85% of American voters ‘just want it to be over’

A Politico-Morning Consult online exit poll paints a stark picture of an angry and frustrated electorate, one that likely doesn’t feel the contentious campaign that ended today offers answers to their troubles.

Fully 85 percent of participants “just want it to be over,” 72% are “anxious” and 71% are “nervous.”

“Angry,” “sad” and “overwhelmed” garnered 53%, 50% and 48%, respectively.

Morning Consult notes the middle ground of the electorate seemed hit most by the tone of the election: “Independents appear most discouraged and were most likely to ascribe negative values to the race. Sixty percent said it made them angry, 58 percent said it made them sad, 47 percent said it made them depressed, and 89 percent said they just wanted it to be over.”

What’s an online exit poll? “The Morning Consult/POLITICO Exit Poll was conducted October 18 – November 8, 2016 among 6,782 early/Election Day Voters. The interviews were conducted online and the data were weighted to approximate a target sample of registered voters based on age, race/ethnicity, gender, educational attainment, and region.”