WISCONSIN EXIT POLLS
Surveys of state voters in the Senate race
Results below.
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	% of All	KOHL	GILLESPIE
Are you:
Male	48	57	42
Female	52	66	33
Are you:
White	93	61	38
Black	3	0	0
Hispanic/Latino	2	0	0
Asian	1	0	0
Other	1	0	0
To which age group do you belong?
18-29	18	62	35
30-44	32	60	39
45-59	27	63	37
60+	22	64	36
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Did not complete high school	6	0	0
High school graduate	25	63	37
Some college or associate degree	34	60	38
College graduate	21	58	42
Postgraduate study	14	65	34
1999 total family income:
Under $15,000	6	0	0
$15,000-$29,999	18	73	25
$30,000-$49,999	25	63	37
$50,000-$74,999	25	63	37
$75,000-$99,999	13	46	52
$100,000 or more	13	57	43
Are you currently married?
Yes	67	61	39
No	33	62	35
Do you have any children under 18 living in your household?
Yes	38	59	41
No	62	63	36
Do you work full-time for pay?
Yes	64	61	38
No	36	63	36
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Democrat	37	93	6
Republican	32	28	72
Independent	31	59	38
Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union?
Yes, I do	18	68	29
Yes, someone else does	15	68	31
No	68	58	41
Are you:
Protestant/Other Christian	48	58	42
Catholic	38	65	34
Jewish	1	0	0
Something else	6	0	0
None	7	0	0
How often do you attend religious services?
More than once a week	9	48	50
Once a week	32	60	40
A few times a month	16	71	29
A few times a year	32	62	37
Never	9	67	33
Do you consider yourself part of the conservative Christian political movement, also known as the religious right?
Yes	14	39	59
No	79	65	34
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Liberal	18	89	9
Moderate	53	70	29
Conservative	29	30	70
Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Better today	52	72	28
Worse today	12	51	47
About the same	35	50	49
In the 1996 election for president, did you vote for:
Bill Clinton (Dem)	48	91	9
Bob Dole (Rep)	30	24	76
Ross Perot (Ref)	7	0	0
Other	3	0	0
Did not vote	12	56	42
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as president?
Approve	56	86	13
Disapprove	41	28	71
Is your opinion of Bill Clinton as a person:
Favorable	33	89	10
Unfavorable	64	47	52
Which was more important in your vote for president today?
My candidate's positions on the issues	63	65	35
My candidate's leadership/personal qualities	34	56	43
Which comes closer to your view:
Government should do more to solve problems	39	83	16
Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals	57	46	53
Which of these should be the top priority for the federal budget surplus:
Cut federal income taxes	30	44	54
Reduce the national debt	28	70	30
Cut social security	30	69	31
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	35	28	71
Only Bush	19	92	8
Both would	34	72	27
Neither would	9	82	17
Regardless of how you voted today, which of these candidates has the knowledge to serve effectively as president?
Only Gore	34	94	5
Only Bush	25	25	75
Both do	30	55	44
Neither does	8	0	0
Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly?
Al Gore did	30	25	74
George W. Bush did	14	91	8
Both did	35	75	24
Neither did	16	75	25
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Tommy Thompson is handling his job as governor?
Approve	65	51	48
Disapprove	32	80	18