Virginia
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 - 1,559   Last Polled at 01:21 PM
SEX GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   MALE 37 58 0 3
   FEMALE 51 47 0 1
WHITE  
   MALE 30 65 0 3
   FEMALE 43 55 0 1
RACE  
   WHITE 37 60 0 2
   BLACK 84 14 0 1
   HISP 0 0 0 0
   ASIAN 0 0 0 0
   OTHER 0 0 0 0
AGE GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   18-29 41 52 0 5
   30-44 44 55 0 1
   45-59 43 54 0 2
   60+ 50 46 0 3
AGE-65 & OVER  
   18-64 44 53 0 2
   65+ 47 48 0 3
EDUCATION  
   NOHS 0 0 0 0
   HSGRAD 44 53 1 1
   SOMCOL/ASSOC 43 53 0 2
   COLGRAD 42 55 0 2
   POSTGRAD 44 51 0 4
COLLEGE EDUCATION GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   NOTCOMPLETED 45 52 0 2
   COMPLETED 43 53 0 3
INCOME  
   LESS15K 0 0 0 0
   15-30K 51 46 0 1
   30-50K 46 49 1 3
   50-75K 44 53 0 2
   75-100K 44 53 0 2
   OVER100K 36 61 0 2
MARRIED  
   YES 42 55 0 2
   NO 49 46 0 3
CHILDREN IN HH GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   YES 41 56 0 2
   NO 46 49 0 2
MARRIED W/ CHILDREN  
   YES 40 58 0 2
   NO 47 49 0 2
WORK FULL TIME  
   YES 43 54 0 2
   NO 47 48 0 3
WORKING WOMEN GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   YES 51 47 0 1
   NO 41 55 0 3
PARTY ID  
   DEMOCRAT 91 7 0 2
   REPUBLICAN 6 94 0 0
   IND/OTHER 36 56 0 5
RELIGION  
   PROT/CHRIST 43 54 0 2
   CATHOLIC 37 61 0 2
   JEWISH 0 0 0 0
   OTHER 53 39 0 4
   NONE 53 39 0 5
RELIGION-WHITES GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   PROT/CHRIST 35 62 0 2
   CATHOLIC 32 66 0 2
   JEWISH 0 0 0 0
   OTHER 0 0 0 0
   NONE 0 0 0 0
ATTEND CHURCH  
   MORETHAN1AWK 41 56 1 1
   ONCEAWEEK 37 62 0 1
   AFEWAMONTH 54 43 0 1
   AFEWAYEAR 47 49 0 3
   NEVER 47 44 0 6
WHITE RELIG RIGHT  
   YES 16 82 0 1
   NO 51 45 0 3
POLITICAL PHIL GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   LIBERAL 75 19 0 5
   MODERATE 51 46 0 2
   CONSERV 13 86 0 0
FINANCIAL SITUATION  
   BETTER 57 40 0 2
   WORSE 30 65 0 3
   SAME 28 67 0 2
1996 PRES VOTE  
   CLINTON 84 13 0 2
   DOLE 4 95 0 0
   PEROT 0 0 0 0
   OTHER 0 0 0 0
   NOVOTE 38 55 0 5
CLINTON APPROVAL GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   APPROVE 73 23 0 2
   DISAPPR 6 91 0 1
CLINTON AS PERSON  
   FAVORABLE 79 18 0 3
   UNFAVORABLE 22 75 0 2
CLINTON JOB/PERSON  
   APP/FAV 82 14 0 3
   APP/UNFAV 56 41 0 2
   DIS/FAV 0 0 0 0
   DIS/UNFAV 6 91 0 1
IF ONLY GORE/BUSH GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   GORE 94 2 0 3
   BUSH 2 97 0 1
   WOULDNOTVOTE 0 0 0 0
ISSUE MATTERS MOST  
   WORLDAFFAIRS 42 53 1 2
   MEDICARE/RX 57 38 0 5
   HEALTHCARE 66 31 0 1
   ECON/JOBS 55 42 0 2
   TAXES 9 90 0 1
   EDUCATION 51 45 0 4
   SOCIALSECUR 54 46 0 0
QUALITY MATTERS MOST  
   COMPLEXISSUE 76 20 0 4
   HONEST 13 85 0 2
   CARES 61 33 0 4
   EXPERIENCE 83 16 0 1
   LIKEABLE 0 0 0 0
   STRONGLEADER 29 68 0 2
   GOODJUDGMENT 40 58 0 0
ISS/QUAL PRES VOTE GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   ISSUES 52 44 0 2
   PERSONALQUAL 32 66 0 2
GOVT SHOULD DO:  
   MORE 69 27 0 3
   LESS 21 77 0 1
PRIORITY FOR SURPLUS  
   CUTFEDINCTAX 22 75 0 0
   REDUCNATDEBT 45 51 0 3
   SOCIALSECURI 60 37 0 3
   OTHRPROGRAMS 0 0 0 0
SAY ANYTHNG GET ELEC GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   ONLYGORE 14 85 0 1
   ONLYBUSH 81 18 0 1
   BOTH 51 43 0 3
   NEITHER 51 43 0 4
GORE SAY ANYTHING  
   YES 33 64 0 2
   NO 70 26 0 2
BUSH SAY ANYTHING  
   YES 62 34 0 2
   NO 22 75 0 1
HAS PRES KNOWLEDGE GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   ONLYGORE 92 5 0 3
   ONLYBUSH 3 96 0 0
   BOTH 21 76 0 2
   NEITHER 0 0 0 0
GORE PRES KNOWLEDGE  
   YES 59 38 0 2
   NO 8 89 0 1
BUSH PRES KNOWLEDGE  
   YES 14 85 0 1
   NO 85 11 0 3
POP OF AREA GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   CITYOVER50K 49 48 0 2
   SUBURBS 42 54 0 2
   RURAL 41 55 0 2
ROBB AGREE CLINTON  
   TOOOFTEN 8 91 0 1
   NOTENOUGH 52 46 1 1
   RIGHTAMT 71 25 0 3
ATTACK OTHER UNFAIR:  
   ROBBDID 15 84 0 0
   ALLENDID 81 16 0 3
   BOTHDID 42 53 0 3
   NEITHERDID 44 54 0 1
ROBB ATTACK ALLEN GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   YES 34 62 0 2
   NO 60 38 0 2
ROBB ATTACK ALLEN  
   YES 53 43 0 3
   NO 31 67 0 1
ALLEN ATTACK ROBB  
   ROBB 85 10 0 3
   ALLEN 8 91 0 1
   OTHER 0 0 0 0