South Dakota
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.

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State Results   County Results  
Exit Poll    Sample Size - 581   Last Polled at 01:15 PM
SEX GORE BUSH BUCHANAN
   MALE 30 67 1
   FEMALE 43 55 1
WHITE  
   MALE 30 68 0
   FEMALE 41 58 1
RACE  
   WHITE 37 62 1
   BLACK 0 0 0
   HISP 0 0 0
   ASIAN 0 0 0
   OTHER 0 0 0
AGE GORE BUSH BUCHANAN
   18-29 32 63 4
   30-44 32 66 0
   45-59 36 62 1
   60+ 50 49 1
AGE-65 & OVER  
   18-64 35 63 1
   65+ 51 47 2
INCOME  
   LESS15K 0 0 0
   15-30K 47 53 0
   30-50K 38 61 0
   50-75K 26 70 1
   75-100K 0 0 0
   OVER100K 0 0 0
PARTY ID GORE BUSH BUCHANAN
   DEMOCRAT 78 20 0
   REPUBLICAN 7 91 2
   IND/OTHER 46 51 1
RELIGION  
   PROT/CHRIST 36 61 1
   CATHOLIC 46 53 1
   JEWISH 0 0 0
   OTHER 0 0 0
   NONE 0 0 0
RELIGION-WHITES  
   PROT/CHRIST 36 62 1
   CATHOLIC 42 56 1
   JEWISH 0 0 0
   OTHER 0 0 0
   NONE 0 0 0
POLITICAL PHIL GORE BUSH BUCHANAN
   LIBERAL 65 29 2
   MODERATE 48 52 1
   CONSERV 11 86 1
FINANCIAL SITUATION  
   BETTER 51 47 0
   WORSE 0 0 0
   SAME 26 71 2
1996 PRES VOTE  
   CLINTON 75 22 1
   DOLE 3 96 1
   PEROT 0 0 0
   OTHER 0 0 0
   NOVOTE 0 0 0
CLINTON APPROVAL GORE BUSH BUCHANAN
   APPROVE 66 32 0
   DISAPPR 7 90 2
CLINTON AS PERSON  
   FAVORABLE 71 27 0
   UNFAVORABLE 24 73 2
CLINTON JOB/PERSON  
   APP/FAV 73 26 0
   APP/UNFAV 57 41 1
   DIS/FAV 0 0 0
   DIS/UNFAV 6 91 2
IF ONLY GORE/BUSH GORE BUSH BUCHANAN
   GORE 99 1 0
   BUSH 2 97 1
   WOULDNOTVOTE 0 0 0
PRESIDENTIAL VOTE  
   HOHN 82 16 1
   THUNE 22 76 1
   OTHER 0 0 0
AMEND D: VID LOTTERY  
   YES 35 61 2
   NO 40 59 1