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State Results
County Results
| Exit Poll Sample Size - 836 Last Polled at 12:42 PM | ||
| SEX | SARBANES | RAPPAPORT |
| MALE | 54 | 46 |
| FEMALE | 71 | 29 |
| WHITE | ||
| MALE | 45 | 55 |
| FEMALE | 63 | 37 |
| RACE | ||
| WHITE | 54 | 45 |
| BLACK | 91 | 8 |
| HISP | 0 | 0 |
| ASIAN | 0 | 0 |
| OTHER | 0 | 0 |
| AGE | SARBANES | RAPPAPORT |
| 18-29 | 61 | 38 |
| 30-44 | 64 | 35 |
| 45-59 | 60 | 40 |
| 60+ | 67 | 33 |
| AGE-65 & OVER | ||
| 18-64 | 63 | 36 |
| 65+ | 62 | 38 |
| EDUCATION | ||
| NOHS | 0 | 0 |
| HSGRAD | 64 | 36 |
| SOMCOL/ASSOC | 59 | 41 |
| COLGRAD | 60 | 40 |
| POSTGRAD | 72 | 27 |
| COLLEGE EDUCATION | SARBANES | RAPPAPORT |
| NOTCOMPLETED | 62 | 38 |
| COMPLETED | 65 | 34 |
| INCOME | ||
| LESS15K | 0 | 0 |
| 15-30K | 76 | 24 |
| 30-50K | 62 | 38 |
| 50-75K | 62 | 36 |
| 75-100K | 52 | 48 |
| OVER100K | 63 | 36 |
| PARTY ID | ||
| DEMOCRAT | 92 | 7 |
| REPUBLICAN | 18 | 82 |
| IND/OTHER | 52 | 47 |
| RELIGION | SARBANES | RAPPAPORT |
| PROT/CHRIST | 59 | 41 |
| CATHOLIC | 62 | 37 |
| JEWISH | 0 | 0 |
| OTHER | 0 | 0 |
| NONE | 0 | 0 |
| RELIGION-WHITES | ||
| PROT/CHRIST | 46 | 54 |
| CATHOLIC | 57 | 42 |
| JEWISH | 0 | 0 |
| OTHER | 0 | 0 |
| NONE | 0 | 0 |
| POLITICAL PHIL | ||
| LIBERAL | 88 | 10 |
| MODERATE | 67 | 32 |
| CONSERV | 24 | 75 |
| MARRIED | SARBANES | RAPPAPORT |
| YES | 58 | 42 |
| NO | 72 | 26 |
| CHILDREN IN HH | ||
| YES | 64 | 35 |
| NO | 63 | 36 |
| MARRIED W/ CHILDREN | ||
| YES | 58 | 42 |
| NO | 66 | 33 |
| WORK FULL TIME | SARBANES | RAPPAPORT |
| YES | 62 | 37 |
| NO | 66 | 34 |
| WORKING WOMEN | ||
| YES | 73 | 26 |
| NO | 58 | 41 |
| UNION HOUSEHOLD | ||
| YES | 70 | 30 |
| NO | 62 | 38 |
| UNION MEMBER | SARBANES | RAPPAPORT |
| I.AM | 70 | 29 |
| ELSE.IN.HH | 0 | 0 |
| NO | 62 | 38 |
| FINANCIAL SITUATION | ||
| BETTER | 73 | 26 |
| WORSE | 0 | 0 |
| SAME | 49 | 51 |
| 1996 PRES VOTE | ||
| CLINTON | 93 | 7 |
| DOLE | 12 | 88 |
| PEROT | 0 | 0 |
| OTHER | 0 | 0 |
| NOVOTE | 0 | 0 |
| CLINTON APPROVAL | SARBANES | RAPPAPORT |
| APPROVE | 89 | 10 |
| DISAPPR | 19 | 81 |
| CLINTON AS PERSON | ||
| FAVORABLE | 93 | 6 |
| UNFAVORABLE | 38 | 62 |
| CLINTON JOB/PERSON | ||
| APP/FAV | 93 | 6 |
| APP/UNFAV | 77 | 22 |
| DIS/FAV | 0 | 0 |
| DIS/UNFAV | 18 | 82 |
| IF ONLY GORE/BUSH | SARBANES | RAPPAPORT |
| GORE | 96 | 3 |
| BUSH | 16 | 84 |
| WOULDNOTVOTE | 0 | 0 |
| SENATOR VOTE | ||
| GORE | 96 | 3 |
| BUSH | 17 | 83 |
| BUCHANAN | 0 | 0 |
| NADER | 0 | 0 |
| OTHER | 0 | 0 |