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State Results
County Results
| Exit Poll Sample Size - 926 Last Polled at 12:12 PM | ||||
| SEX | GORE | BUSH | BUCHANAN | NADER |
| MALE | 39 | 52 | 1 | 6 |
| FEMALE | 46 | 49 | 0 | 4 |
| WHITE | ||||
| MALE | 31 | 58 | 1 | 7 |
| FEMALE | 42 | 54 | 0 | 4 |
| RACE | ||||
| WHITE | 37 | 56 | 1 | 5 |
| BLACK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HISP | 68 | 25 | 0 | 6 |
| ASIAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OTHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AGE | GORE | BUSH | BUCHANAN | NADER |
| 18-29 | 46 | 41 | 0 | 12 |
| 30-44 | 40 | 56 | 1 | 3 |
| 45-59 | 44 | 49 | 1 | 5 |
| 60+ | 40 | 57 | 0 | 3 |
| AGE-65 & OVER | ||||
| 18-64 | 42 | 50 | 1 | 6 |
| 65+ | 43 | 56 | 0 | 1 |
| EDUCATION | ||||
| NOHS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HSGRAD | 47 | 51 | 0 | 2 |
| SOMCOL/ASSOC | 41 | 52 | 1 | 6 |
| COLGRAD | 34 | 58 | 1 | 6 |
| POSTGRAD | 46 | 44 | 0 | 6 |
| COLLEGE EDUCATION | GORE | BUSH | BUCHANAN | NADER |
| NOTCOMPLETED | 44 | 51 | 1 | 5 |
| COMPLETED | 39 | 53 | 1 | 6 |
| INCOME | ||||
| LESS15K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15-30K | 47 | 46 | 1 | 6 |
| 30-50K | 46 | 48 | 2 | 4 |
| 50-75K | 43 | 52 | 0 | 4 |
| 75-100K | 28 | 67 | 0 | 4 |
| OVER100K | 40 | 54 | 0 | 4 |
| PARTY ID | ||||
| DEMOCRAT | 83 | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| REPUBLICAN | 4 | 95 | 1 | 0 |
| IND/OTHER | 39 | 44 | 1 | 13 |
| RELIGION | GORE | BUSH | BUCHANAN | NADER |
| PROT/CHRIST | 32 | 64 | 1 | 2 |
| CATHOLIC | 53 | 42 | 0 | 5 |
| JEWISH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OTHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NONE | 49 | 34 | 1 | 15 |
| RELIGION-WHITES | ||||
| PROT/CHRIST | 29 | 67 | 1 | 1 |
| CATHOLIC | 45 | 49 | 0 | 5 |
| JEWISH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OTHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NONE | 45 | 38 | 1 | 16 |
| WHITE RELIG RIGHT | ||||
| YES | 20 | 79 | 1 | 0 |
| NO | 47 | 46 | 1 | 6 |
| POLITICAL PHIL | GORE | BUSH | BUCHANAN | NADER |
| LIBERAL | 70 | 17 | 0 | 10 |
| MODERATE | 46 | 47 | 0 | 5 |
| CONSERV | 9 | 89 | 1 | 0 |
| FINANCIAL SITUATION | ||||
| BETTER | 52 | 43 | 0 | 5 |
| WORSE | 31 | 60 | 0 | 6 |
| SAME | 29 | 63 | 1 | 6 |
| 1996 PRES VOTE | ||||
| CLINTON | 75 | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| DOLE | 5 | 93 | 1 | 2 |
| PEROT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OTHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NOVOTE | 41 | 52 | 0 | 5 |
| CLINTON APPROVAL | GORE | BUSH | BUCHANAN | NADER |
| APPROVE | 72 | 22 | 0 | 6 |
| DISAPPR | 8 | 85 | 1 | 5 |
| CLINTON AS PERSON | ||||
| FAVORABLE | 78 | 16 | 0 | 5 |
| UNFAVORABLE | 24 | 69 | 1 | 5 |
| CLINTON JOB/PERSON | ||||
| APP/FAV | 79 | 15 | 0 | 6 |
| APP/UNFAV | 62 | 32 | 1 | 5 |
| DIS/FAV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DIS/UNFAV | 6 | 87 | 1 | 5 |
| IF ONLY GORE/BUSH | GORE | BUSH | BUCHANAN | NADER |
| GORE | 89 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| BUSH | 2 | 97 | 0 | 1 |
| WOULDNOTVOTE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ISSUE MATTERS MOST | ||||
| WORLDAFFAIRS | 28 | 62 | 3 | 7 |
| MEDICARE/RX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HEALTHCARE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ECON/JOBS | 56 | 38 | 0 | 4 |
| TAXES | 15 | 79 | 0 | 6 |
| EDUCATION | 56 | 37 | 0 | 6 |
| SOCIALSECUR | 44 | 56 | 0 | 1 |
| AMEND 20: MED. MARIJ | ||||
| YES | 54 | 36 | 0 | 8 |
| NO | 31 | 65 | 1 | 2 |
| AMEND 22:GUN CONTROL | GORE | BUSH | BUCHANAN | NADER |
| YES | 50 | 42 | 0 | 6 |
| NO | 23 | 71 | 1 | 4 |