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New Jersey Senate Exit Poll Results
Updated : 11/06/96 16:30:56
| Question |
|
Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 1. Vote By Gender |
ALL |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
| Men |
45% |
53% |
42% |
45% |
45% |
| Women |
55% |
53% |
42% |
55% |
55% |
| Question |
|
Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 2. White Voters |
ALL |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
| Men |
45% |
47% |
48% |
45% |
46% |
| Women |
55% |
47% |
47% |
55% |
54% |
| Question |
|
Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 3. Vote By Race |
ALL |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
| White |
81% |
47% |
48% |
72% |
91% |
| African-Americans |
12% |
85% |
13% |
20% |
4% |
| Hispanics |
4% |
0% |
0% |
5% |
2% |
| Asians |
2% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
2% |
| Other |
2% |
0% |
0% |
2% |
1% |
| Question |
|
Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 4. Vote By Age |
ALL |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
| 18-29 |
15% |
57% |
38% |
16% |
13% |
| 30-44 |
36% |
49% |
46% |
34% |
40% |
| 45-59 |
24% |
56% |
39% |
25% |
22% |
| Over 60 |
25% |
53% |
42% |
25% |
25% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 5. Vote by Age |
ALL |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
| 18-64 |
84% |
53% |
42% |
84% |
83% |
| 65 and Older |
16% |
52% |
44% |
16% |
17% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 6. Vote By Income |
ALL |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
| Less Than $15,000 |
7% |
65% |
30% |
9% |
5% |
| $15-30,000 |
16% |
61% |
38% |
18% |
15% |
| $30-50,000 |
26% |
53% |
40% |
26% |
25% |
| $50-75,000 |
25% |
52% |
43% |
24% |
25% |
| $75-100,000 |
13% |
46% |
50% |
11% |
16% |
| Over $100,000 |
13% |
47% |
47% |
11% |
14% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 7. Party Identification |
ALL |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
| Democrat |
38% |
86% |
12% |
62% |
11% |
| Republican |
31% |
16% |
79% |
9% |
59% |
| Independent |
30% |
50% |
42% |
29% |
30% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 8. 1992 Vote |
ALL |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
| Clinton |
44% |
81% |
15% |
69% |
16% |
| Bush |
34% |
16% |
80% |
10% |
63% |
| Perot |
12% |
38% |
48% |
9% |
13% |
| Other |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Didn't Vote |
10% |
65% |
31% |
12% |
7% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 9. Political Ideology |
ALL |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
| Liberal |
20% |
79% |
19% |
30% |
9% |
| Moderate |
54% |
55% |
38% |
57% |
49% |
| Conservative |
26% |
26% |
70% |
13% |
42% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 10. Vote If Perot Were Not Running |
ALL |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
| Clinton |
53% |
85% |
13% |
85% |
17% |
| Dole |
39% |
12% |
85% |
8% |
77% |
| Would Not Vote |
6% |
35% |
37% |
4% |
5% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 11. Family Finances Since 1992 |
ALL |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
| Gotten Better |
33% |
56% |
40% |
35% |
31% |
| Gotten Worse |
23% |
47% |
47% |
21% |
26% |
| About the Same |
42% |
54% |
41% |
43% |
41% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 12. State's Economic Condition |
ALL |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
| Excellent |
2% |
0% |
0% |
2% |
3% |
| Good |
56% |
48% |
49% |
50% |
64% |
| Not Good |
36% |
59% |
36% |
41% |
31% |
| Poor |
4% |
0% |
0% |
6% |
3% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 13. Vote By Education |
ALL |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
| No High School |
5% |
69% |
29% |
6% |
3% |
| High School Graduate |
23% |
53% |
40% |
23% |
21% |
| Some College |
27% |
53% |
43% |
28% |
28% |
| College Graduate |
30% |
50% |
46% |
28% |
32% |
| Post-Graduate |
15% |
50% |
45% |
15% |
16% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 14. Vote by Education |
ALL |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
| No College Degree |
55% |
55% |
41% |
57% |
52% |
| College Graduates |
45% |
