TENNESSEE EXIT POLLS
Surveys of state voters in the presidential race
Results below.
Click here for Senate race survey results.

	% of All	GORE	BUSH	BUCHANAN	NADER
Are you:
Male	47	42	56	0	0
Female	53	50	47	0	2
Are you:
White	80	36	60	0	1
Black	18	92	8	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	17	50	46	0	3
30-44	38	46	50	0	1
45-59	27	40	58	0	0
60+	19	54	46	0	0
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Did not complete high school	8	50	50	0	0
High school graduate	30	47	51	0	1
Some college or associate degree	31	44	52	0	2
College graduate	20	40	58	0	0
Postgraduate study	10	52	48	0	0
1999 total family income:
Under $15,000	9	71	26	0	3
$15,000-$29,999	18	51	46	0	2
$30,000-$49,999	30	47	50	0	1
$50,000-$74,999	22	38	59	0	0
$75,000-$99,999	10	41	59	0	0
$100,000 or more	10	36	64	0	0
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Democrat	39	89	10	0	1
Republican	37	7	92	0	0
Independent	24	37	56	0	3
Are you:
Protestant/Christian	74	45	53	0	1
Catholic	9	39	53	0	2
Jewish	5	0	0	0	0
Other	7	0	0	0	0
None	5	0	0	0	0
Do you consider yourself part of the conservative Christian political movement, also known as the religious right?
Yes	27	20	78	0	0
No	64	61	37	0	1
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Liberal	21	76	22	0	2
Moderate	44	55	42	0	1
Conservative	35	16	83	0	0
Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Better today	54	63	34	0	1
Worse today	10	20	75	1	1
About the same	34	29	69	0	1
In the 1996 election for president, did you vote for:
Bill Clinton (Dem)	43	86	14	0	0
Bob Dole (Rep)	35	5	93	0	1
Ross Perot (Ref)	4	0	0	0	0
Someone else	2	0	0	0	0
Did not vote	12	41	55	0	4
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as president?
Approve	50	80	17	0	1
Disapprove	47	10	88	0	1
Is your opinion of Bill Clinton as a person:
Favorable	34	89	10	0	0
Unfavorable	62	22	75	0	1
Which comes closer to your view:
Government should do more to solve problems	40	77	22	0	1
Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals	52	23	74	0	1
Which one issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? (check only one)
World affairs	12	39	58	1	1
Medicare/Prescription drugs	8	64	36	1	0
Health care	7	0	0	0	0
Economy/Jobs	19	62	34	0	1
Taxes	15	14	85	0	1
Education	13	55	44	0	1
Social Security	11	55	43	0	1
Which one candidate quality mattered most in deciding how you voted for president?
He understands complex issues	15	67	29	0	2
He is honest and trustworthy	28	20	77	0	1
He cares about people like me	15	69	31	0	0
He has the right experience	10	79	21	0	1
He is a likeable person	3	0	0	0	0
He is a strong leader	11	34	66	0	0
He would have good judgement in a crisis	11	37	59	0	0