MPR: Election 1996

Minnesota Public Radio/Pioneer-Press/KARE 11 Poll Results
Presidential Race in Minnesota
September 6, 1996

Favorable Name Recognition

Clinton 56%
Dole 34%
Perot 10%

Preference

Clinton 52%
Dole 32%
Perot 7%

Preference by Gender

Gender	Clinton	Dole	Perot
Men	47%	34%	9%
Women	57%	30%	5%

Issues listed as MOST significant

1. Reducing spending 14%
2. Character of candidates 13%
3. Economy/jobs 13%
4. Health Care/Medicare 11%
5. Education 10%
6. Cutting taxes/tax reform 9%
7. Welfare reform/social issues 6%
8. Crime/drugs 4%
9. Abortion/moral issues 4%
10. Environment 3%
11. Political/party considerations 2%
12. National Defense/foreign affairs 1%
13. Immigration 1%
14. No answer/not sure 9%

How important were national conventions in helping you decide your vote for president?

Very Important 11%
Somewhat Important 28%
Not very important 21%
Not at all important 40%

Is your personal situation better or worse than a year ago?

Better 21%
Worse 19%
Same 60%

Do you expect to be better off financially, worse off financially or about the same a year from now?

Better 32%
Worse 9%
Same 54%
Not Sure 5%

The Mason-Dixon Minnesota Poll was conducted by Mason-Dixon Political/Media Research Inc. of Washington DC from September 1 through September 3 1996. A total of 803 registered Minnesota voters were interviewed statewide by telephone. All stated they regularly vote in state elections.

The margin for error, according to standards customarily used by statisticians,is no more than plus or minus 3.5 percent. This means that there is a 95 percent probability that the "true" figure would fall within that range if the entire population were sampled. The margin for error is higher for any subgroup such as a gender grouping.

Results of our recent poll on Senate candidates is also available.
Visit Election 1996 for access to more MPR election information.

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