TX Rep Primary-President
Voter News Service Exit Poll State: Texas
For Election Occurring 03/12/96 Contest: Rep Primary-President
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Candidates (*/+ indicates VNS/CNN winner) Votes V% Del
+DOLE = Robert Dole 567,956 56 122
BCHN = Patrick Buchanan 218,722 21 1
FORB = Steve Forbes 131,108 13 0
KEYS = Alan Keyes 41,793 4 0
ALEX = Lamar Alexander 18,884 2 0
UNCM = Uncommitted 18,699 2 0
LUGR = Dick Lugar 2,205 0 0
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Results Recorded for 2,419 Respondents
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Exit Poll Question All < Vertical Pcts > < Horizontal Pcts >
and Answer(s) Pct ALEX BCHN DOLE FORB ALEX BCHN DOLE FORB
KEYS LUGR UNCM KEYS LUGR UNCM
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Vote by Gender
Men 52 0 51 51 54 1 21 55 13
52 0 39 4 1 2
Women 48 0 49 49 46 1 22 57 12
48 0 61 4 0 3
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Vote By Age
18-29 10 0 11 9 11 1 23 48 13
18 0 18 7 2 4
30-44 30 0 33 27 36 0 24 49 15
38 0 38 5 0 4
45-59 31 0 34 28 30 2 24 51 13
37 0 28 5 0 2
60 or Over 29 0 21 36 23 1 16 71 10
7 0 15 1 0 1
Vote By Age
18-64 80 0 88 73 85 1 24 51 14
96 0 94 5 0 3
Over 64 20 0 12 27 15 1 13 75 9
4 0 6 1 0 0
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Are You Hispanic or Mexican?
Yes 6 0 6 6 4 3 19 53 8
2 0 14 1 0 9
No 94 0 94 94 96 1 21 56 13
98 0 86 5 0 2
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Vote By Income
Under $15,000 6 0 7 5 5 0 27 51 12
6 0 3 5 0 2
$15-30,000 15 0 16 14 15 1 23 53 14
15 0 16 4 0 3
$30-50,000 27 0 32 26 20 0 26 52 10
31 0 30 5 1 3
$50-75,000 28 0 29 29 23 1 22 56 11
25 0 42 4 0 3
$75-100,000 12 0 10 13 14 3 18 59 15
12 0 4 4 0 1
Over $100,000 13 0 7 13 22 0 13 57 22
12 0 5 4 0 1
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Vote By Education
No H.S. Degree 2 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
2 0 3 0 0 0
High School Graduate 18 0 20 19 9 1 25 58 7
17 0 16 4 0 3
Some College 31 0 34 29 31 1 23 53 14
24 0 25 3 0 2
College Graduate 29 0 25 29 35 1 19 56 16
23 0 38 3 1 3
Post-Graduate Degree 21 0 18 21 24 0 19 55 16
34 0 18 7 0 1
Vote By Education
No College Degree 50 0 57 50 41 1 24 55 11
44 0 44 4 0 3
College Graduate 50 0 43 50 59 1 19 56 16
56 0 56 5 0 3
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Vote By Religion
Protestant 60 0 58 65 52 1 20 60 11
55 0 40 4 0 2
Catholic 17 0 16 16 19 2 20 52 14
18 0 20 5 0 4
Other Christian 16 0 21 14 16 0 28 47 13
22 0 20 6 0 3
Jewish 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
1 0 9 0 0 0
Other 3 0 2 2 6 0 0 0 0
1 0 3 0 0 0
None 3 0 3 2 6 0 0 0 0
2 0 7 0 0 0
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Political Ideology
Very Liberal 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
0 0 6 0 0 0
Somewhat Liberal 4 0 3 4 6 2 14 57 17
0 0 20 0 0 10
Moderate 26 0 13 28 31 2 11 60 16
15 0 36 3 1 4
Somewhat Conserv. 37 0 32 41 36 1 18 62 12
32 0 28 4 0 2
Very Conservative 31 0 51 25 26 1 35 43 11
53 0 9 7 0 1
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Party Identification
Democrat 4 0 4 3 4 2 21 41 15
1 0 12 1 0 10
Republican 71 0 66 77 67 1 20 60 12
67 0 42 4 0 1
Independent 26 0 31 21 29 2 25 45 15
32 0 46 5 1 5
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1992 Presidential Vote
Clinton 8 0 7 6 12 2 18 42 19
9 0 23 5 2 8
Bush 74 0 69 81 62 1 20 61 11
73 0 44 4 0 1
Perot 14 0 20 9 23 0 32 38 22
9 0 20 3 0 4
Other 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0 0
Did Not Vote 3 0 3 3 2 1 19 53 8
8 0 13 10 0 9
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Decided Who To Vote For...
Today 9 0 12 7 13 1 26 39 18
10 0 21 4 1 7
Last Three Days 10 0 10 10 9 2 22 55 11
19 0 13 8 0 2
Last Week 23 0 20 23 26 1 19 56 14
30 0 23 6 0 2
Earlier This Year 43 0 45 44 45 1 22 57 13
28 0 21 3 0 1
Before That 14 0 13 15 7 0 20 63 7
9 0 13 3 0 2
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Satisfied with Candidates?
