Trump and Biden split crucial Catholic vote, per exit polls

Published November 5, 2020 10:02pm ET



President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden fought to a draw in the battle for Catholic voters, a key constituency that in recent elections has sided with the winner of the race for the White House.

According to exit polls from the Associated Press, Trump received 50% of the Catholic vote, equal to his performance four years ago and just a tick better than Biden’s 49%. The former vice president, who is Catholic, attends Mass regularly. He did 3 percentage points better with Catholics than 2016 Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

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