MICHIGAN EXIT POLLS
Surveys of state voters in the Senate race
Results below.
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	% of All	STABENOW	ABRAHAM
Are you:
Male	49	45	53
Female	51	54	44
Are you:
White	86	45	53
Black	11	89	10
Hispanic/Latino	2	0	0
Asian	0	0	0
Other	1	0	0
To which age group do you belong?
18-29	20	48	50
30-44	35	45	52
45-59	31	55	42
60+	15	53	47
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Did not complete high school	5	0	0
High school graduate	24	51	47
Some college or associate degree	35	47	50
College graduate	22	51	47
Postgraduate study	15	57	43
1999 total family income:
Under $15,000	5	51	44
$15,000-$29,999	17	56	42
$30,000-$49,999	22	47	51
$50,000-$74,999	26	47	51
$75,000-$99,999	17	50	48
$100,000 or more	14	53	46
Are you currently married?
Yes	65	45	53
No	35	58	39
Do you have children under 18 living in your household?
Yes	46	46	51
No	54	53	45
Do you work full-time for pay?
Yes	70	50	48
No	30	50	47
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Democrat	38	85	14
Republican	32	12	87
Independent	30	46	50
Do you or does someone else in your household belong to a labor union?
Yes, I do	28	68	31
Yes, someone else does	16	56	41
No	57	39	59
Are you:
Protestant/Christian	54	47	51
Catholic	27	47	52
Jewish	2	0	0
Something else	6	61	37
None	11	63	35
How often do you attend religious services?
More than once a week	17	35	63
Once a week	25	49	50
A few times a month	12	51	45
A few times a year	31	53	44
Never	13	61	36
Do you consider yourself part of the conservative Christian political movement, also known as the religious right?
Yes	20	30	68
No	75	56	42
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Liberal	24	79	19
Moderate	49	54	44
Conservative	27	16	82
Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Better today	55	61	38
Worse today	9	30	69
About the same	35	39	57
In the 1996 election for president, did you vote for:
Bill Clinton (Dem)	48	80	19
Bob Dole (Rep)	29	10	88
Ross Perot (Ref)	7	38	55
Someone else	3	0	0
Did not vote	12	40	56
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as president?
Approve	57	74	25
Disapprove	40	16	80
Is your opinion of Bill Clinton as a person:
Favorable	37	79	20
Unfavorable	59	31	66
Which was more important in your vote for president today?
My candidate's positions on the issues	59	54	44
My candidate's leadership/personal qualities	37	43	55
Which comes closer to your view:
Government should do more to solve problems	46	73	26
Govermnemt is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals	49	28	69
Which of these should be the top priority for the federal budget surplus
Cut federal income taxes	28	33	65
Reduce the national debt	25	54	44
Strengthen Social Security	35	58	40
Fund other domestic programs	6	0	0
Regardless of how you voted today, which of these candidates do you think would say anything to get elected president?
Only Gore	32	21	77
Only Bush	21	84	14
Both would	36	56	40
Neither would	8	53	44
Regardless of how you voted today, which of these candidates has the knowledge to serve effectively as president?
Only Gore	40	88	11
Only Bush	21	12	87
Both do	30	32	66
Neither does	7	35	51
Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly?
Al Gore did	24	14	83
George W. Bush did	17	85	13
Both did	35	54	44
Neither did	19	55	43
Do you support or oppose stricter gun control legislation?
Support	56	66	32
Oppose	42	29	68
Do you consider yourself a political supporter of John McCain?
Yes	27	34	64
No	66	58	40