CNN/TIME AllPolitics Vote '96

Presidential Election Exit Poll Results - Part 1

How To Read Exit Poll Data

Sample size: 16,359 / Updated: 11/06/96 11:49 a.m.


Support for Clinton Agenda All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
All of it 24 93 5 2 46 3 6
Some of it 35 66 22 10 47 20 37
Only a Little 20 7 73 18 3 36 38
None of it 17 4 86 9 1 38 16
Presidential Choice All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
No Reservations 43 51 37 10 44 39 46
With Reservations 55 47 43 8 53 59 52
Which Is More Important? All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
Issues 58 69 20 8 82 29 51
Character 38 18 71 10 14 67 42
Who Attacked Opponent Unfairly All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
Only Clinton 14 17 79 3 5 26 5
Only Dole 30 86 8 5 52 6 18
Both Candidates 29 40 46 12 23 32 44
Neither Candidate 20 32 59 8 13 28 21
Clinton Honest and Trustworthy All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
Yes 41 88 6 4 73 6 20
No 54 18 67 12 20 91 77
Clinton and Whitewater All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
Told the Truth 33 89 6 4 59 5 14
Did Not Tell Truth 60 24 62 13 29 93 80
Dole Understand Your Problems? All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
Yes 47 18 75 6 18 88 31
No 50 77 8 12 80 10 67
Dole's Age Affect His Ability? All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
Yes 34 79 12 8 54 9 35
No 64 34 58 7 44 89 63

More Likely To Cut Medicare All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
Only Clinton 23 53 41 5 25 23 13
Only Dole 38 63 29 6 49 28 25
Both Candidates 17 32 55 12 11 23 22
Neither Candidate 18 30 47 19 11 21 37
More Likely to Cut Medicare All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
Only Democrats 17 45 48 6 16 19 14
Only Republicans 42 68 24 6 58 24 34
Both Parties 22 32 55 11 14 28 30
Neither Party 16 27 63 8 9 24 17
Presidential Vote in 2000 All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
Gore 43 86 8 5 75 8 25
Kemp 39 11 82 6 9 78 28
Would Not Vote 11 40 31 26 9 8 38
Opinion of Hillary Clinton All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
Favorable 49 81 11 6 81 14 29
Unfavorable 47 15 70 13 15 83 65
Life for Next Generation All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
Better Than Today 29 59 33 7 36 24 22
Worse Than Today 33 34 49 13 23 41 47
About the Same 35 54 36 8 39 32 30
Abortion Should Be Legal In... All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
All Cases 25 69 21 8 35 13 20
Most Cases 35 55 33 11 39 28 41
Few Cases 25 32 57 10 16 35 25
Never 12 23 68 7 6 20 9

New Federal Welfare Law All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
Cuts Too Much 18 70 17 9 25 7 19
Doesn't Cut Enough 39 33 58 8 27 54 42
About Right 37 55 37 7 41 33 34
Marital Status All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
Married 66 44 46 9 60 74 65
Not Married 34 57 31 9 40 26 35
Do You Work Full-Time All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
Yes 64 48 40 9 64 63 68
No 36 49 42 8 36 37 32
Working Women All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
Yes 29 56 35 7 33 25 25
No 71 46 43 9 67 75 75
Children Under 18? All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
Yes 37 48 41 9 36 37 39
No 63 49 41 8 64 63 61
Do You Own a Gun? All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
Yes 37 38 51 10 29 45 48
No 63 54 37 7 71 55 52
Union Member in Household? All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
Yes 23 59 30 9 28 17 26
No 77 46 45 8 72 83 74
First-Time Voter? All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
Yes 9 54 34 11 10 8 12
No 91 48 42 8 90 92 88
Frequent Talk Radio Listener? All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
Yes 36 45 46 8 33 40 37
No 64 52 39 8 67 60 63

Do You Smoke Cigarettes? All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
Current Smoker 19 53 36 9 21 16 21
Former Smoker 30 49 41 8 31 29 31
Never Smoked 49 46 45 7 47 52 46
Regularly Use the Internet? All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
Yes 26 49 40 9 27 25 30
No 74 48 43 8 73 75 70
Were You Born in the U.S.? All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
Yes 93 48 42 8 93 92 95
No 7 48 46 6 7 8 5
Are You Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual? All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
Yes 5 66 23 7 7 3 5
No 95 47 43 8 93 97 95
Better First Lady? All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
Hillary Clinton 43 86 7 5 77 7 29
Elizabeth Dole 50 16 75 8 16 90 52
If Powell Were GOP Candidate All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
Clinton 36 93 5 1 69 5 5
Powell 48 24 68 6 23 77 39
Perot 8 11 36 50 2 7 53
Would Not Vote 3 24 70 2 2 6 1
Do You Want Divided Government All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
No 55 56 37 6 64 48 41
Yes 38 37 50 11 29 46 51
Concern About Clinton Scandals All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
Yes 49 24 64 10 25 74 62
No 49 73 20 6 73 23 36

Vote for Senate All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
Democrat 51 81 12 6 83 14 43
Republican 48 16 75 8 16 85 50
Other 2 33 18 25 1 1 6
Vote for Governor All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
Democrat 52 68 19 10 85 21 59
Republican 47 14 79 7 15 79 35
Other 1 0 0 0 0 1 6
Vote for U.S. House All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
Democrat 49 84 8 7 84 9 41
Republican 49 15 76 8 15 90 48
Other 2 21 20 44 1 1 11
When Decided Vote for House? All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
In the Last 3 Days 16 50 34 14 17 13 31
Last Week 12 47 39 12 11 11 18
Last Month 18 50 40 8 18 18 18
Before That 48 49 46 4 48 53 27
Top Issue in Vote All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
Taxes 11 19 73 7 4 21 9
Medicare 15 67 26 6 20 10 10
Foreign Policy 4 35 56 8 3 6 3
Federal Deficit 12 27 52 19 7 16 25
Economy/Jobs 21 61 27 10 26 14 23
Education 12 78 16 4 19 5 5
Crime/Drugs 7 40 50 8 5 8 6

Top Factor in Vote All Clinton Dole Perot Clinton Dole Perot
View of Government 20 41 46 10 17 23 22
Stand Up For Beliefs 13 42 40 16 11 13 22
Cares About People 9 72 17 9 14 4 10
Honest/Trustworthy 20 8 84 7 3 43 15
In Touch 10 89 8 4 18 2 4
Vision for Future 16 77 13 9 24 5 15

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