According to early exit poll data, about three-quarters of voters in the GOP primary described themselves as conservative while, on the Democratic side, about two-thirds described themselves as liberal. Credit: Mike De Sisti

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Compared to past presidential primary voters, Wisconsin Republicans who voted today are a more conservative group and Democrats are a more liberal one, according to preliminary exit polling by Edison Research.

About three-quarters of voters in the GOP primary described themselves as conservative, compared to 61% in Wisconsin’s 2012 Republican primary.

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On the Democratic side, about two-thirds described themselves as liberal, compared to 46% in the last contested Democratic primary here, in 2008.

Moderates were only about a quarter of the vote in each party.

Here are some other highlights from the early exit polling of voters who cast their ballots today. We’re describing these finds in broad terms, not exact percentages, because the data are preliminary and will change over the course of the evening:

On the GOP side:

A majority of Republican voters were negative in their views of trade, saying it takes away US jobs, rather than creates them.

Economy, terrorism and government spending were cited by roughly equal proportions of voters as the most important issue, with immigration a distant fourth. Asked about immigration, about a third of voters said most illegal immigrants should be deported; two thirds said they should be offered a chance to apply for legal status.

About two-thirds support a temporary entry ban on Muslims who are not citizens of the US.

About half the GOP voters said they felt “betrayed” by their party’s politicians.

Two-thirds described themselves as very worried about the nation’s economy in the next few years.

Asked what should happen if no GOP candidate gets a majority of delegates before the convention, a little more than half said the nomination should go to the one who gets the most votes in the primaries; just under half said it should go to the one whom delegates think is the best nominee.

Almost nine in ten said they are angry or dissatisfied with the federal government.

Among Democratic voters:

When voters were offered four choices as the most important issue, the economy and income inequality were the top two choices, followed by health care. Terrorism was a distant fourth.

Just over half of Democratic voters want the next president to continue Pres. Obama’s policies, about a third want more liberal polices and a small number want more conservative policies.

A plurality of Democratic voters had a negative view of trade, but this group was smaller than it is on the GOP side.

Only a third said they were very worried about the economy, about half as many as Republicans.

Democrats overwhelmingly wanted the next president to have political experience.