Missouri
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 - 1,431   Last Polled at 12:49 PM
SEX CARNAHAN ASHCROFT
   MALE 47 52
   FEMALE 53 46
WHITE  
   MALE 42 56
   FEMALE 49 50
RACE  
   WHITE 46 53
   BLACK 82 17
   HISP 0 0
   ASIAN 0 0
   OTHER 0 0
AGE CARNAHAN ASHCROFT
   18-29 55 44
   30-44 48 51
   45-59 55 44
   60+ 43 56
AGE-65 & OVER  
   18-64 51 48
   65+ 44 55
EDUCATION  
   NOHS 0 0
   HSGRAD 51 49
   SOMCOL/ASSOC 48 51
   COLGRAD 46 53
   POSTGRAD 54 45
COLLEGE EDUCATION CARNAHAN ASHCROFT
   NOTCOMPLETED 51 48
   COMPLETED 50 49
INCOME  
   LESS15K 58 41
   15-30K 54 45
   30-50K 56 43
   50-75K 44 54
   75-100K 40 59
   OVER100K 49 50
MARRIED  
   YES 48 52
   NO 55 43
CHILDREN IN HH CARNAHAN ASHCROFT
   YES 50 48
   NO 50 49
MARRIED W/ CHILDREN  
   YES 50 49
   NO 50 48
WORK FULL TIME  
   YES 52 47
   NO 46 52
WORKING WOMEN CARNAHAN ASHCROFT
   YES 57 42
   NO 46 52
PARTY ID  
   DEMOCRAT 88 12
   REPUBLICAN 13 86
   IND/OTHER 47 50
UNION HOUSEHOLD  
   YES 58 40
   NO 47 53
UNION MEMBER CARNAHAN ASHCROFT
   I.AM 60 37
   ELSE.IN.HH 55 44
   NO 47 53
RELIGION  
   PROT/CHRIST 49 50
   CATHOLIC 45 54
   JEWISH 0 0
   OTHER 70 29
   NONE 57 40
RELIGION-WHITES  
   PROT/CHRIST 44 55
   CATHOLIC 44 56
   JEWISH 0 0
   OTHER 0 0
   NONE 49 47
ATTEND CHURCH CARNAHAN ASHCROFT
   MORETHAN1AWK 42 57
   ONCEAWEEK 44 56
   AFEWAMONTH 63 35
   AFEWAYEAR 56 42
   NEVER 50 48
ABORTION POSITION  
   ALWYSLGL 74 25
   MOSTLGL 61 39
   MOSTILL 35 64
   ALWYSILL 25 75
WHITE RELIG RIGHT  
   YES 28 71
   NO 55 44
POLITICAL PHIL CARNAHAN ASHCROFT
   LIBERAL 81 18
   MODERATE 59 40
   CONSERV 19 79
FINANCIAL SITUATION  
   BETTER 66 34
   WORSE 30 66
   SAME 34 65
1996 PRES VOTE  
   CLINTON 83 16
   DOLE 12 88
   PEROT 0 0
   OTHER 0 0
   NOVOTE 42 57
CLINTON APPROVAL CARNAHAN ASHCROFT
   APPROVE 78 22
   DISAPPR 14 84
CLINTON AS PERSON  
   FAVORABLE 84 15
   UNFAVORABLE 29 70
CLINTON JOB/PERSON  
   APP/FAV 89 11
   APP/UNFAV 59 41
   DIS/FAV 0 0
   DIS/UNFAV 13 85
IF ONLY GORE/BUSH CARNAHAN ASHCROFT
   GORE 92 8
   BUSH 13 87
   WOULDNOTVOTE 0 0
ISS/QUAL PRES VOTE  
   ISSUES 60 39
   PERSONALQUAL 33 65
GOVT SHOULD DO:  
   MORE 80 20
   LESS 27 71
PRIORITY FOR SURPLUS CARNAHAN ASHCROFT
   CUTFEDINCTAX 32 67
   REDUCNATDEBT 55 44
   SOCIALSECURI 61 38
   OTHRPROGRAMS 0 0
SAY ANYTHNG GET ELEC  
   ONLYGORE 22 78
   ONLYBUSH 74 25
   BOTH 66 32
   NEITHER 59 40
GORE SAY ANYTHING  
   YES 42 57
   NO 70 29
BUSH SAY ANYTHING CARNAHAN ASHCROFT
   YES 69 29
   NO 28 72
HAS PRES KNOWLEDGE  
   ONLYGORE 91 9
   ONLYBUSH 10 89
   BOTH 38 61
   NEITHER 48 44
GORE PRES KNOWLEDGE  
   YES 69 31
   NO 17 81
BUSH PRES KNOWLEDGE CARNAHAN ASHCROFT
   YES 23 76
   NO 84 14
POP OF AREA  
   CITYOVER50K 62 37
   SUBURBS 43 55
   RURAL 45 54
STRICTER GUN LAWS:  
   SUPPORT 66 33
   OPPOSE 32 67
IF SENATOR BALLOT: CARNAHAN ASHCROFT
   JEANCARNAHAN 97 3
   ASHCROFT 5 95
   WOULDNOTVOTE 0 0
GOVERNOR VOTE  
   HOLDEN 89 11
   TALENT 12 88
   OTHER 0 0
SENATOR VOTE  
   GORE 91 8
   BUSH 12 88
   BUCHANAN 0 0
   NADER 0 0
   OTHER 0 0