MONTANA EXIT POLLS
Surveys of state voters in the Senate race
Results below.
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	% of All	SCHWEITZER	BURNS
Are you:
Male	46	39	59
Female	54	54	44
Are you:
White	95	46	52
Black	1	0	0
Hispanic/Latino	1	0	0
Asian	0	0	0
Other	3	0	0
To which age group do you belong?
18-29	15	46	52
30-44	30	46	53
45-59	31	53	45
60+	24	41	56
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Did not complete high school	5	0	0
High school graduate	22	36	63
Some college or associate degree	32	47	52
College graduate	24	47	49
Postgraduate study	17	62	38
1999 total family income:
Under $15,000	11	54	45
$15,000-$29,999	26	46	48
$30,000-$49,999	26	44	56
$50,000-$74,999	23	52	47
$75,000-$99,999	9	0	0
$100,000 or more	6	0	0
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Democrat	29	87	13
Republican	37	12	85
Independent	34	51	46
Are you:
Protestant/Christian	59	38	59
Catholic	22	44	53
Jewish	1	0	0
Other	7	0	0
None	10	76	24
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Liberal	20	83	17
Moderate	45	54	45
Conservative	35	16	80
Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Better today	35	67	33
Worse today	23	30	64
About the same	40	39	59
In the 1996 election for president, did you vote for:
Bill Clinton (Dem)	40	84	16
Bob Dole (Rep)	36	9	89
Ross Perot (Ref)	11	34	60
Someone else	2	0	0
Did not vote	8	0	0
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as president?
Approve	43	80	19
Disapprove	54	21	76
Is your opinion of Bill Clinton as a person:
Favorable	24	86	13
Unfavorable	73	34	63
Have Clinton administartion policies on forests and timbering:
Helped your state	19	85	15
Hurt your state	59	28	69
Not affected your state	11	69	30