Voter demographics The presidential vote in social groups (percentages) Social groupClintonDolePerotOthers % oftotal vote Total vote 49 41 8 2 100Party and ideology Conservative Republicans 6 88 5 1 21 Moderate Republicans 20 72 7 1 13 Liberal Republicans 44 46 9 1 2 Conservative independents 19 60 19 2 7 Moderate independents 50 30 17 3 15 Liberal independents 58 15 18 9 4 Conservative Democrats 69 23 7 1 6 Moderate Democrats 84 10 5 1 20 Liberal Democrats 89 5 4 2 13Gender and marital status Married men 40 48 10 2 32 Married women 48 43 7 2 33 Unmarried men 49 36 12 3 15 Unmarried women 62 28 7 3 20Race White 43 46 9 2 83 Black 84 11 4 1 10 Hispanic 72 21 6 1 5 Asian 43 48 8 1 1Religion Protestant 41 50 8 1 38 Catholic 53 37 9 1 29 Other Christian 45 41 12 2 16 Jewish 78 16 3 3 3 Other 60 23 11 6 6 None 59 23 13 5 7White Religious Right White Religious Right 26 65 8 1 17 Everyone else 54 35 9 2 83Age 18–29 years old 53 34 10 3 16 30–44 years old 48 41 9 2 33 45–59 years old 48 41 9 2 26 60 and older 48 44 7 1 25First time voters First time voter 54 34 11 1 9 Everyone else 48 42 8 2 91Sexual orientation Gay, lesbian, or bisexual 66 23 7 4 5 Heterosexual 47 43 8 2 95Education Not a high school graduate 59 28 11 2 6 High school graduate 51 35 13 1 24 Some college education 48 40 10 2 27 College graduate 44 46 8 2 26 Postgraduate education 52 40 5 3 17Family income Under $15,000 59 28 11 2 11 $15,000–30,000 51 38 9 2 23 $30,000–50,000 48 40 10 2 27 $50,000–75,000 47 45 7 1 21 $75,000–100,000 44 48 7 1 9 Over $100,000 38 54 6 2 9Region East 55 34 9 2 23 Midwest 48 41 10 1 26 South 46 46 7 1 30 West 48 40 8 4 20Community size Population over 500,000 68 25 5 2 10 Population 50,000 to 500,000 50 39 8 3 21 Suburbs 47 42 8 3 39 Rural areas, towns 45 44 10 1 30 Source: Voter News Service exit poll, reported in The New York Times, November 10, 1996, 28.
Voter demographics The presidential vote in social groups (percentages) Social groupClintonDolePerotOthers % oftotal vote Total vote 49 41 8 2 100Party and ideology Conservative Republicans 6 88 5 1 21 Moderate Republicans 20 72 7 1 13 Liberal Republicans 44 46 9 1 2 Conservative independents 19 60 19 2 7 Moderate independents 50 30 17 3 15 Liberal independents 58 15 18 9 4 Conservative Democrats 69 23 7 1 6 Moderate Democrats 84 10 5 1 20 Liberal Democrats 89 5 4 2 13Gender and marital status Married men 40 48 10 2 32 Married women 48 43 7 2 33 Unmarried men 49 36 12 3 15 Unmarried women 62 28 7 3 20Race White 43 46 9 2 83 Black 84 11 4 1 10 Hispanic 72 21 6 1 5 Asian 43 48 8 1 1Religion Protestant 41 50 8 1 38 Catholic 53 37 9 1 29 Other Christian 45 41 12 2 16 Jewish 78 16 3 3 3 Other 60 23 11 6 6 None 59 23 13 5 7White Religious Right White Religious Right 26 65 8 1 17 Everyone else 54 35 9 2 83Age 18–29 years old 53 34 10 3 16 30–44 years old 48 41 9 2 33 45–59 years old 48 41 9 2 26 60 and older 48 44 7 1 25First time voters First time voter 54 34 11 1 9 Everyone else 48 42 8 2 91Sexual orientation Gay, lesbian, or bisexual 66 23 7 4 5 Heterosexual 47 43 8 2 95Education Not a high school graduate 59 28 11 2 6 High school graduate 51 35 13 1 24 Some college education 48 40 10 2 27 College graduate 44 46 8 2 26 Postgraduate education 52 40 5 3 17Family income Under $15,000 59 28 11 2 11 $15,000–30,000 51 38 9 2 23 $30,000–50,000 48 40 10 2 27 $50,000–75,000 47 45 7 1 21 $75,000–100,000 44 48 7 1 9 Over $100,000 38 54 6 2 9Region East 55 34 9 2 23 Midwest 48 41 10 1 26 South 46 46 7 1 30 West 48 40 8 4 20Community size Population over 500,000 68 25 5 2 10 Population 50,000 to 500,000 50 39 8 3 21 Suburbs 47 42 8 3 39 Rural areas towns 45 44 10 1 30 Source: Voter News Service exit poll, reported in The New York Times, November 10, 1996, 28.