Iowa
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 - 1,003   Last Polled at 12:31 PM
SEX GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   MALE 44 52 0 2
   FEMALE 54 44 1 2
WHITE  
   MALE 43 53 0 3
   FEMALE 53 45 1 2
RACE  
   WHITE 48 49 0 2
   BLACK 0 0 0 0
   HISP 0 0 0 0
   ASIAN 0 0 0 0
   OTHER 0 0 0 0
AGE GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   18-29 46 50 1 3
   30-44 46 51 1 2
   45-59 52 43 0 4
   60+ 50 49 0 0
AGE-65 & OVER  
   18-64 48 48 1 3
   65+ 52 47 0 0
EDUCATION  
   NOHS 0 0 0 0
   HSGRAD 55 42 1 1
   SOMCOL/ASSOC 45 51 1 2
   COLGRAD 41 57 0 1
   POSTGRAD 49 51 0 0
COLLEGE EDUCATION GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   NOTCOMPLETED 51 46 1 2
   COMPLETED 44 55 0 1
INCOME  
   LESS15K 0 0 0 0
   15-30K 57 39 1 2
   30-50K 46 49 1 3
   50-75K 44 53 0 3
   75-100K 53 47 0 0
   OVER100K 0 0 0 0
PARTY ID  
   DEMOCRAT 86 10 0 3
   REPUBLICAN 7 92 1 0
   IND/OTHER 48 47 1 3
RELIGION GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   PROT/CHRIST 43 55 0 1
   CATHOLIC 55 41 1 3
   JEWISH 0 0 0 0
   OTHER 0 0 0 0
   NONE 0 0 0 0
RELIGION-WHITES  
   PROT/CHRIST 42 56 0 1
   CATHOLIC 54 41 1 3
   JEWISH 0 0 0 0
   OTHER 0 0 0 0
   NONE 0 0 0 0
WHITE RELIG RIGHT  
   YES 22 76 0 0
   NO 54 42 0 2
POLITICAL PHIL GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   LIBERAL 76 16 1 6
   MODERATE 55 44 0 1
   CONSERV 20 78 1 1
FINANCIAL SITUATION  
   BETTER 59 38 1 2
   WORSE 24 72 1 3
   SAME 41 56 0 1
1996 PRES VOTE  
   CLINTON 79 18 1 2
   DOLE 6 93 1 0
   PEROT 0 0 0 0
   OTHER 0 0 0 0
   NOVOTE 46 53 0 1
CLINTON APPROVAL GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   APPROVE 75 22 0 2
   DISAPPR 14 82 1 2
CLINTON AS PERSON  
   FAVORABLE 83 14 0 2
   UNFAVORABLE 29 68 0 1
CLINTON JOB/PERSON  
   APP/FAV 85 13 0 2
   APP/UNFAV 60 37 1 1
   DIS/FAV 0 0 0 0
   DIS/UNFAV 12 84 0 2
IF ONLY GORE/BUSH GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   GORE 96 1 0 3
   BUSH 1 98 1 0
   WOULDNOTVOTE 0 0 0 0
DECIDED TO VOTE  
   LAST.3DAYS 57 37 0 4
   LASTWEEK 0 0 0 0
   LAST.MONTH 50 41 2 6
   BEFORE 46 53 0 0
DECIDE VOTE PRES  
   INLASTWEEK 56 39 0 4
   BEFORELSTWK 47 50 1 2
ISSUE MATTERS MOST GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   WORLDAFFAIRS 36 59 0 3
   MEDICARE/RX 57 39 0 5
   HEALTHCARE 0 0 0 0
   ECON/JOBS 63 34 0 2
   TAXES 18 80 1 1
   EDUCATION 61 37 0 1
   SOCIALSECUR 54 42 1 1
QUALITY MATTERS MOST  
   COMPLEXISSUE 71 20 0 7
   HONEST 18 79 1 0
   CARES 64 30 2 4
   EXPERIENCE 84 16 0 0
   LIKEABLE 0 0 0 0
   STRONGLEADER 33 65 0 1
   GOODJUDGMENT 52 48 0 0
ATTACK OTHER UNFAIR  
   GOREDID 6 94 0 0
   BUSHDID 89 10 0 0
   BOTHDID 57 38 1 3
   NEITHERDID 63 33 0 4
GORE ATTACK BUSH UNF GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   YES 37 60 1 2
   NO 72 25 0 2
BUSH ATTACK GORE UNF  
   YES 64 32 1 2
   NO 32 66 0 2