Note: Exit poll percentages may have updated since this post.

In the 2024 election, 10 states had abortion-related measures on the ballot — and Americans voted in favor of protecting abortion access in seven of them. 

But support for these ballot measures outpaced support for Kamala Harris, who made abortion rights a hallmark of her campaign. 

In two key battlegrounds — Arizona and Nevada — voters backed measures that added the right to abortion to their state’s constitution, but nonetheless, Harris trails Donald Trump in the vote count in these states. CBS News has projected Nevada for Trump and Arizona currently leans Republican. 

Here’s what the exit polls tell us about voters who “split their ticket:”

Voters favored abortion rights but the economy mattered more

Most people who voted “yes” on abortion-related measures — Proposition 139 in Arizona and Question 6 in Nevada — also voted for Kamala Harris, but about a quarter of these voters backed Donald Trump. 

For this group of voters, the economy was their top issue when voting for president. A majority described their finances as worse off compared to four years ago, so abortion rights mattered to them,  but when it came to voting for president, other issues mattered to them more. These voters were also looking for a candidate who would bring needed change. 

Across nearly every major demographic group in Nevada, more voted for the right to abortion referendum than they did for Harris, according to exit polls. This includes both men and women, younger voters and independents. 

Kamala Harris made an appeal to Republicans, particularly Republican women, often on the issue of abortion rights, but few voted for her. A third of Republican women in Nevada voted “yes” on the right to abortion, but Harris had just single-digit support from these voters. 

We see the same pattern among Latino voters, too, a group Harris lost ground with relative to Joe Biden in 2020. Majorities of Latino men and women in Nevada voted in favor of the state’s abortion ballot measure, but fewer of them backed Harris. 

In CBS News pre-election polling, we found that Harris’ campaign argument that Trump would try to put a national abortion ban in place did not resonate with most voters outside the Democratic Party. Voters were more apt to believe Trump would leave the matter of abortion to the states, so this may have been on the minds of the voters who backed abortion rights in their own state but also backed Trump. 

The CBS News exit poll interviewed thousands of voters across the country at more than 200 polling locations on Election Day and in the weeks leading up to Election Day in order to capture those who cast a ballot early. Edison Research conducted this poll for the National Election Pool.

With Republicans taking control of the Senate, many of President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees are likely to face an easy path to confirmation, even some who may be controversial.

Here are some of the possible people Trump is considering or has chosen for critical Cabinet posts and top White House jobs.

White House chief of staff

Susie Wiles

The day after he was declared president-elect, Trump announced his campaign co-chair Susie Wiles would be his chief of staff. Wiles, an experienced political operative based in Florida, will be the first woman in U.S. history to fill the role. Chief of staff is not a Senate-confirmed position, but it is a prestigious position often considered to be part of the Cabinet. 

By Kathryn Watson

Secretary of State 

A source with knowledge of the discussions says GOP Sen. Bill Hagerty of Tennessee is under consideration for secretary of state, but so are a number of other candidates.

Hagerty was the U.S. ambassador to Japan under Trump from 2017 until 2019, when he stepped aside to run for his current Senate seat. 

By Margaret Brennan 

Secretary of Defense

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, 60, has been floated as a contender to lead the Defense Department, according to two sources familiar with the process.

Pompeo already has extensive experience in the Trump administration and in dealing with Trump himself. He was both secretary of state and CIA director in the first Trump administration. He served as a cavalry officer patrolling the Iron Curtain prior to the Berlin Wall falling, before enrolling in Harvard Law School. He also served in Congress from 2011 to 2017. 

By James LaPorta and Robert Costa

Treasury secretary

Scott Bessent, the founder of a Connecticut-based hedge fund, Key Square Group, is a leading contender for Treasury secretary, and he’s been making a full-court press for the post, according to a source deeply involved in transition planning. Bessent has outside advocates building the case for him to Trump. 

Trump’s former U.S. Trade Rep. Robert Lighthizer is also being floated for treasury secretary. 

By Bob Costa, Major Garrett and Olivia Rinaldi 

Commerce secretary 

Linda McMahon, who served as small business administrator in Trump’s first term and is a former WWE CEO, is a top contender to lead the Department of Commerce, multiple sources familiar with discussions about the role say. 

“It is hers if she wants it,” one senior Trump official said, adding that she is close to Trump and he trusts her. 

McMahon also is co-chairwoman of the pro-Trump super PAC America First Policy Action, and is helping run the transition team with Trump’s friend, Howard Lutnick. 

By Major Garrett and Fin Gomez

CIA Director

Former U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe, the former Director of National Intelligence under the first Trump administration, is a top name being floated for CIA director, according to several sources familiar with the discussions. 

By Major Garret and Robert Costa

RFK Jr.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is being floated by some Trump allies to serve as the next head of the Department of Health and Human Services, multiple people close to the president-elect’s campaign say. Kennedy is scheduled to meet with Trump’s senior team next week, but a role in the administration is still unclear, according to a Trump source familiar with the discussions. 

The hope among Kennedy’s backers that he could be nominated to lead the department has grown in recent days after Republicans cemented control of the Senate. 

Kennedy ran for president as an independent but dropped out of the race in August and endorsed Trump. 

By Fin Gomez and Alex Tin

Trump’s family members

As of yet, it’s unclear whether any of Trump’s family members will work in his administration. In his first term, both daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner worked in the White House, but they’ve taken a step back from involvement in their father’s political work.