Washington
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 - 1,783   Last Polled at 04:04 PM
SEX GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   MALE 43 48 0 6
   FEMALE 55 39 0 4
WHITE  
   MALE 42 50 0 6
   FEMALE 53 41 0 5
RACE  
   WHITE 48 46 0 5
   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 44 0 6
   30-44 42 48 0 8
   45-59 57 37 1 5
   60+ 51 46 0 3
AGE-65 & OVER  
   18-64 49 43 0 6
   65+ 50 47 0 2
EDUCATION  
   NOHS 61 26 0 7
   HSGRAD 50 48 0 2
   SOMCOL/ASSOC 42 52 1 4
   COLGRAD 50 43 1 6
   POSTGRAD 56 32 0 10
COLLEGE EDUCATION GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   NOTCOMPLETED 46 48 0 4
   COMPLETED 53 39 0 7
INCOME  
   LESS15K 61 35 0 3
   15-30K 50 40 0 10
   30-50K 50 42 0 7
   50-75K 48 46 1 4
   75-100K 49 44 0 4
   OVER100K 50 46 0 3
MARRIED  
   YES 46 48 0 5
   NO 55 37 1 6
CHILDREN IN HH GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   YES 47 46 0 6
   NO 51 43 0 5
MARRIED W/ CHILDREN  
   YES 44 49 0 6
   NO 51 41 1 5
WORK FULL TIME  
   YES 50 43 1 6
   NO 49 45 0 4
WORKING WOMEN GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   YES 57 37 1 4
   NO 46 46 0 6
PARTY ID  
   DEMOCRAT 86 8 0 6
   REPUBLICAN 8 90 0 1
   IND/OTHER 46 42 0 9
UNION HOUSEHOLD  
   YES 60 33 1 6
   NO 46 47 0 5
UNION MEMBER GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   I.AM 62 32 1 4
   ELSE.IN.HH 57 33 0 9
   NO 46 47 0 5
RELIGION  
   PROT/CHRIST 42 54 0 3
   CATHOLIC 56 40 1 3
   JEWISH 0 0 0 0
   OTHER 63 19 0 15
   NONE 63 25 0 10
RELIGION-WHITES  
   PROT/CHRIST 40 56 0 3
   CATHOLIC 53 42 1 4
   JEWISH 0 0 0 0
   OTHER 64 19 0 16
   NONE 61 26 0 11
ATTEND CHURCH GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   MORETHAN1AWK 33 65 0 1
   ONCEAWEEK 42 53 0 2
   AFEWAMONTH 46 47 2 4
   AFEWAYEAR 54 40 0 6
   NEVER 60 31 0 8
WHITE RELIG RIGHT  
   YES 16 81 0 3
   NO 55 37 0 6
POLITICAL PHIL  
   LIBERAL 83 5 0 11
   MODERATE 53 41 0 5
   CONSERV 14 84 1 0
FINANCIAL SITUATION GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   BETTER 60 32 0 6
   WORSE 32 61 0 7
   SAME 42 53 1 4
1996 PRES VOTE  
   CLINTON 83 12 0 4
   DOLE 8 89 0 1
   PEROT 29 53 4 15
   OTHER 0 0 0 0
   NOVOTE 38 57 0 3
CLINTON APPROVAL  
   APPROVE 75 19 0 5
   DISAPPR 9 84 1 5
CLINTON AS PERSON GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   FAVORABLE 80 13 0 6
   UNFAVORABLE 28 66 1 5
CLINTON JOB/PERSON  
   APP/FAV 82 12 0 5
   APP/UNFAV 61 34 1 4
   DIS/FAV 0 0 0 0
   DIS/UNFAV 8 86 1 4
IF ONLY GORE/BUSH  
   GORE 92 2 0 6
   BUSH 2 96 0 1
   WOULDNOTVOTE 0 0 0 0
ISSUE MATTERS MOST GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   WORLDAFFAIRS 50 43 0 6
   MEDICARE/RX 64 34 0 2
   HEALTHCARE 70 27 1 2
   ECON/JOBS 58 34 0 7
   TAXES 19 78 0 2
   EDUCATION 53 35 1 9
   SOCIALSECUR 57 42 0 1
QUALITY MATTERS MOST  
   COMPLEXISSUE 75 12 0 10
   HONEST 17 80 1 2
   CARES 58 29 0 11
   EXPERIENCE 84 12 0 3
   LIKEABLE 0 0 0 0
   STRONGLEADER 43 51 1 4
   GOODJUDGMENT 48 46 0 6
ISS/QUAL PRES VOTE  
   ISSUES 55 36 1 7
   PERSONALQUAL 39 57 0 3
GOVT SHOULD DO: GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   MORE 78 15 0 7
   LESS 26 67 1 5
PRIORITY FOR SURPLUS  
   CUTFEDINCTAX 18 78 0 2
   REDUCNATDEBT 60 33 0 6
   SOCIALSECURI 57 39 1 2
   OTHRPROGRAMS 64 11 0 20
SAY ANYTHNG GET ELEC  
   ONLYGORE 6 93 0 0
   ONLYBUSH 93 6 0 2
   BOTH 57 31 1 9
   NEITHER 66 30 0 1
GORE SAY ANYTHING GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   YES 39 53 1 6
   NO 84 14 0 2
BUSH SAY ANYTHING  
   YES 66 25 1 8
   NO 19 79 0 0
HAS PRES KNOWLEDGE  
   ONLYGORE 89 5 0 5
   ONLYBUSH 1 98 0 0
   BOTH 35 60 0 4
   NEITHER 36 31 4 22
GORE PRES KNOWLEDGE GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   YES 64 31 0 4
   NO 13 76 1 7
BUSH PRES KNOWLEDGE  
   YES 23 74 0 3
   NO 79 10 1 8
POP OF AREA  
   CITYOVER50K 55 39 0 4
   SUBURBS 52 44 0 4
   RURAL 42 50 1 5
MORE IMPORTANT GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   PROENVIR 67 23 0 8
   PROGRWTH 29 67 1 2
MSOFT CASE INFL PRES  
   GREATDEAL 29 65 2 3
   SOMEWHAT 41 52 0 6
   NOTMUCH 52 41 1 4
   NOTATALL 60 33 0 6
GOVERNOR VOTE  
   LOCKE 76 17 0 7
   CARLSON 11 86 1 1
   OTHER 0 0 0 0
PRESIDENTIAL VOTE GORE BUSH BUCHANAN NADER
   CANTWELL 83 9 1 7
   GORTON 17 80 0 3
   OTHER 0 0 0 0