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KENTUCKY EXIT POLLS
Surveys of state voters in the presidential race
Results below.




  % of All
GORE
BUSH
BUCHANAN
NADER
Are you:
   Male 49 37 61 0 1
   Female 51 45 52 0 2

Are you:
   White 93 38 59 0 1
   Black 6 0 0 0 0
   Hispanic/Latino 0 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 34 62 1 3
   30-44 31 39 60 0 1
   45-59 30 44 52 0 2
   60+ 21 46 53 1 0

What was the last grade of school you completed?
   Did not complete high school 9 43 56 0 1
   High school graduate 32 38 59 0 2
   Some college or associate degree 30 42 57 0 0
   College graduate 17 33 65 0 2
   Postgraduate study 12 46 47 0 3

1999 total family income:
   Under $15,000 11 52 44 1 1
   $15,000-$29,999 20 47 52 0 1
   $30,000-$49,999 27 38 60 0 1
   $50,000-$74,999 23 36 60 0 4
   $75,000-$99,999 12 37 60 1 1
   $100,000 or more 6 0 0 0 0

Are you currently married?
   Yes 67 37 60 0 1
   No 33 46 51 0 2

Do you have any children under 18 living in your household?
   Yes 39 34 64 0 1
   No 61 44 53 0 2

Do you work full-time for pay?
   Yes 66 38 60 0 1
   No 34 44 52 0 2

No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
   Democrat 46 72 25 0 2
   Republican 39 6 94 0 0
   Independent 15 32 59 1 5

Are you:
   Protestant/Christian 68 39 60 0 1
   Catholic 18 44 54 0 2
   Jewish 1 0 0 0 0
   Other 7 0 0 0 0
   None 6 0 0 0 0

How often do you attend religious services?
   More than once a week 19 31 68 0 1
   Once a week 29 35 62 0 2
   A few times a month 11 33 65 0 0
   A few times a year 29 48 52 0 1
   Never 8 50 38 2 6

Do you consider yourself part of the conservative Christian political movement, also known as the religious right?
   Yes 29 26 72 1 1
   No 63 47 50 0 2

On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
   Liberal 20 72 23 0 4
   Moderate 46 45 54 0 1
   Conservative 33 13 85 0 1

Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
   Better today 48 56 42 0 1
   Worse today 12 22 73 0 2
   About the same 40 26 71 0 2

In the 1996 election for president, did you vote for:
   Bill Clinton (Dem) 43 77 21 0 1
   Bob Dole (Rep) 34 4 94 0 0
   Ross Perot (Ref) 7 0 0 0 0
   Someone else 2 0 0 0 0
   Did not vote 12 25 72 0 2

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as president?
   Approve 49 72 25 0 2
   Disapprove 48 8 90 0 1

Is your opinion of Bill Clinton as a person:
   Favorable 32 79 18 0 3
   Unfavorable 66 20 77 0 1

When did you finally decide who to vote for in the presidential election?
   In the last three days 10 48 46 1 2
   In the last week 5 0 0 0 0
   In the last month 13 39 59 0 2
   Before that 72 40 58 0 1

Which one issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president?
   World Affairs 12 38 57 1 3
   Medicare/Prescritpion drugs 10 42 55 0 2
   Health care 7 0 0 0 0
   Economy/Jobs 22 59 40 0 1
   Taxes 15 6 90 1 0
   Education 9 42 56 0 2
   Social Security 12 49 51 0 0

Which one candidate quality mattered most in deciding how you voted for president?
   He understands complex issues 10 65 28 0 3
   He is honest and trustworhty 28 15 84 0 1
   He cares about people like me 14 53 43 1 3
   He has the right experience 11 72 27 0 1
   He is a likeable person 2 0 0 0 0
   He is a strong leader 12 32 67 1 0
   He would have good judgment in a crisis 14 41 57 0 2

Which comes closer to your view:
   Government should do more to solve problems 39 61 36 0 3
   Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals 54 26 72 0 1

Which of these should be the top priority for the federal budget surplus:
   Cut federal income taxes 29 21 78 1 0
   Reduce the national debt 24 45 52 0 1
   Strengthen Social Security 35 51 46 0 3
   Fund other domestic programs 4 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 36 5 93 0 0
   Only Bush 11 90 9 0 1
   Both would 40 50 46 0 2
   Neither would 10 59 36 0 5

Regardless of how you voted today, which of these candidates has the knowledge to serve effectively as president?
   Only Gore 27 94 5 0 1
   Only Bush 30 2 98 0 0
   Both do 34 30 68 0 1
   Neither does 6 0 0 0 0

If Al Gore wins today, what best describes your feelings about what he will do as president?
   Excited 15 93 7 0 0
   Optimistic, but not excited 22 81 17 0 2
   Concerned, but not scared 28 21 75 0 2
   Scared 29 2 97 0 1

If George W. Bush wins today, what best describes your feelings about what he will do as president?
   Excited 30 4 96 0 0
   Optimistic, but not excited 27 12 86 0 0
   Concerned, but not scared 18 74 22 1 2
   Scared 21 94 2 0 4

Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly?
   Al Gore did 26 6 93 0 0
   George W. Bush did 8 83 14 0 3
   Both did 35 50 47 0 2
   Neither did 23 48 50 0 2


 



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