I noticed no one’s produced a direct comparison of the 2010 and 2008 CNN Exit polls, to see where the swing was the largest/smallest, so I decided to create one. I used the House totals, and only picked out categories with direct comparisons. The totals may not represent equal shifts due to voters not responding to certain questions and by changes in the compositions of the categories. Note that these are exit polls, so they may not reflect the actual electorate, but should be fairly close. Republican totals are Positive:
| Category | Response | Gap 2008 | Gap 2010 | Difference |
| Vote by Sex | ||||
| Male | -6 | 14 | 20 | |
| Female | -14 | 1 | 15 | |
| Vote By Race | ||||
| White | 8 | 23 | 15 | |
| Black | -88 | -80 | 8 | |
| Latino | -41 | -22 | 19 | |
| Asian | -32 | -18 | 14 | |
| Other | -45 | -9 | 36 | |
| Vote by Race | ||||
| White Male | 11 | 28 | 17 | |
| White Female | 6 | 19 | 13 | |
| Black Male | -84 | -73 | 11 | |
| Black Female | -90 | -86 | 4 | |
| Latino Male | -41 | -11 | 30 | |
| Latino Female | -38 | -32 | 6 | |
| Other | -40 | -13 | 27 | |
| Vote by Age | ||||
| 18-29 | -29 | -13 | 16 | |
| 30-44 | -9 | 4 | 13 | |
| 45-64 | -5 | 8 | 13 | |
| 65 and older | -1 | 21 | 22 | |
| Vote by Income | ||||
| Less than 50,000 | -26 | -11 | 15 | |
| 50,000-100,000 | -3 | 9 | 12 | |
| 100,000 and up | 2 | 18 | 16 | |
| Vote by Income and race | ||||
| White<50,000 | -1 | 12 | 13 | |
| Whites >50,000 | 12 | 24 | 12 | |
| Non-whites <50,000 | -74 | -61 | 13 | |
| Non-whites >50,000 | -53 | -40 | 13 | |
| Vote by Education | ||||
| No High school | -37 | -21 | 16 | |
| H.S Graduate | -12 | 6 | 18 | |
| Some College | -8 | 10 | 18 | |
| College Graduate | -2 | 18 | 20 | |
| Post Graduate | -14 | -12 | 2 | |
| College Graduate? | ||||
| Yes | -7 | 8 | 15 | |
| No | -17 | 7 | 24 | |
| Vote by Education and Race | ||||
| White College | 6 | 19 | 13 | |
| Whites-No College | 10 | 30 | 20 | |
| Non-White College | -56 | -42 | 14 | |
| Non-Whites-No College | -68 | -52 | 16 | |
| Vote by Party Id | ||||
| Democrat | -85 | -84 | 1 | |
| Republican | 80 | 89 | 9 | |
| Independent | -8 | 19 | 27 | |
| Vote by Ideology | ||||
| Liberal | -76 | -82 | -6 | |
| Moderate | -24 | -13 | 11 | |
| Conservative | 52 | 71 | 19 | |
| Vote by Religion | ||||
| Protestant | 8 | 21 | 13 | |
| Catholic | -13 | 10 | 23 | |
| Jewish | -62 | NA | NA | |
| Other | -55 | -50 | 5 | |
| None | -47 | -38 | 9 | |
| Religion among Whites | ||||
| White Protestant | 28 | 41 | 13 | |
| White Catholic | 6 | 20 | 14 | |
| White Jewish | -66 | NA | NA | |
| White other | -37 | -43 | -6 | |
| White No Religion | -38 | -25 | 13 | |
| Non-White | -66 | -51 | 15 | |
| White Evangelical | ||||
| Yes | 42 | 58 | 16 | |
| No | -27 | -13 | 14 | |
| Attend Church Weekly? | ||||
| Yes | 8 | 18 | 10 | |
| No | -22 | -9 | 13 | |
| Children under 18 | ||||
| Yes | -9 | 4 | 13 | |
| No | -11 | 4 | 15 | |
| Union Member? | ||||
| Yes | -30 | -24 | 6 | |
| No | -3 | 11 | 14 | |
| Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual | ||||
| Yes | -61 | -40 | 21 | |
| No | -9 | 6 | 15 | |
| Vote for President in 2008 | ||||
| Obama | -82 | -70 | 12 | |
| McCain | 74 | 84 | 10 | |
| Other | NA | 24 | NA | |
| Vote by Size of Place | ||||
| Urban | -29 | -15 | 14 | |
| Suburban | -3 | 13 | 16 | |
| Rural | 0 | 24 | 24 | |
| Opinion of Government | ||||
| Should do more | -53 | -56 | -3 | |
| Should do less | 38 | 56 | 18 | |
| Vote by Region | ||||
| North East | -23 | -10 | 13 | |
| Midwest | -8 | 9 | 17 | |
| South | 2 | 24 | 22 | |
| West | -19 | -1 | 18 |
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