Massachusetts
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 - 689   Last Polled at 12:39 PM
SEX KENNEDY ROBINSON HOWELL
   MALE 64 17 17
   FEMALE 81 9 8
WHITE  
   MALE 63 17 17
   FEMALE 80 10 9
RACE  
   WHITE 72 13 13
   BLACK 0 0 0
   HISP 0 0 0
   ASIAN 0 0 0
   OTHER 0 0 0
AGE KENNEDY ROBINSON HOWELL
   18-29 65 20 13
   30-44 73 13 12
   45-59 76 9 13
   60+ 76 13 9
AGE-65 & OVER  
   18-64 72 13 13
   65+ 78 13 9
EDUCATION  
   NOHS 0 0 0
   HSGRAD 75 15 8
   SOMCOL/ASSOC 75 9 15
   COLGRAD 73 11 13
   POSTGRAD 68 16 14
COLLEGE EDUCATION KENNEDY ROBINSON HOWELL
   NOTCOMPLETED 76 12 11
   COMPLETED 71 13 14
INCOME  
   LESS15K 0 0 0
   15-30K 0 0 0
   30-50K 76 14 8
   50-75K 73 11 15
   75-100K 68 18 13
   OVER100K 73 11 13
PARTY ID  
   DEMOCRAT 94 3 2
   REPUBLICAN 32 42 21
   IND/OTHER 67 10 21
RELIGION KENNEDY ROBINSON HOWELL
   PROT/CHRIST 66 21 12
   CATHOLIC 76 9 12
   JEWISH 0 0 0
   OTHER 0 0 0
   NONE 0 0 0
RELIGION-WHITES  
   PROT/CHRIST 61 25 13
   CATHOLIC 77 9 12
   JEWISH 0 0 0
   OTHER 0 0 0
   NONE 0 0 0
POLITICAL PHIL  
   LIBERAL 90 3 6
   MODERATE 78 10 11
   CONSERV 40 31 23
FINANCIAL SITUATION KENNEDY ROBINSON HOWELL
   BETTER 78 10 11
   WORSE 0 0 0
   SAME 69 16 12
1996 PRES VOTE  
   CLINTON 91 2 6
   DOLE 29 40 27
   PEROT 0 0 0
   OTHER 0 0 0
   NOVOTE 0 0 0
CLINTON APPROVAL  
   APPROVE 88 4 8
   DISAPPR 35 34 26
CLINTON AS PERSON KENNEDY ROBINSON HOWELL
   FAVORABLE 89 4 6
   UNFAVORABLE 56 22 19
CLINTON JOB/PERSON  
   APP/FAV 89 4 6
   APP/UNFAV 83 5 11
   DIS/FAV 0 0 0
   DIS/UNFAV 32 36 27
IF ONLY GORE/BUSH  
   GORE 94 1 5
   BUSH 37 34 23
   WOULDNOTVOTE 0 0 0
GOVT SHOULD DO: KENNEDY ROBINSON HOWELL
   MORE 90 4 6
   LESS 50 26 20
PRESIDENTIAL VOTE  
   GORE 95 1 4
   BUSH 39 35 21
   BUCHANAN 0 0 0
   NADER 0 0 0
   OTHER 0 0 0
QUES 4: ST TAX CUT  
   YES 61 20 15
   NO 90 3 6