American Voters

Pct. of '96		1972		1976		1980			1984		1988		1992			1996
total vote		Nix.	McG.	Car.	Ford	Reag.	Car.	And.	Reag.	Mon.	Bush	Duk.	Cli.	Bush	Per.	Cli.	Dole	Per.
	Total vote	61	36	50	48	51	41	7	59	40	53	45	43	38	19	49	41	8
9	First time voters	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	61	38	51	47	46	32	22	54	34	11
	Congressional vote:
49	For the Democratic candidate	3	3	75	23	22	69	7	23	76	27	72	74	11	15	84	8	7
49	For the Republican candidate	3	3	12	87	83	11	5	93	7	82	17	10	72	18	14	76	8
	Previous Presidential vote:
43	For the Democratic candidate	21	78	26	73	29	63	6	18	82	7	92	83	5	12	85	9	4
35	For the Republican candidate	90	9	79	18	83	11	6	88	11	80	19	21	59	20	13	82	4
12	For Wallace/ Anderson/Perot	59	33	3	3	3	3	3	27	69	3	3	3	3	3	22	44	33
		Nix.	McG.	Car.	Ford	Reag.	Car.	And.	Reag.	Mon.	Bush	Duk.	Cli.	Bush	Per.	Cli.	Dole	Per.
		1972		1976		1980			1984		1988		1992			1996

Blue=Republican candidate

Red=Democratic candidate

Green=Independent/Third Party candidate

[Source Data: American Political Science Association; C-SPAN; National Election Study, Center for Political Studies, U. Mich.; New York Times, exit polls; Washington Post; Los Angeles Times; Daily Republican Election Central.]