MONTANA 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	28	64	1	6
Female	54	37	54	2	6
Are you:
White	95	33	59	1	6
Black	1	0	0	0	0
Hispanic/Latino	1	0	0	0	0
Asian	0	0	0	0	0
Other	3	0	0	0	0
To which age group do you belong?
18-29	16	28	61	0	9
30-44	30	30	61	2	5
45-59	31	38	53	0	9
60+	23	35	61	2	2
What was the last grade of school you completed?
Did not complete high school	5	0	0	0	0
High school graduate	22	18	79	2	1
Some college or associate degree	32	33	59	1	6
College graduate	24	32	56	2	10
Postgraduate study	17	52	38	2	9
1999 total family income:
Under $15,000	10	38	53	0	7
$15,000-$29,999	26	31	62	0	6
$30,000-$49,999	26	31	59	4	4
$50,000-$74,999	23	33	57	2	8
$75,000-$99,999	9	0	0	0	0
$100,000 or more	6	0	0	0	0
No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
Democrat	28	74	15	2	8
Republican	37	5	94	1	1
Independent	35	31	56	1	9
Are you:
Protestant/Christian	58	27	67	2	3
Catholic	23	36	60	2	3
Jewish	1	0	0	0	0
Other	7	0	0	0	0
None	10	42	35	0	22
On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
Liberal	20	64	19	0	16
Moderate	45	37	54	1	5
Conservative	36	10	86	2	1
Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
Better today	34	55	36	1	7
Worse today	23	13	75	4	7
About the same	40	27	67	0	5
In the 1996 election for president, did you vote for:
Bill Clinton (Dem)	40	68	20	0	10
Bob Dole (Rep)	36	4	95	1	0
Ross Perot (Ref)	11	20	72	3	6
Someone else	2	0	0	0	0
Did not vote	8	0	0	0	0
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Clinton is handling his job as president?
Approve	43	65	22	1	10
Disapprove	54	8	87	2	3
Is your opinion of Bill Clinton as a person:
Favorable	24	71	16	1	11
Unfavorable	73	21	72	2	4
Have Clinton administration policies on forests and timbering:
Helped your state	19	71	14	1	13
Hurt your state	59	14	80	1	3
Not affected your state	12	54	32	5	9
Which one issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president?
World affairs	14	28	61	2	9
Medicare/Prescription Drugs	6	0	0	0	0
Health Care	5	0	0	0	0
Economy/Jobs	24	34	61	0	5
Taxes	12	13	83	2	0
Education	15	47	43	1	9
Social Security	8	0	0	0	0