California
Results from this exit poll are percentaged horizontally. Each line indicates the percentage of the group that voted for each candidate or issue. When a line contains only zeros, it means that the number of cases in that group was too small for reliable analysis.

The exit poll tables contain abbreviations for questions and answers. For the full text of the questions, please consult the exit poll questionnaire.
 
State Results   County Results  
Exit Poll    Sample Size - 2,644   Last Polled at 04:18 PM
SEX GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   MALE 47 48 0 5
   FEMALE 58 37 0 4
WHITE  
   MALE 41 53 0 6
   FEMALE 53 43 0 3
RACE  
   WHITE 47 48 0 4
   BLACK 86 11 0 2
   HISP 68 29 0 3
   ASIAN 48 47 0 4
   OTHER 0 0 0 0
AGE GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   18-29 50 41 0 8
   30-44 58 38 0 4
   45-59 53 42 0 3
   60+ 49 48 0 3
AGE-65 & OVER  
   18-64 54 41 0 4
   65+ 48 49 0 3
EDUCATION  
   NOHS 70 28 0 2
   HSGRAD 49 47 0 4
   SOMCOL/ASSOC 53 42 0 4
   COLGRAD 49 46 0 4
   POSTGRAD 53 42 0 4
COLLEGE EDUCATION GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   NOTCOMPLETED 53 43 0 4
   COMPLETED 51 44 0 4
INCOME  
   LESS15K 57 36 0 6
   15-30K 65 30 0 4
   30-50K 56 39 0 4
   50-75K 52 45 0 3
   75-100K 49 45 0 5
   OVER100K 45 51 0 3
MARRIED  
   YES 46 50 0 3
   NO 61 33 0 6
CHILDREN IN HH GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   YES 51 44 0 3
   NO 53 42 0 5
MARRIED W/ CHILDREN  
   YES 46 50 0 3
   NO 54 41 0 5
WORK FULL TIME  
   YES 54 41 0 4
   NO 50 45 0 4
WORKING WOMEN GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   YES 62 34 0 3
   NO 48 46 0 5
PARTY ID  
   DEMOCRAT 90 7 0 2
   REPUBLICAN 11 88 0 1
   IND/OTHER 46 40 0 12
UNION HOUSEHOLD  
   YES 59 35 0 5
   NO 50 46 0 4
UNION MEMBER GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   I.AM 65 29 0 6
   ELSE.IN.HH 49 47 0 4
   NO 50 46 0 4
RELIGION  
   PROT/CHRIST 40 58 0 2
   CATHOLIC 56 40 0 3
   JEWISH 84 15 0 2
   OTHER 61 25 0 12
   NONE 68 21 0 10
RELIGION-WHITES  
   PROT/CHRIST 33 65 0 2
   CATHOLIC 49 47 0 3
   JEWISH 85 13 0 2
   OTHER 56 27 0 14
   NONE 68 20 0 12
ATTEND CHURCH GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   MORETHAN1AWK 35 64 0 1
   ONCEAWEEK 47 49 0 3
   AFEWAMONTH 54 42 0 3
   AFEWAYEAR 55 41 0 3
   NEVER 60 31 0 8
POLITICAL PHIL  
   LIBERAL 82 10 0 8
   MODERATE 58 38 0 4
   CONSERV 18 80 0 2
FINANCIAL SITUATION  
   BETTER 67 30 0 3
   WORSE 36 57 0 6
   SAME 37 57 0 5
FIRST TIME VOTER GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   YES 57 36 0 7
   NO 52 43 0 4
BORN IN THE USA  
   YES 52 43 0 4
   NO 56 42 0 1
1996 PRES VOTE  
   CLINTON 85 12 0 2
   DOLE 8 91 0 1
   PEROT 22 66 0 10
   OTHER 23 26 0 41
   NOVOTE 50 43 0 6
CLINTON APPROVAL GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   APPROVE 77 19 0 4
   DISAPPR 9 86 0 5
CLINTON AS PERSON  
   FAVORABLE 82 14 0 4
   UNFAVORABLE 28 67 0 4
CLINTON JOB/PERSON  
   APP/FAV 84 12 0 4
   APP/UNFAV 62 32 0 4
   DIS/FAV 0 0 0 0
   DIS/UNFAV 7 88 0 4
IF ONLY GORE/BUSH GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   GORE 95 1 0 4
   BUSH 2 96 0 1
   WOULDNOTVOTE 0 0 0 0
ISSUE MATTERS MOST  
   WORLDAFFAIRS 58 38 0 5
   MEDICARE/RX 54 43 0 2
   HEALTHCARE 65 28 0 6
   ECON/JOBS 63 32 0 3
   TAXES 14 83 0 3
   EDUCATION 56 36 0 6
   SOCIALSECUR 61 35 0 3
QUALITY MATTERS MOST  
   COMPLEXISSUE 81 11 0 7
   HONEST 17 77 0 6
   CARES 67 26 0 6
   EXPERIENCE 82 16 0 2
   LIKEABLE 0 0 0 0
   STRONGLEADER 33 65 0 1
   GOODJUDGMENT 45 53 0 1
ISS/QUAL PRES VOTE GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   ISSUES 59 36 0 5
   PERSONALQUAL 40 56 0 3
GOVT SHOULD DO:  
   MORE 80 16 0 4
   LESS 26 69 0 4
PRIORITY FOR SURPLUS  
   CUTFEDINCTAX 30 67 0 3
   REDUCNATDEBT 58 37 0 4
   SOCIALSECURI 62 34 0 3
   OTHRPROGRAMS 78 12 0 10
LEGAL IMMIGRATION GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   INCREASE 60 33 0 7
   DECREASE 48 50 0 2
   STAYSAME 54 41 0 4
SAY ANYTHNG GET ELEC  
   ONLYGORE 19 79 0 2
   ONLYBUSH 81 16 0 2
   BOTH 60 32 0 6
   NEITHER 59 37 0 4
GORE SAY ANYTHING  
   YES 44 51 0 4
   NO 75 22 0 3
BUSH SAY ANYTHING GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   YES 67 27 0 5
   NO 28 70 0 2
HAS PRES KNOWLEDGE  
   ONLYGORE 93 4 0 3
   ONLYBUSH 5 93 0 1
   BOTH 31 65 0 3
   NEITHER 32 41 0 21
GORE PRES KNOWLEDGE  
   YES 68 29 0 3
   NO 11 81 0 6
BUSH PRES KNOWLEDGE GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   YES 20 77 0 2
   NO 85 9 0 5
POP OF AREA  
   CITYOVER50K 63 33 0 4
   SUBURBS 55 40 0 5
   RURAL 40 58 0 3
SENATOR VOTE  
   FEINSTEIN 83 14 0 2
   CAMPBELL 10 88 0 2
   OTHER 42 30 0 25
PRESIDENTIAL VOTE GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   YES 27 69 0 3
   NO 64 31 0 4