NEW MEXICO 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	48	44	51	0	4
Female	52	54	42	0	4
Are you:
White	59	37	58	0	4
Black	3	0	0	0	0
Hispanic/Latino	32	66	32	0	1
Asian	0	0	0	0	0
Other	5	0	0	0	0
To which age group do you belong?
18-29	16	49	42	1	7
30-44	35	48	48	0	3
45-59	32	50	46	0	3
60+	17	46	53	0	2
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Did not complete high school	4	0	0	0	0
High school graduate	20	47	51	0	2
Some college or associate degree	35	43	53	0	3
College graduate	23	47	46	0	6
Postgraduate study	18	64	30	0	6
1999 total family income:
Under $15,000	9	0	0	0	0
$15,000-$29,999	22	52	44	0	3
$30,000-$49,999	24	46	47	0	6
$50,000-$74,999	25	48	48	0	3
$75,000-$99,999	12	53	46	0	1
$100,000 or more	8	0	0	0	0
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Democrat	43	82	16	0	2
Republican	32	6	92	0	1
Independent	25	44	43	0	11
Are you:
Protestant/Christian	44	31	66	0	3
Catholic	36	65	33	0	2
Jewish	2	0	0	0	0
Something else	8	0	0	0	0
None	11	67	21	0	11
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Liberal	22	80	13	0	7
Moderate	47	51	44	0	4
Conservative	31	22	76	0	1
Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Better today	44	68	27	0	4
Worse today	15	17	76	1	5
About the same	41	37	60	0	3
In the 1996 election for president, did you vote for:
Bill Clinton (Dem)	46	82	16	0	2
Bob Dole (Rep)	31	4	95	0	1
Ross Perot (Ref)	4	0	0	0	0
Someone else	3	0	0	0	0
Did not vote	14	47	45	0	7
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as president?
Approve	52	83	14	0	3
Disapprove	47	9	85	0	5
Is your opinion of Bill Clinton as a person:
Favorable	39	85	11	0	3
Unfavorable	58	22	73	0	4
When did you finally decide who to vote for in the presidential election?
Within the last 3 days	11	56	34	0	8
Within the last week	12	59	40	0	1
Earlier this year	44	48	46	0	5
Before that	31	45	54	0	2
Which one issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president?
World Affairs	12	50	42	0	8
Medicare/Prescription drugs	8	0	0	0	0
Health care	6	0	0	0	0
Economy/Jobs	19	48	49	0	3
Taxes	10	13	84	0	2
Education	17	57	40	0	3
Social Security	11	60	40	0	0
Which comes closer to your view:
Government should do more to solve problems	45	76	19	0	5
Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals	50	21	76	0	2
Have Clinton administration policies on forests and timbering:
Helped your state	18	90	7	0	3
Hurt your state	35	17	79	0	3
Not affected your state	29	58	39	0	3