MINNESOTA EXIT POLLS
Surveys of state voters in the presidential race
Results below.
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	% of All	GORE	BUSH	BUCHANAN	NADER
Are you:
Male	46	43	50	1	5
Female	54	52	41	1	5
Are you:
White	96	47	46	1	5
Black	2	0	0	0	0
Hispanic/Latino	1	0	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0	0	0
Other	1	0	0	0	0
To which age group do you belong?
18-29	21	45	48	1	5
30-44	34	46	45	2	6
45-59	26	50	43	0	6
60+	19	51	45	1	2
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Did not complete high school	3	0	0	0	0
High school graduate	20	49	47	1	3
Some college or associate degree	33	47	48	1	4
College graduate	26	43	49	1	7
Postgraduate study	17	52	40	0	7
1999 total family income:
Under $15,000	7	0	0	0	0
$15,000-$29,999	14	52	40	2	6
$30,000-$49,999	24	41	50	1	7
$50,000-$74,999	27	55	40	1	3
$75,000-$99,999	11	51	48	0	1
$100,000 or more	18	42	52	0	4
Are you currently married?
Yes	68	48	47	1	4
No	32	47	42	1	8
Do you have any children under 18 living in your household?
Yes	42	45	48	1	5
No	58	50	43	0	6
Do you work full-time for pay?
Yes	69	49	44	1	6
No	31	45	49	1	5
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Democrat	36	83	13	1	3
Republican	31	7	90	1	1
Independent	33	48	39	0	10
Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union?
Yes, I do	16	59	33	2	6
Yes, someone else does	14	52	38	0	9
No	70	44	50	1	5
Are you:
Protestant/Christian	57	48	47	1	4
Catholic	27	42	51	2	5
Jewish	2	0	0	0	0
Something else	6	0	0	0	0
None	7	53	35	0	11
How often do you attend religious services?
More than once a week	10	36	59	3	2
Once a week	33	38	56	0	5
A few times a month	17	45	50	0	3
A few times a year	29	58	35	1	5
Never	10	62	23	2	12
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Liberal	25	76	16	1	8
Moderate	50	53	40	1	5
Conservative	26	12	85	1	2
Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Better today	58	55	39	1	4
Worse today	8	33	59	0	8
About the same	33	39	54	0	7
In the 1996 election for president, did you vote for:
Bill Clinton (Dem)	49	75	18	1	6
Bob Dole (Rep)	26	5	93	1	0
Ross Perot (Ref)	10	30	53	1	14
Someone else	2	0	0	0	0
Did not vote	12	45	51	0	3
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as president?
Approve	64	68	24	1	7
Disapprove	34	11	85	1	3
Is your opinion of Bill Clinton as a person:
Favorable	36	75	18	1	6
Unfavorable	61	31	63	1	5
Which one issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president?
World affairs	12	47	46	2	4
Medicare/Prescription drugs	8	48	41	4	7
Health care	9	55	40	0	5
Economy/Jobs	19	64	30	1	5
Taxes	16	17	79	0	4
Education	16	56	35	1	8
Social Security	11	56	39	0	5
Which one candidate quality mattered most in deciding how you voted for president?
He understands complex issues	16	71	22	1	4
He is honest and trustworthy	27	17	71	2	11
He cares about people like me	13	59	29	1	10
He has the right experience	16	76	24	0	0
He is a likeable person	2	0	0	0	0
He is a strong leader	10	37	62	0	1
He would have good judgment in a crisis	10	56	43	0	1
Which was more important in your vote for president today?
My candidate's positions on the issues	68	51	42	1	6
My candidate's leadership/personal qualities	28	42	53	1	4
Which comes closer to your view:
Government should do more to solve problems	39	76	19	0	5
Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals	56	27	65	1	6
Which of these should be the top priority for the federal budget surplus:
Cut federal income taxes	31	33	64	1	2
Reduce the national debt	28	56	36	1	6
Strengthen Social Security	31	55	38	0	6
Fund other domestic programs	5	0	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	8	88	1	2
Only Bush	19	92	7	0	1
Both would	41	55	32	1	11
Neither would	9	69	30	0	1
Regardless of how you voted today, which of these candidates has the knowledge to serve effectively as president?
Only Gore	35	91	5	0	4
Only Bush	19	2	95	2	2
Both do	34	35	59	1	5
Neither does	10	43	39	0	17
Do you think things in this country today are:
Generally going in the right direction	71	58	37	0	4
Seriously off on the wrong track	25	23	65	2	8
In the 1998 election for governor, did you vote for:
Hubert H. Humphrey III (Dem)	22	85	12	1	2
Norm Coleman (Rep)	27	14	81	1	3
Jesse Ventura (Ref)	32	52	36	0	10
Someone else	2	0	0	0	0
Did not vote for governor in 1988	14	54	41	0	5
Did either of these candidates for U.S. senator attack the other unfairly?
Mark Dayton did	15	14	82	0	2
Rod Grams did	21	86	11	0	2
Both did	42	46	45	1	8
Neither did	13	49	39	4	8