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How to read the exit poll data
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Candidates (*/+ indicates VNS/CNN winner) Votes V% Del
*DOLE = Robert Dole 519,859 65 59
BCHN = Patrick Buchanan 182,378 23 0
FORB = Steve Forbes 39,033 5 0
KEYS = Alan Keyes 29,633 4 0
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Results Recorded for 1,295 Respondents
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Exit Poll Question All < Vertical Pcts > < Horizontal Pcts >
and Answer(s) Pct BCHN DOLE FORB KEYS BCHN DOLE FORB KEYS
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Vote by Gender
Men 51 55 51 0 0 25 65 5 3
Women 49 45 49 0 0 21 66 5 4
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Vote By Age
18-29 10 11 10 0 0 25 62 7 3
30-44 35 38 33 0 0 25 61 6 4
45-59 28 29 28 0 0 24 65 4 3
60 or Over 27 22 30 0 0 18 72 4 3
Vote By Age
18-64 82 86 80 0 0 24 64 5 3
Over 64 18 14 20 0 0 18 72 4 5
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Vote By Income
Under $15,000 6 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$15-30,000 14 12 14 0 0 19 68 3 6
$30-50,000 26 28 27 0 0 24 69 3 2
$50-75,000 29 33 27 0 0 26 61 6 4
$75-100,000 10 11 9 0 0 25 56 7 6
Over $100,000 16 8 18 0 0 12 77 6 3
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Vote By Education
No H.S. Degree 3 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
High School Graduate 23 29 23 0 0 29 65 4 2
Some College 27 27 25 0 0 24 62 6 3
College Graduate 27 23 28 0 0 20 68 5 4
Post-Graduate Degree 20 15 21 0 0 17 70 4 5
Vote By Education
No College Degree 53 62 50 0 0 27 63 5 3
College Graduate 47 38 50 0 0 19 69 5 5
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Vote By Religion
Protestant 41 37 42 0 0 21 67 5 5
Catholic 37 41 38 0 0 26 66 4 2
Other Christian 13 17 12 0 0 31 60 5 3
Jewish 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
None 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Political Ideology
Very Liberal 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somewhat Liberal 9 7 9 0 0 18 65 6 2
Moderate 38 29 41 0 0 18 71 5 2
Somewhat Conserv. 35 32 36 0 0 21 68 6 4
Very Conservative 15 29 11 0 0 44 47 3 6
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Party Identification
Democrat 6 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Republican 70 57 77 0 0 19 72 3 4
Independent 24 31 20 0 0 30 53 9 4
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1992 Presidential Vote
Clinton 15 21 11 0 0 33 48 8 2
Bush 66 51 74 0 0 18 73 4 4
Perot 15 22 12 0 0 35 51 6 4
Other 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Did Not Vote 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Satisfied With GOP Candidates?
Yes 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
No 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Member of Religious Right
Yes 25 38 20 0 0 35 52 5 6
No 69 56 74 0 0 19 70 5 3
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Abortion Ban in GOP Platform
Favor 40 53 36 0 0 30 59 4 6
Oppose 54 42 58 0 0 18 71 6 2
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Dole Should Pick V.P. Who...
Supports Abortion 27 20 28 0 0 18 69 5 2
Opposes Abortion 33 45 29 0 0 31 57 5 6
No Difference 34 29 38 0 0 19 72 5 2
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Who Should Dole Pick for V.P.?
Powell 49 40 53 0 0 19 70 6 2
Edgar 39 44 38 0 0 26 63 3 5
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Can Dole Beat Clinton?
Yes 59 41 70 0 0 16 78 2 3
No 34 53 23 0 0 36 44 9 4
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Presidential Vote in November
Clinton (D) 12 15 7 0 0 28 38 12 6
Dole (R) 69 21 90 0 0 7 85 4 3
Buchanan (I) 15 58 1 0 0 88 6 3 2
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Does Dole Have New Ideas?
Yes 43 18 57 0 0 10 86 2 1
No 52 77 39 0 0 34 49 7 5
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Is Buchanan Too Extreme?
Yes 60 14 75 0 0 5 82 5 3
No 36 83 22 0 0 53 39 4 4
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Trade With Other Countries
Creates Jobs 41 25 46 0 0 14 72 5 4
Loses Jobs 39 57 34 0 0 35 57 4 3
No Effect 14 10 14 0 0 17 69 7 3
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Americans' Standard of Living
Will Rise 40 29 45 0 0 17 73 4 3
Will Fall 55 67 50 0 0 29 60 5 4
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Trust Government in Washington
Always 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Most of the Time 19 13 22 0 0 16 76 4 2
Some of the Time 67 67 67 0 0 23 64 5 4
Never 10 16 8 0 0 38 51 6 3
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Vote in GOP Senate Primary
Gallagher 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kurzeja 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kustra 43 22 51 0 0 12 78 5 2
Marshall 6 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salvi 47 67 41 0 0 33 57 4 5
Other 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Which Issues Mattered Most?
Immigration 5 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Foreign Trade 4 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Taxes 22 19 23 0 0 20 70 6 3
Education 7 5 7 0 0 17 69 6 1
Economy/Jobs 22 19 23 0 0 20 70 4 4
Budget Deficit 21 10 26 0 0 10 81 5 2
Abortion 9 19 5 0 0 47 35 2 13
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Which Quality Mattered Most?
Vision for Future 9 8 7 0 0 22 52 14 8
Stand Up for Beliefs 23 41 16 0 0 41 47 6 3
Can Beat Clinton 12 3 16 0 0 6 89 2 2
Conservative Values 21 33 19 0 0 35 57 2 6
Not a Politician 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Experience in D.C. 19 3 28 0 0 3 95 1 1
Not Too Extreme 7 2 9 0 0 7 78 0 4
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