According to an ABC News exit poll, President-elect Trump significantly outperformed Vice President Harris among voters who cited a candidate's “leadership” and “ability to make a difference” as the most important qualities in their vote.
According to a public opinion poll30% of voters said a candidate's “leadership ability” was most important to their vote. Among those respondents, voters favored Trump over Harris by more than 30 points (66% to 33%).
The poll revealed that the divide between the two candidates was even more pronounced among voters who said a candidate's ability to bring about change was most important. Trump beat Harris by 50 points, 74% to 24%.
The other two qualities cited in the poll were “good judgment,” which was chosen by 20 percent as the most important quality in a candidate, and “compassion,” which was chosen by 18 percent of voters.
Among voters who made the right choice, Harris led Trump by more than 60 points, 82% to 16%, according to the poll. Among voters who said the most important quality was that a candidate “cared about,” Harris beat Trump by nearly 50 points, 73% to 25%.
According to the poll, a combined 81% of Trump supporters cited “leadership” (40%) and “bringing change” (41%) as the most important qualities in a candidate when voting for them.
According to the poll, a total of 35% of Harris supporters cited “the ability to demonstrate leadership” (21%) and “the ability to bring about change” (14%) as qualities they would like to vote for.
According to the poll, the top qualities of Harris supporters were “good judgment'' at 34% and “compassion'' at 28%, with more than 60% of voters in total having these qualities.
ABC News also noted that Harris and Trump have similar results when it comes to favorability ratings, with 47% of respondents viewing Harris favorably and 52% viewing her unfavorably. . As for Trump, 46% had a favorable opinion, while 53% had an unfavorable opinion of him.
However, according to ABC exit polls, Mr. Trump led Ms. Harris by 26 points among voters who rated both candidates unfavorably, 56% to 30%.
The methodology was not readily available.
