the month before voting but before voting day On the day I voted, before reaching the voting location At the voting location Did not choose in this contest Not sure Prefer not to answer 04 What mattered most in your choice? Choose one answer, or skip this question. Positions on issues Experience or record Personal qualities Party or group affiliation Recommendation from someone I trust Another factor Did not choose in this contest Not sure Prefer not to answer 05 How easy was it to understand how to mark your choice on the ballot? Choose one answer, or skip this question. Very difficult Somewhat difficult Neither easy nor difficult Somewhat easy Very easy Not applicable Prefer not to answer 06 About how long did you wait before starting to vote at this location? Choose one answer, or skip this question. No wait Less than 10 minutes 10–29 minutes 30–59 minutes 60 minutes or more Did not vote at a location Not sure Prefer not to answer 07 What one change, if any, would make the voting process easier to understand or navigate? Avoid names and private details. Share your answer, or skip this question. #### One last look Review your answers before submitting this demo. 0 answered #### Thank you for trying the survey! You’ve tried the template from the respondent’s side. Make it your own with SurveyLegend. [Create your own survey](https://www.surveylegend.com/register/) Checking submission availability… This is a demo. We count starts and submissions only. Your answers stay in your browser and are never sent or saved. **—**Starts **—**Submissions Activity is temporarily unavailable. ## How to Adapt the Questionnaire Name one contest and keep open-choice wording neutral. Establish how genuine candidate or option names will be coded, including write-ins and nonanswers. Do not add names or contact fields to this version. Verify location permissions, timing and any applicable reporting restrictions through the responsible election authority before fieldwork. No automated branching is included: people who have not voted can skip later questions and are excluded from post-vote analysis. ## When to Ask Approach selected participants only after they have finished voting and without obstructing access. Follow a declared sampling and invitation procedure rather than choosing people who look approachable. SurveyLegend's [survey bias ](https://www.surveylegend.com/online-survey/survey-bias/)guide explains why who responds can change conclusions. The questionnaire alone does not cover early, mail or other voters absent from the sampled locations. ## How to Use the Responses Use Q1 to define the post-vote analysis group. Preserve blank, refused and no-contest-vote responses separately. Code written choices against the actual contest without guessing ambiguous entries. Record invitations and refusals in a separate nonidentifying fieldwork log, not as invented answers. Report location and time coverage and any weighting method; do not derive a margin of error from convenience responses. Wait-time responses describe participants' experiences, not verified misconduct. Never announce a winner or official count from the template demo. ## What the Research Adds René Bautista's 2015 dissertation abstract notes that, in exit polling, “the population being sampled is fleeting.” It examines both nonresponse and measurement error using linked survey and fieldwork information and statistical modeling. This supports keeping the invitation process and missing participation visible instead of treating collected answers as the whole electorate. The dissertation does not validate this seven-question form or supply its weighting. Read the [exit polling dissertation ](https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/sramdiss/8/). ## Frequently asked questions ### Is this an official ballot? No. It is a voluntary research questionnaire after voting. A response does not cast, change or verify an official vote. ### Does an online link make the poll representative? No. Coverage, selection, nonresponse and analysis require a research design. An open link can attract a very different group from the electorate. ### Can respondents leave their choice blank? Yes. Every question is optional. Keep refusal, skipped and no-contest-vote answers distinct during analysis. ## Printable Exit Poll Print the exact election and contest heading, optional questions and all choices. Supply a private completion and return method appropriate to the approved fieldwork process. No names, addresses, signatures or ballot photographs. Paper responses are research records, not official ballots. Paper responses need separate review or manual entry; they are not automatically added to online results. ![First page of the printable Exit Poll Template with questions and answer spaces](https://www.surveylegend.com/survey-template-media/pdf-previews/exit-poll-template-pdf-preview.avif) [![](https://www.surveylegend.com/user-guide-media/icons/download-pdf.svg) Download the questionnaire](https://www.surveylegend.com/downloads/survey-templates/exit-poll-template.pdf) Export Exit Poll as PDF ## AI Prompt: Exit Poll Copy this exit poll prompt into an AI assistant to prepare the questionnaire. Review the result, then build and customize it in SurveyLegend. 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