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State Results
County Results
| Exit Poll Sample Size - 863 Last Polled at 12:58 PM | ||||
| SEX | GORE | BUSH | BUCHANAN | NADER |
| MALE | 44 | 51 | 0 | 4 |
| FEMALE | 54 | 42 | 0 | 4 |
| WHITE | ||||
| MALE | 30 | 66 | 0 | 3 |
| FEMALE | 44 | 50 | 0 | 6 |
| RACE | ||||
| WHITE | 37 | 58 | 0 | 4 |
| BLACK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HISP | 66 | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| ASIAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OTHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AGE | GORE | BUSH | BUCHANAN | NADER |
| 18-29 | 49 | 42 | 1 | 7 |
| 30-44 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 3 |
| 45-59 | 50 | 46 | 0 | 3 |
| 60+ | 46 | 53 | 0 | 2 |
| AGE-65 & OVER | ||||
| 18-64 | 48 | 47 | 0 | 4 |
| 65+ | 51 | 47 | 0 | 3 |
| EDUCATION | ||||
| NOHS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HSGRAD | 47 | 51 | 0 | 2 |
| SOMCOL/ASSOC | 43 | 53 | 0 | 3 |
| COLGRAD | 47 | 46 | 0 | 6 |
| POSTGRAD | 64 | 30 | 0 | 6 |
| COLLEGE EDUCATION | GORE | BUSH | BUCHANAN | NADER |
| NOTCOMPLETED | 44 | 53 | 0 | 2 |
| COMPLETED | 55 | 39 | 0 | 6 |
| INCOME | ||||
| LESS15K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15-30K | 52 | 44 | 0 | 3 |
| 30-50K | 46 | 47 | 0 | 6 |
| 50-75K | 48 | 48 | 0 | 3 |
| 75-100K | 53 | 46 | 0 | 1 |
| OVER100K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PARTY ID | ||||
| DEMOCRAT | 82 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| REPUBLICAN | 6 | 92 | 0 | 1 |
| IND/OTHER | 44 | 43 | 0 | 11 |
| RELIGION | GORE | BUSH | BUCHANAN | NADER |
| PROT/CHRIST | 31 | 66 | 0 | 3 |
| CATHOLIC | 65 | 33 | 0 | 2 |
| JEWISH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OTHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NONE | 67 | 21 | 0 | 11 |
| RELIGION-WHITES | ||||
| PROT/CHRIST | 28 | 68 | 0 | 3 |
| CATHOLIC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JEWISH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OTHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NONE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| POLITICAL PHIL | ||||
| LIBERAL | 80 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
| MODERATE | 51 | 44 | 0 | 4 |
| CONSERV | 22 | 76 | 0 | 1 |
| FINANCIAL SITUATION | GORE | BUSH | BUCHANAN | NADER |
| BETTER | 68 | 27 | 0 | 4 |
| WORSE | 17 | 76 | 1 | 5 |
| SAME | 37 | 60 | 0 | 3 |
| 1996 PRES VOTE | ||||
| CLINTON | 82 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| DOLE | 4 | 95 | 0 | 1 |
| PEROT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OTHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NOVOTE | 47 | 45 | 0 | 7 |
| CLINTON APPROVAL | ||||
| APPROVE | 83 | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| DISAPPR | 9 | 85 | 0 | 5 |
| CLINTON AS PERSON | GORE | BUSH | BUCHANAN | NADER |
| FAVORABLE | 85 | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| UNFAVORABLE | 22 | 73 | 0 | 4 |
| CLINTON JOB/PERSON | ||||
| APP/FAV | 88 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| APP/UNFAV | 69 | 26 | 0 | 4 |
| DIS/FAV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DIS/UNFAV | 5 | 90 | 0 | 4 |
| IF ONLY GORE/BUSH | ||||
| GORE | 97 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| BUSH | 3 | 95 | 0 | 1 |
| WOULDNOTVOTE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DECIDED TO VOTE | GORE | BUSH | BUCHANAN | NADER |
| LAST.3DAYS | 56 | 34 | 0 | 8 |
| LASTWEEK | 59 | 40 | 0 | 1 |
| LAST.MONTH | 48 | 46 | 0 | 5 |
| BEFORE | 45 | 54 | 0 | 2 |
| DECIDE VOTE PRES | ||||
| INLASTWEEK | 57 | 37 | 0 | 5 |
| BEFORELSTWK | 47 | 49 | 0 | 3 |
| ISSUE MATTERS MOST | ||||
| WORLDAFFAIRS | 50 | 42 | 0 | 8 |
| MEDICARE/RX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HEALTHCARE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ECON/JOBS | 48 | 49 | 0 | 3 |
| TAXES | 13 | 84 | 0 | 2 |
| EDUCATION | 57 | 40 | 0 | 3 |
| SOCIALSECUR | 60 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| GOVT SHOULD DO: | GORE | BUSH | BUCHANAN | NADER |
| MORE | 76 | 19 | 0 | 5 |
| LESS | 21 | 76 | 0 | 2 |
| CLINTON FOREST POLCY | ||||
| HELPSTATE | 90 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| HURTSTATE | 17 | 79 | 0 | 3 |
| NOTAFFECT | 58 | 39 | 0 | 3 |
| PRESIDENTIAL VOTE | ||||
| BINGAMAN | 74 | 21 | 0 | 5 |
| REDMOND | 7 | 91 | 0 | 1 |
| OTHER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |