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Illinois Senate Exit Poll Results
Updated : 11/06/96 16:12:43
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 1. Vote By Gender |
ALL |
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| Men |
49% |
53% |
43% |
46% |
52% |
| Women |
51% |
59% |
39% |
54% |
48% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 2. White Voters |
ALL |
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| Men |
50% |
48% |
49% |
47% |
52% |
| Women |
50% |
53% |
44% |
53% |
48% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 3. Vote By Race |
ALL |
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| White |
84% |
50% |
46% |
76% |
94% |
| African-Americans |
12% |
84% |
13% |
19% |
4% |
| Hispanics |
1% |
0% |
0% |
2% |
0% |
| Asians |
2% |
0% |
0% |
2% |
1% |
| Other |
1% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
0% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 4. Vote By Age |
ALL |
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| 18-29 |
15% |
63% |
35% |
17% |
12% |
| 30-44 |
34% |
55% |
41% |
34% |
34% |
| 45-59 |
28% |
56% |
41% |
28% |
28% |
| Over 60 |
23% |
53% |
46% |
22% |
26% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 5. Vote by Age |
ALL |
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| 18-64 |
84% |
55% |
41% |
83% |
85% |
| 65 and Older |
16% |
59% |
40% |
17% |
15% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 6. Vote By Income |
ALL |
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| Less Than $15,000 |
9% |
66% |
29% |
11% |
7% |
| $15-30,000 |
22% |
60% |
38% |
23% |
21% |
| $30-50,000 |
27% |
61% |
37% |
29% |
24% |
| $50-75,000 |
21% |
54% |
44% |
20% |
22% |
| $75-100,000 |
10% |
58% |
40% |
10% |
10% |
| Over $100,000 |
11% |
36% |
59% |
7% |
16% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 7. Party Identification |
ALL |
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| Democrat |
41% |
86% |
12% |
64% |
11% |
| Republican |
32% |
17% |
81% |
10% |
62% |
| Independent |
27% |
53% |
40% |
26% |
26% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 8. 1992 Vote |
ALL |
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| Clinton |
47% |
84% |
13% |
71% |
15% |
| Bush |
34% |
21% |
77% |
13% |
63% |
| Perot |
11% |
37% |
57% |
7% |
15% |
| Other |
1% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
1% |
| Didn't Vote |
8% |
60% |
34% |
8% |
6% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 9. Political Ideology |
ALL |
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| Liberal |
19% |
81% |
17% |
28% |
8% |
| Moderate |
53% |
61% |
36% |
59% |
46% |
| Conservative |
28% |
27% |
70% |
14% |
47% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 10. Vote If Perot Were Not Running |
ALL |
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| Clinton |
52% |
86% |
12% |
83% |
15% |
| Dole |
40% |
16% |
83% |
12% |
76% |
| Would Not Vote |
7% |
30% |
53% |
4% |
8% |
| Question |
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Vertical % |
| 11. Family Finances Since 1992 |
ALL |
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| Gotten Better |
37% |
65% |
32% |
44% |
29% |
| Gotten Worse |
18% |
42% |
55% |
14% |
24% |
| About the Same |
44% |
53% |
44% |
42% |
46% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 12. State's Economic Condition |
ALL |
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| Excellent |
3% |
0% |
0% |
5% |
2% |
| Good |
57% |
49% |
49% |
53% |
62% |
| Not Good |
33% |
56% |
40% |
35% |
30% |
| Poor |
6% |
0% |
0% |
7% |
5% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 13. Vote By Education |
ALL |
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| No High School |
7% |
69% |
27% |
8% |
4% |
| High School Graduate |
24% |
56% |
40% |
24% |
23% |
| Some College |
28% |
55% |
42% |
27% |
28% |
| College Graduate |
24% |
50% |
48% |
22% |
28% |
| Post-Graduate |
17% |
58% |
40% |
18% |
17% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 14. Vote by Education |
ALL |
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| No College Degree |
58% |
57% |
40% |
60% |
55% |
| College Graduates |
42% |
53% |
44% |
40% |
45% |
| Question |
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Vertical % |
| 15. Religion |
ALL |
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| Protestant |
37% |
50% |
48% |
34% |
42% |
| Catholic |
35% |
55% |
42% |
34% |
35% |
| Other Christian |
16% |
48% |
48% |
14% |
19% |
| Jewish |
2% |
0% |
0% |
4% |
0% |
| Other Religion |
5% |
0% |
0% |
8% |
2% |
| None |
4% |
0% |
0% |
6% |
3% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 16. Religion - Whites Only |
ALL |
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| Protestant |
52% |
44% |
54% |
46% |
60% |
| Catholic |
38% |
53% |
44% |
40% |
35% |
| Jewish |
2% |
0% |
0% |
5% |
0% |
| Other Religion |
3% |
0% |
0% |
4% |
2% |
| No Religion |
4% |
0% |
0% |
6% |
3% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 17. White Religious Right Voters |
ALL |
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| Yes |
17% |
29% |
70% |
9% |
28% |
| No |
78% |
61% |
35% |
86% |
66% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 18. GOP Congress in Last Two Years |
ALL |
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| Approve |
44% |
22% |
76% |
18% |
79% |
| Disapprove |
52% |
82% |
14% |
78% |
17% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 19. Reduce Taxes and Deficit? |
ALL |
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| Possible |
60% |
46% |
51% |
50% |
70% |
| Not Possible |
38% |
67% |
32% |
47% |
27% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 20. Life for Next Generation |
ALL |
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| Better Than Today |
33% |
62% |
36% |
38% |
27% |
| Worse Than Today |
30% |
46% |
49% |
26% |
34% |
| About the Same |
35% |
52% |
47% |
34% |
37% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 21. Opinion of Federal Government |
ALL |
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| Should Do More |
40% |
76% |
22% |
56% |
20% |
| Should Do Less |
57% |
37% |
61% |
39% |
78% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 22. Abortion Should Be Legal In... |
ALL |
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| All Cases |
21% |
70% |
27% |
28% |
13% |
| Most Cases |
33% |
65% |
32% |
40% |
24% |
| Few Cases |
28% |
36% |
61% |
19% |
39% |
| Never |
13% |
33% |
66% |
8% |
20% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 23. Who Is Too Extreme? |
ALL |
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| Only Durbin |
19% |
12% |
87% |
4% |
38% |
| Only Salvi |
27% |
88% |
12% |
45% |
7% |
| Both Candidates |
19% |
58% |
37% |
21% |
16% |
| Neither Candidate |
25% |
43% |
55% |
20% |
31% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 24. Union Member in Household? |
ALL |
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| Yes |
32% |
67% |
31% |
39% |
23% |
| No |
68% |
49% |
48% |
61% |
77% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 25. Do You Own a Gun? |
ALL |
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| Yes |
31% |
48% |
51% |
28% |
37% |
| No |
69% |
56% |
41% |
72% |
63% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 26. Presidential Vote |
ALL |
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| Clinton |
54% |
86% |
12% |
83% |
15% |
| Dole |
37% |
16% |
83% |
11% |
74% |
| Perot |
8% |
37% |
51% |
5% |
10% |
| Other |
1% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
1% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 27. Top Issue in Vote |
ALL |
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| Taxes |
17% |
26% |
70% |
8% |
29% |
| Medicare |
16% |
75% |
23% |
22% |
9% |
| Foreign Policy |
2% |
0% |
0% |
2% |
2% |
| Federal Deficit |
8% |
34% |
64% |
5% |
12% |
| Economy/Jobs |
20% |
67% |
28% |
24% |
13% |
| Education |
11% |
74% |
25% |
14% |
6% |
| Crime/Drugs |
7% |
53% |
47% |
7% |
8% |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 28. Top Factor in Vote |
ALL |
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| View of Government |
20% |
52% |
44% |
19% |
22% |
| Stand Up For Beliefs |
15% |
45% |
52% |
12% |
18% |
| Cares About People |
11% |
68% |
28% |
13% |
7% |
| Honest/Trustworthy |
15% |
22% |
78% |
6% |
28% |
| In Touch |
9% |
81% |
17% |
14% |
4% |
| Vision for Future |
18% |
75% |
23% |
25% |
10% |
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