Guide Note

This page contains the 2008 Kentucky primary exit poll results from the election held on May 20, 2008.

Hillary Clinton was declared the winner very soon after polls closed. When all the results were in, Clinton won by 65% to Obama's 30%.

Polls leading up to primary day indicated that Kentucky's Democratic voters favored Senator Hillary Clinton.

Fast Facts

1. Held: May 20, 2008
2. Poll hours: 6am-6pm EST
3. Closed primary
4. 2.8 million residents registered to vote in primary
5. Kentucky Board of Elections: 53% of registered KY voters are women

1. 70% of white men and 74% of white women voted for Clinton
2. 57% of the voters were women
3. 89% of the voters were white
4. Clinton prevailed among all age, income and education categories
5. Obama was more popular amongst those who thought Clinton's proposal to suspend the federal gas tax was a bad idea

Hillary Clinton was hoping for a big win in Kentucky, and the majority of the polls ahead of primary day indicated she would get her wish. Most had Clinton with a substantial 30% lead over Barack Obama among the state's Democratic voters.

1. A survey of voters taken immediately after they have exited the polling stations
2. Asks the voter which candidate they voted for
3. Pollsters are usually specialized private companies working for newspapers or broadcasters
4. Exit polls give an indication of the election result before the actual votes are counted