MAINE 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	42	50	0	7
Female	52	55	39	1	5
Are you:
White	98	49	44	1	5
Black	1	0	0	0	0
Hispanic/Latino	0	0	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0	0	0
To which age group do you belong?
18-29	16	43	45	1	11
30-44	31	46	48	0	4
45-59	32	53	38	1	8
60+	22	52	46	1	2
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Did not complete high school	6	0	0	0	0
High school graduate	29	40	49	1	8
Some college or associate degree	26	48	43	1	7
College graduate	24	51	43	0	5
Postgraduate study	14	53	41	0	5
1999 total family income:
Under $15,000	12	66	25	1	7
$15,000-$29,999	22	50	42	0	8
$30,000-$49,999	26	47	45	2	6
$50,000-$74,999	23	50	44	0	5
$75,000-$99,999	10	37	58	1	4
$100,000 or more	8	0	0	0	0
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Democrat	31	86	10	0	3
Republican	27	9	88	1	3
Independent	42	47	41	1	10
Are you:
Protestant/Christian	50	44	52	1	3
Catholic	29	50	44	1	5
Jewish	1	0	0	0	0
Something else	7	0	0	0	0
None	13	59	24	0	15
Do you consider yourself part of the conservative Christian political movement, also known as the religious right?
Yes	15	29	66	1	3
No	80	52	40	1	6
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Liberal	26	72	19	0	9
Moderate	50	51	41	1	6
Conservative	25	20	77	1	2
Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Better today	46	59	36	0	4
Worse today	13	32	58	1	7
About the same	40	42	49	1	7
In the 1996 election for president, did you vote for:
Bill Clinton (Dem)	51	76	19	1	3
Bob Dole (Rep)	22	7	91	0	1
Ross Perot (Ref)	12	26	57	1	15
Someone Else	4	0	0	0	0
Did not vote	9	36	51	1	11
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as president?
Approve	60	70	23	1	6
Disapprove	37	13	79	1	5
Is your opinion of Bill Clinton as a person:
Favorable	36	77	17	0	5
Unfavorable	61	31	61	1	6
Which one issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president?
World affairs	12	41	46	0	11
Medicare/Prescription drugs	11	67	30	1	1
Health care	9	63	30	0	7
Economy/Jobs	19	58	35	1	6
Taxes	12	13	83	0	3
Education	14	51	45	2	3
Social Security	10	42	50	1	7
Which comes closer to your view:
Government should do more to solve problems	40	72	21	0	6
Government is doing too many things that are better left to businesses and individuals	54	30	63	1	5