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 Whites 67 31 47 52 56 36 7 64 35 59 40 39 40 20 43 46 9 83 Blacks 18 82 83 16 11 85 3 9 90 12 86 83 10 7 84 12 4 10 Hispanics 35 63 76 24 33 59 6 37 62 30 69 61 25 14 72 21 6 5 Asians 31 55 15 43 48 8 1 White Protestant 76 22 41 58 63 31 6 72 27 66 33 33 47 21 36 53 10 46 Catholic 54 44 54 44 50 42 7 54 45 52 47 44 35 20 53 37 9 29 Jewish 34 64 64 34 39 45 15 31 67 35 64 80 11 9 78 16 3 3 White men 66 31 47 51 59 32 7 67 32 63 36 37 40 22 38 49 11 40 White women 68 31 46 52 52 39 8 62 38 56 43 41 41 19 48 43 8 43 Black men 23 77 80 19 14 82 3 12 85 15 81 78 13 9 78 15 5 5 Black women 14 86 86 14 9 88 3 7 93 9 90 87 8 5 89 8 2 5 "Whites, 18-29 years old" 57 41 48 50 48 38 12 68 31 60 39 38 38 24 45 41 11 13 "Blacks, 18-29 years old" 12 87 81 18 7 90 3 6 94 12 86 85 7 8 83 11 6 2 "Whites, 30-44 years old" 71 26 45 53 59 31 8 63 36 60 39 36 41 23 41 47 10 27 "Blacks, 30-44 years old" 15 85 87 12 12 84 3 10 89 13 85 81 12 7 84 11 3 4 "Whites, 45-59 years old" 69 29 44 55 59 34 5 65 34 63 36 37 42 21 43 46 9 22 "Blacks, 45-59 years old" 22 78 80 19 13 84 3 10 87 10 86 80 14 6 85 12 3 2 "Whites, 60 and older" 72 26 45 54 56 39 4 63 37 54 45 47 40 13 45 47 7 21 "Blacks, 60 and older " 24 76 71 29 20 77 3 15 83 9 90 88 7 5 82 16 1 2 Nix. McG. Car. Ford Rea. Car. And. Rea. Mon. Bush Duk. Cli. Bush Per. Cli. Dole Per. Pct. of '96 total vote 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 Whites in the East 65 34 49 50 52 38 10 57 42 54 45 44 36 19 51 37 10 21 Blacks in the East 16 83 82 17 12 85 3 7 92 12 85 78 13 9 85 12 3 2 Whites in the Midwest 65 32 46 52 55 37 7 64 35 57 42 40 39 22 45 43 10 25 Blacks in the Midwest 11 89 90 9 11 85 4 6 92 8 91 88 8 4 79 16 5 2 Whites in the South 76 23 47 52 61 35 3 71 28 67 32 34 49 18 36 56 8 24 Blacks in the South 25 74 81 18 9 89 2 10 89 12 86 83 11 6 87 10 3 4 Whites in the West 60 36 44 54 55 32 10 66 33 58 41 39 37 24 43 44 9 16 Blacks in the West 23 76 83 16 26 67 4 22 77 13 83 84 5 10 77 14 7 1