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August 24, 2000
Poll Results | Poll Methodology | Story | Previous Presidential Poll
Name Recognition (Asked of All Respondents)
| Candidate | Recognize Favorable | Recognize Unfavorable | Recognize Neutral | Don't Recognize |
| Al Gore | 46% | 27% | 27% | - |
| George W. Bush | 37% | 32% | 30% | 1% |
| Ralph Nader | 23% | 35% | 33% | 9% |
| Pat Buchanan | 8% | 64% | 25% | 3% |
QUESTION: If the 2000 election for President were held today, would you vote for
- the Democratic ticket of Al Gore and Joe Lieberman
- the Republican ticket of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney
- the Reform Party ticket of Pat Buchanan and Ezola Foster
- the Green Party ticket of Ralph Nader and Winona LaDuke
| Candidate | State | Men | Women |
| Gore | 48% | 42% | 54% |
| Bush | 40% | 45% | 35% |
| Nader | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Buchanan | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Undecided | 8% | 9% | 7% |
Tracking Previous Ratings - Name Recognition
| Al Gore | Favorable | Unfavorable | Neutral | Undecided |
| August 2000 | 46% | 27% | 27% | -- |
| July 2000 | 34% | 34% | 32% | -- |
| July 1999 | 37% | 39% | 24% | -- |
| George W. Bush | Favorable | Unfavorable | Neutral | Undecided |
| August 2000 | 37% | 32% | 30% | 1% |
| July 2000 | 39% | 26% | 34% | 1% |
| July 1999 | 46% | 16% | 38% | -- |
Presidential Preference
| Date of Poll | Gore | Bush | Buchanan | Nader | Undecided |
| August 2000 | 48% | 40% | 1% | 3% | 8% |
| July 2000 | 40% | 43% | 3% | 5% | 9% |
| February 2000 | 43% | 40% | 4% | -- | 13% |
| July 1999 | 39% | 44% | -- | -- | 17% |
HOW THE POLL WAS CONDUCTED
The Mason-Dixon Minnesota Poll was conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc. of Washington, D.C. from August 21 through August 22, 2000. A total of 621 registered Minnesota voters were interviewed statewide by telephone. All stated they regularly vote in state elections.
Those interviewed were selected by the random variation of the last four digits of telephone numbers. A cross-section of exchanges were utilized in order to ensure an accurate reflection of the state. Quotas were assigned to reflect voter turn-out county.
The margin for error, according to standards customarily used by statisticians, is no more than plus or minus four percentage points. 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 regional or gender grouping.
Sample Figures:
Men 307 (49%)
Women 314 (51%)
| Region | Interviews |
| Minneapolis/St. Paul | 348 interviews |
| Rochester/Southeast | 70 interviews |
| Southwest Minnesota | 64 interviews |
| Northwest Minnesota | 67 interviews |
| Duluth/Northeast | 72 interviews |
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