50% |
46% |
43% |
48% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 15. Religion |
ALL |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
| Protestant |
21% |
51% |
46% |
21% |
23% |
| Catholic |
47% |
45% |
50% |
40% |
55% |
| Other Christian |
13% |
63% |
37% |
15% |
11% |
| Jewish |
8% |
71% |
26% |
11% |
5% |
| Other Religion |
5% |
66% |
29% |
6% |
3% |
| None |
5% |
0% |
0% |
7% |
2% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 16. Religion - Whites Only |
ALL |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
| Protestant |
31% |
44% |
53% |
29% |
34% |
| Catholic |
52% |
43% |
52% |
48% |
56% |
| Jewish |
10% |
73% |
25% |
16% |
5% |
| Other Religion |
3% |
0% |
0% |
3% |
3% |
| No Religion |
4% |
0% |
0% |
5% |
2% |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 17. GOP Congress in Last Two Years |
ALL |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
| Approve |
42% |
18% |
78% |
14% |
77% |
| Disapprove |
53% |
82% |
15% |
83% |
19% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 18. Reduce Taxes and Deficit? |
ALL |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
| Possible |
58% |
42% |
53% |
47% |
72% |
| Not Possible |
38% |
70% |
28% |
51% |
25% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 19. Life for Next Generation |
ALL |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
| Better Than Today |
27% |
58% |
41% |
29% |
26% |
| Worse Than Today |
33% |
49% |
45% |
31% |
35% |
| About the Same |
38% |
53% |
43% |
38% |
37% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 20. Opinion of Federal Government |
ALL |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
| Should Do More |
50% |
70% |
27% |
66% |
32% |
| Should Do Less |
45% |
32% |
62% |
28% |
66% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 21. Whitman Approval Rating |
ALL |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
| Approve |
57% |
37% |
60% |
40% |
79% |
| Disapprove |
40% |
75% |
20% |
57% |
19% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 22. Whitman's Tax Cut |
ALL |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
| Helped You |
24% |
28% |
69% |
13% |
38% |
| Hurt You |
21% |
74% |
24% |
29% |
11% |
| No Effect |
53% |
56% |
39% |
56% |
49% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 23. When Decided on Senate Vote? |
ALL |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
| In the Last 3 Days |
23% |
49% |
46% |
21% |
24% |
| Last Week |
14% |
54% |
39% |
14% |
13% |
| Last Month |
22% |
54% |
42% |
23% |
21% |
| Before That |
39% |
52% |
45% |
39% |
41% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 24. Who Attacked Opponent Unfairly |
ALL |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
| Only Torricelli |
10% |
22% |
76% |
4% |
17% |
| Only Zimmer |
13% |
90% |
9% |
22% |
3% |
| Both Candidates |
56% |
50% |
45% |
54% |
59% |
| Neither Candidate |
11% |
47% |
45% |
10% |
12% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 25. Presidential Vote |
ALL |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
| Clinton |
53% |
84% |
14% |
84% |
17% |
| Dole |
37% |
10% |
85% |
7% |
75% |
| Perot |
8% |
41% |
44% |
6% |
8% |
| Other |
2% |
0% |
0% |
2% |
0% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 26. Top Issue in Vote |
ALL |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
| Taxes |
18% |
27% |
69% |
9% |
29% |
| Medicare |
13% |
65% |
32% |
17% |
10% |
| Foreign Policy |
2% |
0% |
0% |
3% |
2% |
| Federal Deficit |
6% |
47% |
52% |
5% |
7% |
| Economy/Jobs |
23% |
62% |
33% |
27% |
18% |
| Education |
11% |
79% |
16% |
16% |
4% |
| Crime/Drugs |
5% |
42% |
56% |
4% |
6% |
| Question |
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Horizontal % |
Vertical % |
| 27. Top Factor in Vote |
ALL |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
Torricelli |
Zimmer |
| View of Government |
18% |
51% |
47% |
17% |
20% |
| Stand Up For Beliefs |
13% |
45% |
45% |
11% |
13% |
| Cares About People |
12% |
75% |
23% |
16% |
6% |
| Honest/Trustworthy |
18% |
16% |
82% |
5% |
34% |
| In Touch |
11% |
72% |
24% |
15% |
6% |
| Vision for Future |
15% |
73% |
22% |
22% |
8% |
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