Oregon
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 - 638   Last Polled at 03:16 PM
SEX GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   MALE 40 54 0 5
   FEMALE 53 42 1 4
WHITE  
   MALE 38 57 0 5
   FEMALE 53 42 1 4
RACE  
   WHITE 46 49 1 4
   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 47 47 0 6
   30-44 46 48 0 6
   45-59 44 51 2 3
   60+ 52 44 0 4
AGE-65 & OVER  
   18-64 46 49 1 5
   65+ 52 44 0 4
EDUCATION  
   NOHS 49 50 0 1
   HSGRAD 41 57 0 3
   SOMCOL/ASSOC 47 44 2 6
   COLGRAD 47 49 0 4
   POSTGRAD 53 38 0 10
COLLEGE EDUCATION GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   NOTCOMPLETED 45 50 1 4
   COMPLETED 49 45 0 6
GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXU  
   YES 32 44 11 12
   NO 47 48 0 4
INCOME  
   LESS15K 47 39 0 14
   15-30K 48 48 0 4
   30-50K 49 44 2 6
   50-75K 45 53 0 2
   75-100K 43 53 0 3
   OVER100K 49 51 0 0
MARRIED GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   YES 41 55 1 3
   NO 58 34 0 9
CHILDREN IN HH  
   YES 38 54 1 6
   NO 53 43 0 4
MARRIED W/ CHILDREN  
   YES 37 58 2 4
   NO 52 43 0 5
WORK FULL TIME GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   YES 47 46 1 6
   NO 46 50 0 4
WORKING WOMEN  
   YES 57 35 2 5
   NO 43 52 0 5
PARTY ID  
   DEMOCRAT 87 10 0 3
   REPUBLICAN 6 93 0 1
   IND/OTHER 43 44 2 11
UNION HOUSEHOLD GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   YES 58 38 0 4
   NO 43 51 1 5
UNION MEMBER  
   I.AM 67 30 0 4
   ELSE.IN.HH 44 53 0 4
   NO 43 51 1 5
RELIGION  
   PROT/CHRIST 36 60 1 3
   CATHOLIC 49 48 0 3
   JEWISH 0 0 0 0
   OTHER 0 0 0 0
   NONE 68 23 0 8
RELIGION-WHITES GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   PROT/CHRIST 35 61 1 3
   CATHOLIC 48 49 0 3
   JEWISH 0 0 0 0
   OTHER 0 0 0 0
   NONE 69 25 0 6
ATTEND CHURCH  
   MORETHAN1AWK 25 70 0 4
   ONCEAWEEK 31 64 2 3
   AFEWAMONTH 53 44 0 3
   AFEWAYEAR 51 42 0 6
   NEVER 66 26 0 8
WHITE RELIG RIGHT  
   YES 8 90 0 2
   NO 53 41 1 5
ABORTION POSITION GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   ALWYSLGL 72 18 0 10
   MOSTLGL 61 33 2 4
   MOSTILL 20 78 0 2
   ALWYSILL 16 81 0 2
POLITICAL PHIL  
   LIBERAL 82 11 0 7
   MODERATE 53 41 1 4
   CONSERV 14 83 0 2
FINANCIAL SITUATION  
   BETTER 64 33 0 4
   WORSE 23 65 4 7
   SAME 36 57 0 6
CURRENT NAT ECONOMY GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   EXCEL 67 28 0 5
   GOOD 45 50 0 4
   NOTGOOD 27 65 0 7
   POOR 29 51 11 10
ECONOMY IN ONE YEAR  
   BETTER 37 51 4 8
   WORSE 39 49 0 12
   SAME 48 49 0 3
FIRST TIME VOTER  
   YES 42 53 0 6
   NO 47 47 1 5
1996 PRES VOTE GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   CLINTON 80 14 0 6
   DOLE 3 94 0 3
   PEROT 25 64 8 3
   OTHER 0 0 0 0
   NOVOTE 45 50 0 5
CLINTON APPROVAL  
   APPROVE 73 23 0 5
   DISAPPR 12 82 2 5
CLINTON AS PERSON  
   FAVORABLE 78 17 0 5
   UNFAVORABLE 27 68 1 5
CLINTON JOB/PERSON GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   APP/FAV 81 14 0 5
   APP/UNFAV 58 37 0 4
   DIS/FAV 0 0 0 0
   DIS/UNFAV 9 85 2 4
IF ONLY GORE/BUSH  
   GORE 92 1 0 6
   BUSH 1 98 0 1
   WOULDNOTVOTE 0 0 0 0
ISSUE MATTERS MOST  
   WORLDAFFAIRS 34 60 0 5
   MEDICARE/RX 77 21 0 3
   HEALTHCARE 64 29 0 7
   ECON/JOBS 55 40 0 4
   TAXES 5 93 0 2
   EDUCATION 62 32 0 6
   SOCIALSECUR 51 46 0 2
QUALITY MATTERS MOST GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   COMPLEXISSUE 79 12 0 9
   HONEST 15 76 2 6
   CARES 36 56 0 7
   EXPERIENCE 89 10 0 0
   LIKEABLE 0 0 0 0
   STRONGLEADER 38 59 0 3
   GOODJUDGMENT 36 60 0 4
ISS/QUAL PRES VOTE  
   ISSUES 60 35 0 5
   PERSONALQUAL 26 67 2 5
GOVT SHOULD DO:  
   MORE 74 19 0 7
   LESS 24 71 1 3
SAY ANYTHNG GET ELEC GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   ONLYGORE 1 99 0 1
   ONLYBUSH 96 2 0 2
   BOTH 55 36 1 7
   NEITHER 68 28 0 4
GORE SAY ANYTHING  
   YES 36 58 1 5
   NO 82 15 0 3
BUSH SAY ANYTHING  
   YES 62 30 1 6
   NO 19 79 0 1
HAS PRES KNOWLEDGE GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   ONLYGORE 95 1 0 4
   ONLYBUSH 1 97 0 2
   BOTH 27 71 0 2
   NEITHER 30 34 9 26
GORE PRES KNOWLEDGE  
   YES 58 39 0 3
   NO 9 79 3 8
BUSH PRES KNOWLEDGE  
   YES 19 79 0 2
   NO 84 7 2 8
POP OF AREA GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   CITYOVER50K 0 0 0 0
   SUBURBS 0 0 0 0
   RURAL 0 0 0 0
REASON FOR PRES VOTE  
   SUPPORTCLIN 85 15 0 0
   OPPOSECLIN 2 95 0 2
   NEITHER 52 41 1 6
CLIN RESP. FOR ECONO  
   VERYRESPONSI 76 18 3 4
   SOMEWHATRESP 55 40 0 5
   NOTTOORESPON 16 77 0 6
   NOTATALLRESP 2 90 0 8
COUNTRY IS ON: GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   RIGHTDIR 64 33 0 3
   WRONGTRACK 23 68 2 8