MINNESOTA EXIT POLLS
Surveys of state voters in the Senate race
Results below.
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	% of All	DAYTON	GRAMS	GIBSON
Are you:
Male	46	44	47	6
Female	54	54	40	6
Are you:
White	96	48	44	6
Black	2	0	0	0
Hispanic/Latino	1	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0	0
Other	1	0	0	0
To which age group do you belong?
18-29	20	47	43	5
30-44	34	44	46	7
45-59	26	50	43	7
60+	20	56	39	4
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Did not complete high school	3	0	0	0
High school graduate	20	51	43	3
Some college or associate degree	33	49	45	4
College graduate	26	41	49	8
Postgraduate study	17	54	40	5
1999 total family income:
Under $15,000	7	0	0	0
$15,000-$29,999	13	53	40	5
$30,000-$49,999	24	46	49	3
$50,000-$74,999	26	57	39	3
$75,000-$99,999	11	45	43	10
$100,000 or more	18	40	50	9
Are you currently married?
Yes	68	48	47	5
No	32	51	37	6
Do you have any children under 18 living in your household
Yes	42	44	49	6
No	58	52	39	5
Do you work full-time for pay?
Yes	69	49	43	6
No	31	47	47	4
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Democrat	36	84	11	4
Republican	31	8	88	3
Independent	33	49	39	9
Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union?
Yes, I do	16	58	33	7
Yes, someone else does	14	53	36	6
No	70	46	47	6
Are you:
Protestant/Christian	57	48	46	6
Catholic	28	45	50	4
Jewish	2	0	0	0
Something else	6	0	0	0
None	7	0	0	0
How often do you attend religious services?
More than once a week	10	38	59	3
Once a week	33	42	52	4
A few times a month	17	45	49	4
A few times a year	29	59	34	7
Never	9	58	22	8
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Liberal	24	76	13	6
Moderate	50	53	39	6
Conservative	26	14	81	3
Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Better today	58	54	38	6
Worse today	8	31	65	4
About the same	33	45	49	4
In the 1996 election for president, did you vote for:
Bill Clinton (Dem)	49	77	18	4
Bob Dole (Rep)	27	6	92	2
Ross Perot (Ref)	10	36	49	15
Someone else	2	0	0	0
Did not vote	11	42	44	6
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as president?
Approve	64	68	23	6
Disapprove	34	13	82	3
Is your opinion of Bill Clinton as a person:
Favorable	36	76	16	4
Unfavorable	61	32	61	6
Which was more important in your vote for president today?
My candidate's positions on the issues	61	32	61	6
My candidate's leadership/personal qualities	61	32	61	6
Which comes closer to your view:
Government should do more to solve problems	39	74	19	4
Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals	56	31	61	7
Which of these should be the top priority for the federal budget surplus:
Cut federal income taxes	31	32	63	3
Reduce the national debt	28	56	34	7
Strengthen Social Security	31	57	36	6
Fund other domestic programs	5	0	0	0
Regardless of how you voted today, which of these candidates do you think would say anything to get elected president?
Only Gore	29	16	80	2
Only Bush	18	83	11	4
Both would	41	57	34	7
Neither would	10	62	29	9
Regardless of how you voted today, which of these candidates has the knowledge to serve effectively as president?
Only Gore	35	84	8	5
Only Bush	19	11	86	2
Both do	34	36	57	6
Neither does	10	57	37	4
Do you think things in this country today are:
Generally going in the right direction	72	57	36	6
Seriously off on the wrong track	25	28	61	6
In the 1998 election for governor, did you vote for:
Hubert H. Humphrey III (Dem)	23	84	12	4
Norm Coleman (Rep)	27	12	83	5
Jesse Ventura (Ref)	32	57	33	8
Someone else	2	0	0	0
Did not vote for governor in 19989	14	50	36	5
Did either of these candidate for U.S. senator attack the other unfairly?
Mark Dayton did	15	5	90	3
Rod Grams did	21	93	4	2
Both did	42	47	42	9
Neither did	12	52	41	5
Which was more important in your vote for U.S. senator today?
My candidate's positions on the issues	67	50	43	4
My candidate's leadership/personal qualities	28	50	41	9