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Center for Politics & Public Affairs

2006 Senate Race

2000 VNS Exit Poll: Santorum/Klink Senate Elections

Conducted for Networks

Vote for Senate in today's election

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	Are you:
	% of total	category	% of category

	49		Male	41	57
	51		Female	50	48

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	Whites only
	% of total	category	% of category

	49		Male	38	60
	51		Female	47	52

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	Are you:
	% of total	category	% of category

	91		White	42	56
	6		Black	84	12
	1		Hispanic/Latino	0	0
	1		Asian	0	0
	0		Other	0	0

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	To which age group do you belong?
	% of total	category	% of category

	14		18-29	43	53
	29		30-44	41	58
	29		45-59	44	54
	28		60+	53	45

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	Age-65 & over
	% of total	category	% of category

	81		18-64	43	55
	19		65+	56	41

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	What was the last grade of school you completed?
	% of total	category	% of category

	6		No high school	53	44
	30		High School graduate	50	49
	25		Some college	48	51
	22		College Graduate	31	65
	16		Post graduate studies	46	53

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	Do you have a college education?
	% of total	category	% of category

	62		Not completed	49	49
	38		Completed	37	60

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	1999 total family income:
	% of total	category	% of category

	7		Less than 15,000	55	38
	17		15,000-30,000	56	42
	26		30,000-50,000	43	54
	22		50,000-75,000	42	57
	14		75,000-100,000	45	55
	13		Over 100,000	31	66

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	Are you currently married?
	% of total	category	% of category

	68		Yes	41	57
	32		No	51	46

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	Do you have any children under 18 living in your household?
	% of total	category	% of category

	38		Yes	38	60
	62		No	49	49

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	Are you married with children?
	% of total	category	% of category

	31		Yes	36	63
	69		No	49	49

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	Do you work full-time for pay?
	% of total	category	% of category

	61		Yes	44	54
	39		No	45	52

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	Working women:
	% of total	category	% of category

	25		Yes	53	45
	75		No	42	56

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:
	% of total	category	% of category

	40		Democrat	80	18
	41		Republican	13	86
	19		Independent	41	55

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	Do you or does someone in your household belong to a labor union?
	% of total	category	% of category

	30		Yes	60	38
	70		No	38	60

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	Do you, or does someone in your household belong to a labor union?
	% of total	category	% of category

	17		I am	67	31
	13		Someone else in house	51	46
	70		No	38	60

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	Religion
	% of total	category	% of category

	51		Protestant	39	60
	37		Catholic	45	52
	4		Jewish	0	0
	4		Other	0	0
	5		None	0	0

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	Religion- Whites only
	% of total	category	% of category

	50		Protestant	34	65
	39		Catholic	44	53
	4		Jewish	0	0
	3		Other	0	0
	4		None	0	0

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	How often do you attend religious services?
	% of total	category	% of category

	13		More than once a week	36	62
	34		Once a week	40	58
	15		A few times a month	47	51
	26		A few times a year	47	50
	9		never	57	39

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	On most political matters, do you consider yourself:
	% of total	category	% of category

	20		Liberal	75	23
	49		Moderate	51	47
	31		Conservative	16	82

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:
	% of total	category	% of category

	47		Better	56	43
	10		Worse	34	62
	42		Same	35	62

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	In the 1996 election for President, did you vote for:
	% of total	category	% of category

	47		Clinton	73	26
	33		Dole	7	92
	6		Perot	35	63
	2		Other	0	0
	11		Did not vote	43	52

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	Do you approve or disapprove of the way Clinton's handling the Presidency?
	% of total	category	% of category

	57		Approve	66	32
	41		Disapprove	14	83

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	Is your opinion of Bill Clinton as a person:
	% of total	category	% of category

	35		Favorable	74	24
	61		Unfavorable	27	71

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	Approval of Clinton job/ Opinion of Clintonas a person (combined)
	% of total	category	% of category

	33		Approve/favorable	76	23
	22		Approve/unfavorable	52	45
	2		Disapprove/favorable	0	0
	38		Disapprove/unfavorable	12	86

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	If these were the only two presidential candidates, who would you vote for?
	% of total	category	% of category

	49		Gore	80	18
	47		Bush	8	91
	3		Would not have voted	0	0

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	Which was more important in your vote for President today?
	% of total	category	% of category

	61		Issues	51	46
	35		Personal qualities	32	66

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	Which comes closer to your view on government involvement?
	% of total	category	% of category

	43		More	68	30
	51		Less	24	74

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	Which of these should be the top priority for the federal budget surplus?
	% of total	category	% of category

	28		Cut federal income taxes	27	71
	27		Reduce national debt	51	47
	34		Strengthen Soc. Sec.	52	46
	4		Other domestic programs	0	0

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	Which candidate do you think would say anything to get elected President?
	% of total	category	% of category

	30		Only Gore	14	85
	17		Only Bush	79	20
	39		Both	54	43
	11		Neither	48	50

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	Do you think that Gore would say anything to get elected?
	% of total	category	% of category

	69		Yes	36	61
	29		No	67	32

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	Do you think that Bush would say anything to get elected?
	% of total	category	% of category

	56		Yes	61	36
	41		No	24	75

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	Which candidate has the knowledge to serve effectively as President?
	% of total	category	% of category

	37		Only Gore	81	17
	22		Only Bush	7	92
	31		Both	29	69
	9		Neither	46	46

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	Does Gore have the knowledge to serve effectively as President?
	% of total	category	% of category

	68		Yes	57	41
	30		No	18	79

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	Does Bush have the knowledge to serve effectively as President?
	% of total	category	% of category

	52		Yes	20	79
	46		No	74	23

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	Size of population
	% of total	category	% of category

	21		City	62	36
	71		Suburb	42	56
	9		Rural or town	33	66

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	If Bush picked Tom Ridge as his running mate, would you have voted for:
	% of total	category	% of category

	46		Bush and Ridge	10	88
	46		Gore and Lieberman	82	16
	6		Other candidates	42	50

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	Did either of these candidates for president attack the other unfairly?
	% of total	category	% of category

	24		Al Gore did	11	88
	12		George W. Bush did	82	17
	38		Both did	51	45
	21		Neither did	56	44

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	Do you think Gore attacked Bush unfairly?
	% of total	category	% of category

	63		Yes	36	62
	33		No	65	34

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	Do you think Bush attacked Gore unfairly?
	% of total	category	% of category

	51		Yes	58	38
	45		No	32	68

		KLINK	SANTORUM
	2000 Vote for president
	% of total	category	% of category

	50		Gore	80	18
	47		Bush	8	91
	0		Buchanan	0	0
	2		Nader	0	0
	0		Other	0	0

   

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