Minnesota
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 - 1,173   Last Polled at 12:43 PM
SEX GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   MALE 43 50 1 5
   FEMALE 52 41 1 5
WHITE  
   MALE 43 51 0 5
   FEMALE 51 42 1 6
RACE  
   WHITE 47 46 1 5
   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 45 48 1 5
   30-44 46 45 2 6
   45-59 50 43 0 6
   60+ 51 45 1 2
AGE-65 & OVER  
   18-64 48 45 1 6
   65+ 50 48 0 1
EDUCATION  
   NOHS 0 0 0 0
   HSGRAD 49 47 1 3
   SOMCOL/ASSOC 47 48 1 4
   COLGRAD 43 49 1 7
   POSTGRAD 52 40 0 7
COLLEGE EDUCATION GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   NOTCOMPLETED 49 46 1 4
   COMPLETED 47 45 1 7
INCOME  
   LESS15K 0 0 0 0
   15-30K 52 40 2 6
   30-50K 41 50 1 7
   50-75K 55 40 1 3
   75-100K 51 48 0 1
   OVER100K 42 52 0 4
MARRIED  
   YES 48 47 1 4
   NO 47 42 1 8
CHILDREN IN HH GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   YES 45 48 1 5
   NO 50 43 0 6
MARRIED W/ CHILDREN  
   YES 45 51 0 3
   NO 50 42 1 6
WORK FULL TIME  
   YES 49 44 1 6
   NO 45 49 1 5
WORKING WOMEN GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   YES 56 37 1 5
   NO 44 49 1 5
PARTY ID  
   DEMOCRAT 83 13 1 3
   REPUBLICAN 7 90 1 1
   IND/OTHER 48 39 0 10
UNION HOUSEHOLD  
   YES 56 35 1 7
   NO 44 50 1 5
UNION MEMBER GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   I.AM 59 33 2 6
   ELSE.IN.HH 52 38 0 9
   NO 44 50 1 5
RELIGION  
   PROT/CHRIST 48 47 1 4
   CATHOLIC 42 51 2 5
   JEWISH 0 0 0 0
   OTHER 0 0 0 0
   NONE 53 35 0 11
RELIGION-WHITES  
   PROT/CHRIST 48 48 0 4
   CATHOLIC 41 51 2 5
   JEWISH 0 0 0 0
   OTHER 0 0 0 0
   NONE 52 36 0 11
ATTEND CHURCH GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   MORETHAN1AWK 36 59 3 2
   ONCEAWEEK 38 56 0 5
   AFEWAMONTH 45 50 0 3
   AFEWAYEAR 58 35 1 5
   NEVER 62 23 2 12
POLITICAL PHIL  
   LIBERAL 76 16 1 8
   MODERATE 53 40 1 5
   CONSERV 12 85 1 2
FINANCIAL SITUATION  
   BETTER 55 39 1 4
   WORSE 33 59 0 8
   SAME 39 54 0 7
1996 PRES VOTE GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   CLINTON 75 18 1 6
   DOLE 5 93 1 0
   PEROT 30 53 1 14
   OTHER 0 0 0 0
   NOVOTE 45 51 0 3
CLINTON APPROVAL  
   APPROVE 68 24 1 7
   DISAPPR 11 85 1 3
CLINTON AS PERSON  
   FAVORABLE 75 18 1 6
   UNFAVORABLE 31 63 1 5
CLINTON JOB/PERSON GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   APP/FAV 76 16 1 6
   APP/UNFAV 56 36 0 8
   DIS/FAV 0 0 0 0
   DIS/UNFAV 11 85 1 2
IF ONLY GORE/BUSH  
   GORE 93 2 0 4
   BUSH 2 93 1 4
   WOULDNOTVOTE 0 0 0 0
ISSUE MATTERS MOST  
   WORLDAFFAIRS 47 46 2 4
   MEDICARE/RX 48 41 4 7
   HEALTHCARE 55 40 0 5
   ECON/JOBS 64 30 1 5
   TAXES 17 79 0 4
   EDUCATION 56 35 1 8
   SOCIALSECUR 56 39 0 5
QUALITY MATTERS MOST GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   COMPLEXISSUE 71 22 1 4
   HONEST 17 71 2 11
   CARES 59 29 1 10
   EXPERIENCE 76 24 0 0
   LIKEABLE 0 0 0 0
   STRONGLEADER 37 62 0 1
   GOODJUDGMENT 56 43 0 1
ISS/QUAL PRES VOTE  
   ISSUES 51 42 1 6
   PERSONALQUAL 42 53 1 4
GOVT SHOULD DO:  
   MORE 76 19 0 5
   LESS 27 65 1 6
PRIORITY FOR SURPLUS GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   CUTFEDINCTAX 33 64 1 2
   REDUCNATDEBT 56 36 1 6
   SOCIALSECURI 55 38 0 6
   OTHRPROGRAMS 0 0 0 0
SAY ANYTHNG GET ELEC  
   ONLYGORE 8 88 1 2
   ONLYBUSH 92 7 0 1
   BOTH 55 32 1 11
   NEITHER 69 30 0 1
GORE SAY ANYTHING  
   YES 36 55 1 7
   NO 84 15 0 1
BUSH SAY ANYTHING GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   YES 66 25 1 8
   NO 23 74 1 2
HAS PRES KNOWLEDGE  
   ONLYGORE 91 5 0 4
   ONLYBUSH 2 95 2 2
   BOTH 35 59 1 5
   NEITHER 43 39 0 17
GORE PRES KNOWLEDGE  
   YES 63 31 0 4
   NO 15 76 1 7
BUSH PRES KNOWLEDGE GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   YES 23 72 1 4
   NO 81 12 0 7
COUNTRY IS ON:  
   RIGHTDIR 58 37 0 4
   WRONGTRACK 23 65 2 8
1998 MN GOV VOTE  
   HUMPHREY 85 12 1 2
   COLEMAN 14 81 1 3
   VENTURA 52 36 0 10
   ELSE 0 0 0 0
   NOVOTE 54 41 0 5
ATTACK OTHER UNFAIR: GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   DAYTONDID 14 82 0 2
   GRAMSDID 86 11 0 2
   BOTHDID 46 45 1 8
   NEITHERDID 49 39 4 8
DAYTON ATTACK GRAMS  
   YES 38 55 0 6
   NO 72 21 1 4
GRAMS ATTACK DAYTON  
   YES 60 34 0 6
   NO 30 62 2 5
SENATOR VOTE GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   DAYTON 82 12 0 6
   GRAMS 10 87 1 1
   GIBSON 0 0 0 0
   OTHER 0 0 0 0
POP OF AREA  
   CITYOVER50K 52 41 0 6
   SUBURBS 48 45 1 6
   RURAL 45 48 2 4