Exit polls are conducted by Edison Research for the National Election Pool on behalf of a consortium of media companies: CNN, ABC, CBS and NBC. They get their name ... which won’t yet have been adjusted to match the final election results.

If you've voted early or plan to vote today, you might be asked to participate in an exit poll. Here's what they are and how they work.

Here, The Independent explains everything you need to know about how exit polls work and what they tell us about the election. Independent readers are independently-minded global