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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