There is no shortage of pundits or experts telling us exactly what happened in last week's midterm elections, but what the actual voters said might surprise some people.

Extensive exit polls were conducted on Election Day and other surveys quizzed tens of thousands of likely voters. Some conventional wisdom turned out to be right, but some did not.

Take health care. It was the number one issue given for driving a vote and of those who said health care was their top concern, a strong majority voted for Democrats. But for those who want to see changes to health care policy, how exactly would they like to change it?

Another major issue was the confirmation battle over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Lots of people said the debate mattered to them, but which party actually benefited the most?

Traditionally, men vote more often for Republicans and women prefer Democrats. That didn't change. But in addition to the gender gap, we have the marriage gap. What does that look like and how did it change in 2018?

Listen to the full podcast as I discuss it all with Karlyn Bowman, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.