MAINE EXIT POLLS
Surveys of state voters in the Senate race
Results below.
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	% of All	LAWRENCE	SNOWE
Are you:
Male	47	31	68
Female	53	31	69
Are you:
White	98	31	69
Black	1	0	0
Hispanic/Latino	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0
Other	1	0	0
To which age group do you belong?
18-29	15	30	69
30-44	31	26	74
45-59	32	33	67
60+	22	36	64
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Did not complete high school	6	0	0
High school graduate	29	28	72
Some college or associate degree	27	37	63
College graduate	25	26	73
Postgraduate study	13	30	70
1999 total family income:
Under $15,000	12	43	57
$15,000-$29,999	21	32	67
$30,000-$49,999	26	37	62
$50,000-$74,999	22	30	70
$75,000-$99,999	10	0	0
$100,000 or more	8	0	0
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Democrat	30	56	44
Republican	27	8	92
Independent	43	28	71
Are you:
Protestant/Christian	50	27	73
Catholic	30	31	68
Jewish	1	0	0
Something else	6	0	0
None	13	41	58
Do you consider yourself part of the conservative Christian political movement, also known as the religious right
Yes	14	24	75
No	80	32	67
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Liberal	25	48	52
Moderate	51	30	70
Conservative	24	16	84
Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Better today	46	34	65
Worse today	12	30	70
About the same	41	27	73
In the 1996 election for president, did you vote for:
Bill Clinton (Dem)	51	43	57
Bob Dole (Rep)	22	10	90
Ross Perot (Ref)	12	25	75
Someone Else	3	0	0
Did not vote	10	23	77
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as president?
Approve	61	39	61
Disapprove	36	16	83
Is your opinion of Bill Clinton as a person:
Favorable	36	46	54
Unfavorable	61	22	78
Which comes closer to your view:
Government should do more to solve problems	40	43	57
Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals	54	22	77