Montana
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 - 901   Last Polled at 12:53 PM
SEX GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   MALE 28 64 1 6
   FEMALE 37 54 2 6
WHITE  
   MALE 27 65 1 7
   FEMALE 37 55 2 6
RACE  
   WHITE 33 59 1 6
   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 28 61 0 9
   30-44 30 61 2 5
   45-59 38 53 0 9
   60+ 35 61 2 2
AGE-65 & OVER  
   18-64 33 58 1 7
   65+ 37 60 1 1
EDUCATION  
   NOHS 0 0 0 0
   HSGRAD 18 79 2 1
   SOMCOL/ASSOC 33 59 1 6
   COLGRAD 32 56 2 10
   POSTGRAD 52 38 2 9
COLLEGE EDUCATION GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   NOTCOMPLETED 29 65 1 4
   COMPLETED 40 48 2 10
INCOME  
   LESS15K 38 53 0 7
   15-30K 31 62 0 6
   30-50K 31 59 4 4
   50-75K 33 57 2 8
   75-100K 0 0 0 0
   OVER100K 0 0 0 0
PARTY ID  
   DEMOCRAT 74 15 2 8
   REPUBLICAN 5 94 1 1
   IND/OTHER 31 56 1 9
RELIGION GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   PROT/CHRIST 27 67 2 3
   CATHOLIC 36 60 2 3
   JEWISH 0 0 0 0
   OTHER 0 0 0 0
   NONE 42 35 0 22
RELIGION-WHITES  
   PROT/CHRIST 27 67 2 3
   CATHOLIC 36 60 2 3
   JEWISH 0 0 0 0
   OTHER 0 0 0 0
   NONE 41 35 0 24
POLITICAL PHIL  
   LIBERAL 64 19 0 16
   MODERATE 37 54 1 5
   CONSERV 10 86 2 1
FINANCIAL SITUATION GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   BETTER 55 36 1 7
   WORSE 13 75 4 7
   SAME 27 67 0 5
1996 PRES VOTE  
   CLINTON 68 20 0 10
   DOLE 4 95 1 0
   PEROT 20 72 3 6
   OTHER 0 0 0 0
   NOVOTE 0 0 0 0
CLINTON APPROVAL  
   APPROVE 65 22 1 10
   DISAPPR 8 87 2 3
CLINTON AS PERSON GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   FAVORABLE 71 16 1 11
   UNFAVORABLE 21 72 2 4
CLINTON JOB/PERSON  
   APP/FAV 72 15 1 11
   APP/UNFAV 58 30 2 7
   DIS/FAV 0 0 0 0
   DIS/UNFAV 8 88 2 3
IF ONLY GORE/BUSH  
   GORE 87 2 0 10
   BUSH 2 96 1 0
   WOULDNOTVOTE 0 0 0 0
CLINTON FOREST POLCY GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   HELPSTATE 71 14 1 13
   HURTSTATE 14 80 1 3
   NOTAFFECT 54 32 5 9
ISSUE MATTERS MOST  
   WORLDAFFAIRS 28 61 2 9
   MEDICARE/RX 0 0 0 0
   HEALTHCARE 0 0 0 0
   ECON/JOBS 34 61 0 5
   TAXES 13 83 2 0
   EDUCATION 47 43 1 9
   SOCIALSECUR 0 0 0 0
SENATOR VOTE  
   SCHWEITZER 65 22 1 12
   BURNS 7 92 1 0
   OTHER 0 0 0 0
GOVERNOR VOTE GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   O'KEEFE 64 24 1 10
   MARTZ 8 90 2 1
   OTHER 0 0 0 0
HOUSE VOTE  
   KEENAN 65 23 1 10
   REHBERG 5 92 2 1
   OTHER 0 0 0 0