Yes 50 0 48 56 41 0 21 62 10
51 0 6 4 0 0
No 44 0 44 39 57 2 22 49 16
39 0 81 4 0 4
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Member of Religious Right
Yes 37 0 62 30 18 0 36 46 6
61 0 20 7 0 1
No 59 0 36 65 79 1 13 61 17
32 0 77 2 0 3
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Abortion Ban in GOP Platform
Favor 44 0 67 38 23 0 33 48 7
81 0 19 8 0 1
Oppose 52 0 30 58 74 1 12 62 18
15 0 76 1 0 3
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Is Buchanan Too Extreme?
Yes 54 0 9 72 61 1 4 74 15
26 0 70 2 0 3
No 44 0 89 25 39 1 44 32 11
71 0 30 7 0 2
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Does Dole Have New Ideas?
Yes 43 0 16 64 17 0 8 83 5
18 0 19 2 0 1
No 52 0 80 32 80 2 33 34 19
72 0 71 6 1 3
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Vote for Dole in November
Very Likely 76 0 58 91 59 1 16 67 10
66 0 27 4 0 1
Somewhat Likely 12 0 20 6 18 0 37 30 19
12 0 28 4 0 6
Not Too Likely 5 0 8 2 8 5 36 19 20
12 0 13 10 0 6
Not Likely At All 7 0 13 0 16 4 42 3 29
7 0 31 4 2 11
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Americans' Standard of Living
Will Rise 46 0 33 53 47 1 15 64 13
33 0 27 3 1 2
Will Fall 49 0 64 42 50 1 28 47 13
56 0 68 5 0 3
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Which Concerns You More?
Economic Problems 29 0 18 30 46 2 13 58 20
12 0 40 2 1 3
Moral Problems 66 0 79 65 48 1 26 55 9
87 0 48 5 0 2
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Trust Government in Washington
Always 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
1 0 1 0 0 0
Most of the Time 19 0 10 24 14 0 11 70 10
8 0 14 2 1 2
Some of the Time 68 0 72 67 68 1 22 55 13
78 0 75 5 0 3
Never 10 0 17 6 15 0 34 32 18
13 0 10 5 0 3
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Trade With Other Countries
Creates Jobs 42 0 25 46 50 1 13 61 15
39 0 36 4 1 2
Loses Jobs 44 0 65 38 37 1 32 49 11
38 0 44 4 0 3
No Effect 9 0 8 9 10 0 18 57 14
10 0 11 5 1 3
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U.S. Should Welcome Immigrants
Yes 53 0 45 54 57 2 18 57 14
66 0 46 5 0 2
No 44 0 52 43 40 0 25 53 12
27 0 53 3 0 3
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Can Alexander Beat Clinton?
Yes 13 0 12 11 18 2 21 46 18
22 0 9 7 0 2
No 54 0 54 53 59 1 21 54 14
52 0 63 4 0 3
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Can Buchanan Beat Clinton?
Yes 25 0 70 9 17 0 60 20 9
44 0 11 7 0 1
No 47 0 19 55 61 1 9 65 17
33 0 63 3 1 3
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Can Dole Beat Clinton?
Yes 73 0 54 89 54 0 16 67 10
65 0 41 4 0 2
No 15 0 20 7 29 4 29 26 25
18 0 39 5 1 5
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Can Forbes Beat Clinton?
Yes 23 0 21 13 70 1 20 30 40
30 0 15 6 1 1
No 47 0 46 52 23 1 21 61 6
46 0 59 4 0 3
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Which Issues Mattered Most?
Immigration 4 0 11 3 1 1 52 40 2
1 0 3 1 0 2
Foreign Trade 3 0 6 2 2 4 41 37 9
0 0 2 0 0 2
Taxes 21 0 13 18 55 1 13 47 32
12 0 21 2 0 2
Education 7 0 5 8 4 1 17 63 8
7 0 17 4 0 6
Economy/Jobs 16 0 12 18 16 1 16 63 13
8 0 14 2 0 2
Budget Deficit 23 0 8 33 10 0 8 81 6
10 0 18 2 0 2
Abortion 13 0 33 5 5 0 55 23 5
45 0 4 14 0 1
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Which Quality Mattered Most?
Vision for Future 9 0 7 5 31 1 16 29 42
11 0 7 5 1 2
Stand Up for Beliefs 21 0 42 14 16 1 43 37 9
36 0 6 7 0 1
Can Beat Clinton 18 0 4 29 3 0 5 89 2
3 0 13 1 0 2
Conservative Values 21 0 35 18 10 1 35 48 6
31 0 9 6 0 1
Not a Politician 5 0 4 0 31 0 15 3 75
5 0 9 4 0 3
Experience in D.C. 13 0 1 22 1 1 1 94 1
1 0 3 0 0 1
Not Too Extreme 5 0 1 7 4 5 5 71 8
4 0 18 3 0 7
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