New Jersey Exit Poll Results (11/4/97)
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New Jersey Exit Poll
Governor's Race
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ALL MCGREEVEY WHITMAN SABRIN
SEX
MALE 47 43 48 6
FEMALE 53 49 46 4
WHITE
MALE 47 38 53 7
FEMALE 53 43 52 4
RACE
WHITE 83 40 52 6
BLACK 11 83 17 0
HISP 3
ASIAN 2
OTHER 1
AGE
18-29 12 53 42 3
30-44 31 44 47 7
45-59 27 48 43 6
60+ 30 44 53 2
65+ 22 ` 45 51 2
INCOME
LESS15K 6 69 27 3
15-30K 13 56 38 4
30-50K 24 47 47 5
50-75K 29 42 50 6
75-100K 15 41 51 7
OVER100K 14 40 55 4
PARTY ID
DEM 38 77 20 3
REP 34 12 80 5
IND/OTH 28 46 43 8
PARTY ID - WOMEN
DEMOCRAT 42 77 20 2
REPUBLICAN 32 13 79 5
IND/OTH 26 48 45 6
IDEOLOGY
LIBERAL 18 66 27 5
MODERATE 53 49 45 4
CONSERV 29 25 65 8
93 GOVERNOR VOTE
FLORIO 33 83 13 3
WHITMAN 51 22 72 5
OTHER 4
NOVOTE 12 50 40 7
FINANCIAL SITUATION
BETTER 26 27 68 4
WORSE 19 65 25 7
SAME 52 48 45 5
STATE ECON COND
EXCEL 6 16 79 4
GOOD 63 38 57 4
NOTGOOD 23 69 22 6
POOR 6 73 17 9
EDUCATION
NOHS 4
HSGRAD 24 46 50 3
SOMECOL 25 46 45 7
COLGRAD 29 44 49 6
POSTGRAD 19 46 47 4
COLLEGE EDUCATION
NOTCOMPLETE 53 47 46 5
COMPLETED 47 45 48 5
RELIGION
PROTESTANT 22 41 51 6
CATHOLIC 51 42 52 4
OTHERCHRIST 10 57 35 5
JEWISH 9 60 36 3
ELSE 4
NONE 4
RELIGION - WHITES
PROT/CHRIST 29 33 57 8
CATHOLIC 55 40 54 4
JEWISH 11 61 35 3
OTHER 2
NONE 3
UNION MEMBER IN HH
YES 33 59 34 6
NO 67 40 53 5
AUTO INSURANCE RATES
VERYIMP 55 58 37 4
SOMEWHAT 33 34 58 6
NOTTOOIMP 7 22 71 2
NOTATALL 3
ST AND LOCAL TAXES
VERYIMP 71 48 46 5
SOMEWHAT 25 39 53 5
NOTTOOIMP 3
NOTATALL 1
WHITMAN TAX POLICY
HELPEDNJ 35 7 90 2
HURTNJ 36 84 7 7
NODIFFERENCE 26 47 43 7
YOUR ST AND LCL TAX
GONEUP 66 55 37 6
GONEDOWN 9 28 71 1
STAYEDSAME 19 27 69 3
WHO LOWER CAR INSURE
MCGREEVEY 35 92 6 1
WHITMAN 23 3 95 1
BOTHWOULD 8 31 64 2
NEITHERWOULD 31 32 51 13
WHITMAN AND POLICIES
LIKEBOTH 37 4 94 1
LIKEHER 28 64 25 10
LIKEPOLICY 4 52 38 7
DISLIKEBOTH 25 88 3 6
RATHER HAVE GOVT:
PROVMORE 32 58 37 3
COSTLESS 58 38 54 6
DESCRIBE GOV VOTE
FORCAND 38 40 55 3
RESERVAT 43 47 49 3
DISLIKEOTH 17 59 23 12
WHO ATTACKED UNFAIR
MCGREEVEYDID 14 11 86 2
WHITMANDID 8 86 11 3
BOTHDID 36 48 43 7
NEITHERDID 34 50 43 5
DECIDED TO VOTE
LAST.3DAYS 17 51 40 7
LASTWEEK 10 42 47 7
LAST.MONTH 17 50 40 7
BEFORE 54 44 52 3
ISSUE MATTERS MOST
ENVIRON 6 36 50 7
ABORTION 3
EDUCATION 11 60 35 2
CRIME 4 41 54 5
AUTOINSURE 19 67 28 5
TAXES 21 38 56 5
ECON/JOBS 17 31 66 2
Includes responses from 1977 voters interviewed after casting their votes.
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