Voter demographics Presidential vote in social groups (in percentage) Social groupClintonBush Perot % oftotal vote Total vote 43 37 19 100Party and ideology Conservative Republicans 5 82 13 21 Moderate Republicans 16 63 21 13 Liberal Republicans 16 54 30 2 Conservative Independents 17 53 30 7 Moderate Independents 42 28 30 15 Liberal Independents 54 16 29 4 Conservative Democrats 61 23 16 6 Moderate Democrats 76 9 15 20 Liberal Democrats 85 11 5 13Gender and marital status Married men 37 42 21 33 Married women 41 40 19 33 Unmarried men 48 29 22 15 Unmarried women 53 31 15 19Race White 39 40 20 84 Black 83 10 7 10 Hispanic 61 25 14 4 Asian 30 55 15 1Religion White Protestant 32 47 21 46 Catholic 44 35 20 29 Jewish 80 11 9 3 Born Again, religious right 23 61 15 17Age 18–29 years old 43 34 22 17 30–44 years old 41 38 21 33 45–59 years old 41 40 19 26 60 and older 50 38 12 24Education Not a high school graduate 54 28 18 6 High school graduate 43 36 21 24 Some college education 41 37 21 27 College graduate 39 41 20 26 Post graduate education 50 36 14 17Family income Under $15,000 58 23 19 13 $15,000–29,999 45 35 20 27 $30,000–49,999 41 38 21 26 $50,000-$75,000 41 42 17 19 Over $75,000 36 48 16 15Region East 47 35 18 23 Midwest 42 37 21 26 South 41 43 16 30 West 43 34 23 20Community size Population over 500,000 58 28 13 10 Population 50,000 to 500,000 50 33 16 21 Suburbs 40 39 21 39 Rural areas, towns 39 40 20 30 Source: Voter News Service exit poll, reported in The New York Times, November 10, 1996, 28.
Voter demographics Presidential vote in social groups (in percentage) Social groupClintonBush Perot % oftotal vote Total vote 43 37 19 100Party and ideology Conservative Republicans 5 82 13 21 Moderate Republicans 16 63 21 13 Liberal Republicans 16 54 30 2 Conservative Independents 17 53 30 7 Moderate Independents 42 28 30 15 Liberal Independents 54 16 29 4 Conservative Democrats 61 23 16 6 Moderate Democrats 76 9 15 20 Liberal Democrats 85 11 5 13Gender and marital status Married men 37 42 21 33 Married women 41 40 19 33 Unmarried men 48 29 22 15 Unmarried women 53 31 15 19Race White 39 40 20 84 Black 83 10 7 10 Hispanic 61 25 14 4 Asian 30 55 15 1Religion White Protestant 32 47 21 46 Catholic 44 35 20 29 Jewish 80 11 9 3 Born Again, religious right 23 61 15 17Age 18–29 years old 43 34 22 17 30–44 years old 41 38 21 33 45–59 years old 41 40 19 26 60 and older 50 38 12 24Education Not a high school graduat,e 54 28 18 6 High school graduate 43 36 21 24 Some college education 41 37 21 27 College graduate 39 41 20 26 Post graduate education 50 36 14 17Family income Under $15,000 58 23 19 13 $15000–29,999 45 35 20 27 $30,000–49,999 41 38 21 26 $50,000-$75,000 41 42 17 19 Over $75,000 36 48 16 15Region East 47 35 18 23 Midwest 42 37 21 26 South 41 43 16 30 West 43 34 23 20Community size Population over 500,000 58 28 13 10 Population 50,000 to 500,000 50 33 16 21 Suburbs 40 39 21 39 Rural areas, towns 39 40 20 30 Source: Voter News Service exit poll, reported in The New York Times, November 10, 1996, 28.