Nix. McG. Car. Ford Rea. Car. And. Rea. Mon. Bush Duk. Cli. Bush Per. Cli. Dole Per. Pct. of '96 total vote Total vote 61 36 50 48 51 41 7 59 40 53 45 43 38 19 49 41 8 Republicans 93 6 9 90 86 9 4 92 7 91 8 10 73 17 13 80 6 35 Independents 65 33 43 54 55 30 12 63 36 55 43 38 32 30 43 35 17 26 Democrats 64 33 77 22 26 67 6 25 74 17 82 77 10 13 84 10 5 39 Liberals 71 26 25 60 11 28 70 18 81 68 14 18 78 11 7 20 Moderates 51 48 49 42 8 53 47 49 50 47 31 21 57 33 9 47 Conservatives 29 70 73 23 4 82 17 80 19 18 64 18 20 71 8 33 Republican men 92 6 9 90 87 8 4 93 7 91 8 11 71 19 11 86 6 18 Republican women 93 6 10 90 85 10 5 92 8 90 9 10 74 16 15 79 5 17 Independent men 64 32 44 53 60 27 10 66 32 58 40 36 32 32 38 37 21 14 Independent women 63 34 42 55 50 34 13 59 40 52 46 40 31 28 49 34 14 12 Democratic men 38 60 77 22 29 63 6 28 71 18 80 76 9 15 82 11 6 16 Democratic women 37 62 78 22 23 71 5 22 77 16 84 78 10 12 85 9 4 23 White Republicans 93 5 9 90 87 8 4 93 6 92 8 10 73 17 12 81 6 32 Black Republicans 71 29 10 90 62 31 6 * * 61 34 * * * 39 54 5 1 White Independents 65 31 42 55 58 27 12 66 33 57 41 36 33 31 41 38 18 23 Black Independents 26 74 65 32 16 78 5 19 80 21 75 64 18 18 69 18 10 2 White Democrats 44 54 74 25 30 62 6 30 69 21 79 74 11 15 81 12 6 29 Black Democrats 8 92 94 6 4 94 2 3 96 4 95 92 5 4 93 4 2 7 Liberal Republicans 17 82 78 17 5 88 11 73 27 17 54 30 44 48 9 2 Moderate Republicans 11 88 83 10 7 93 7 87 12 15 63 21 20 72 7 13 Conservative Republicans 6 93 91 5 3 95 4 95 4 5 82 13 6 88 5 21 Liberal Independents 64 29 26 51 17 40 58 26 71 54 17 30 58 15 18 4 Moderate Independents 45 53 53 30 14 57 42 51 47 43 28 30 50 30 17 15 Conservative Independents 26 72 75 18 6 85 13 77 20 17 53 30 19 60 19 7 Liberal Democrats 86 12 14 73 10 11 88 6 93 85 5 11 89 5 4 13 Moderate Democrats 77 22 27 67 5 22 78 18 81 76 9 15 84 10 5 20 Conservative Democrats 64 35 39 56 4 46 54 34 65 61 23 16 69 23 7 6