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 - 2,598   Last Polled at 04:18 PM
SEX FEINSTEIN CAMPBELL
   MALE 48 43
   FEMALE 62 31
WHITE  
   MALE 42 48
   FEMALE 56 37
RACE  
   WHITE 49 42
   BLACK 87 11
   HISP 67 24
   ASIAN 64 33
   OTHER 0 0
AGE FEINSTEIN CAMPBELL
   18-29 52 31
   30-44 57 35
   45-59 56 37
   60+ 55 41
AGE-65 & OVER  
   18-64 55 36
   65+ 56 41
EDUCATION  
   NOHS 71 23
   HSGRAD 55 37
   SOMCOL/ASSOC 56 35
   COLGRAD 51 41
   POSTGRAD 57 39
COLLEGE EDUCATION FEINSTEIN CAMPBELL
   NOTCOMPLETED 57 35
   COMPLETED 53 40
INCOME  
   LESS15K 63 27
   15-30K 65 24
   30-50K 59 33
   50-75K 54 39
   75-100K 52 38
   OVER100K 48 48
MARRIED  
   YES 50 44
   NO 63 26
CHILDREN IN HH FEINSTEIN CAMPBELL
   YES 53 37
   NO 57 36
MARRIED W/ CHILDREN  
   YES 49 42
   NO 58 35
WORK FULL TIME  
   YES 55 35
   NO 56 38
WORKING WOMEN FEINSTEIN CAMPBELL
   YES 64 27
   NO 52 40
PARTY ID  
   DEMOCRAT 89 6
   REPUBLICAN 21 75
   IND/OTHER 43 38
UNION HOUSEHOLD  
   YES 61 30
   NO 53 39
UNION MEMBER FEINSTEIN CAMPBELL
   I.AM 63 26
   ELSE.IN.HH 57 37
   NO 53 39
RELIGION  
   PROT/CHRIST 47 48
   CATHOLIC 62 33
   JEWISH 81 12
   OTHER 57 28
   NONE 60 22
RELIGION-WHITES  
   PROT/CHRIST 41 53
   CATHOLIC 56 40
   JEWISH 83 10
   OTHER 45 35
   NONE 60 22
ATTEND CHURCH FEINSTEIN CAMPBELL
   MORETHAN1AWK 39 55
   ONCEAWEEK 49 41
   AFEWAMONTH 59 35
   AFEWAYEAR 60 35
   NEVER 63 25
POLITICAL PHIL  
   LIBERAL 76 10
   MODERATE 62 33
   CONSERV 24 68
FINANCIAL SITUATION  
   BETTER 68 26
   WORSE 43 43
   SAME 44 47
FIRST TIME VOTER FEINSTEIN CAMPBELL
   YES 57 27
   NO 55 38
BORN IN THE USA  
   YES 56 36
   NO 56 37
1996 PRES VOTE  
   CLINTON 85 10
   DOLE 19 77
   PEROT 31 58
   OTHER 0 0
   NOVOTE 51 33
CLINTON APPROVAL FEINSTEIN CAMPBELL
   APPROVE 78 16
   DISAPPR 16 73
CLINTON AS PERSON  
   FAVORABLE 82 10
   UNFAVORABLE 34 58
CLINTON JOB/PERSON  
   APP/FAV 84 9
   APP/UNFAV 65 30
   DIS/FAV 0 0
   DIS/UNFAV 15 75
IF ONLY GORE/BUSH FEINSTEIN CAMPBELL
   GORE 85 7
   BUSH 21 73
   WOULDNOTVOTE 0 0
ISS/QUAL PRES VOTE  
   ISSUES 60 32
   PERSONALQUAL 49 43
GOVT SHOULD DO:  
   MORE 79 12
   LESS 35 58
PRIORITY FOR SURPLUS FEINSTEIN CAMPBELL
   CUTFEDINCTAX 34 59
   REDUCNATDEBT 62 32
   SOCIALSECURI 67 26
   OTHRPROGRAMS 73 10
LEGAL IMMIGRATION  
   INCREASE 63 25
   DECREASE 53 42
   STAYSAME 58 35
SAY ANYTHNG GET ELEC  
   ONLYGORE 25 69
   ONLYBUSH 83 14
   BOTH 64 27
   NEITHER 59 32
GORE SAY ANYTHING FEINSTEIN CAMPBELL
   YES 49 43
   NO 76 19
BUSH SAY ANYTHING  
   YES 70 23
   NO 33 60
HAS PRES KNOWLEDGE  
   ONLYGORE 88 6
   ONLYBUSH 12 80
   BOTH 43 52
   NEITHER 49 33
GORE PRES KNOWLEDGE FEINSTEIN CAMPBELL
   YES 70 24
   NO 21 69
BUSH PRES KNOWLEDGE  
   YES 30 64
   NO 83 9
POP OF AREA  
   CITYOVER50K 62 29
   SUBURBS 55 37
   RURAL 45 53
PRESIDENTIAL VOTE FEINSTEIN CAMPBELL
   YES 36 59
   NO 66 25
PRESIDENTIAL VOTE  
   GORE 87 7
   BUSH 19 76
   BUCHANAN 0 0
   NADER 33 20
   OTHER 0 0