Nationally, the share of people saying they've gotten worse off under the current administration (45%) is the highest in presidential exit polls that have asked the question -- even surpassing the 42% "worse off" in 2008,

According to data from NBC, 35% of voters named democracy as their top issue, with 31% citing the economy. Other key issues include abortion (14%) and immigration (11%), while foreign policy garnered only 4% of concern, even amid ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.

By Gabriella Borter, Joseph Ax, Helen Coster and Stephanie Kelly PHOENIX (Reuters) -Nearly three-quarters of voters in Tuesday's presidential election say American democracy is under threat, according to preliminary national exit polls from Edison Research,