THE TIMES POLL: How Age and Income Affected the Vote

This exit poll by The Times indicates how candidates appeal to certain voter groups. The poll is based on interviews with 3,709 Democratic primary voters and 2,852 Republican primary voters at 50 polling places in Florida and 71 in Texas on Tuesday. The margin of error for the total samples is plus or minus 4 percentage points. The margin of error for subgroups may be somewhat higher.

DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY: FLORIDA

% of all % of all Each column shows Florida Texas the percentage of Dem. Dem. voters who voters voters voted for: who are: who are: Clinton Tsongas Brown SEX: 48 54 Male 50 36 12 52 46 Female 51 35 12 RACE: 83 64 White 46 39 13 12 18 Black 76 17 6 3 16 Latino na na na AGE: 9 16 18 to 29 46 36 15 38 48 30 to 49 44 38 15 25 21 50 to 64 52 35 11 28 15 65 and over 58 33 8 EDUCATION: 34 36 High school grad or less 62 30 7 25 25 Some college 51 33 14 23 24 College graduate 44 37 16 18 15 Post-graduate 32 50 15 INCOME: 21 22 Less than $20,000 60 28 10 37 35 $20,000 to $39,999 55 31 13 24 30 $40,000 to $60,000 43 42 13 18 13 More than $60,000 37 47 14 IDEOLOGY: 26 20 Liberal 46 34 19 55 55 Middle of the road 52 37 9 19 25 Conservative 49 37 12

DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY: TEXAS

% of all % of all Each column shows Florida Texas the percentage of Dem. Dem. voters who voters voters voted for: who are: who are: Clinton Tsongas Brown SEX: 48 54 Male 66 17 8 52 46 Female 65 20 9 RACE: 83 64 White 58 22 9 12 18 Black 85 6 5 3 16 Latino 68 19 10 AGE: 9 16 18 to 29 63 15 10 38 48 30 to 49 61 20 11 25 21 50 to 64 69 19 5 28 15 65 and over 74 16 3 EDUCATION: 34 36 High school grad or less 71 18 5 25 25 Some college 67 15 12 23 24 College graduate 56 24 8 18 15 Post-graduate 62 18 8 INCOME: 21 22 Less than $20,000 68 15 8 37 35 $20,000 to $39,999 68 16 9 24 30 $40,000 to $60,000 62 23 7 18 13 More than $60,000 55 24 12 IDEOLOGY: 26 20 Liberal 63 17 15 55 55 Middle of the road 68 18 7 19 25 Conservative 62 21 5

REPUBLICAN PRIMARY: FLORIDA

% of all % of all Each column shows Florida Texas the percentage of GOP GOP voters who voters voters voted for: who are: who are: Bush Buchanan SEX: 59 54 Male 64 36 41 46 Female 71 29 AGE: 9 14 18 to 29 66 34 30 51 30 to 49 63 37 26 23 50 to 64 64 36 35 12 65 and over 72 28 EDUCATION: 28 19 High school grad or less 68 32 29 26 Some college 68 32 30 34 College graduate 67 33 13 21 Post-graduate 63 37 INCOME: 13 8 Less than $20,000 61 39 38 27 $20,000 to $39,999 63 37 27 28 $40,000 to $60,000 69 31 22 37 More than $60,000 72 28 FINANCES VS. FOUR YEARS AGO: 25 36 Better 76 24 27 25 Worse 47 53 48 39 Same 74 26 IDEOLOGY: 6 6 Liberal na na 44 37 Middle of the road 67 33 50 57 Conservative 67 33 THINGS IN THE NATION ARE: 40 39 Going in right direction 92 8 60 61 Off on the wrong track 49 51

REPUBLICAN PRIMARY: TEXAS

% of all % of all Each column shows Florida Texas the percentage of GOP GOP voters who voters voters voted for: who are: who are: Bush Buchanan Duke SEX: 59 54 Male 64 28 5 41 46 Female 75 20 2 AGE: 9 14 18 to 29 67 24 3 30 51 30 to 49 68 27 3 26 23 50 to 64 68 25 4 35 12 65 and over 80 15 2 EDUCATION: 28 19 High school grad or less 76 16 6 29 26 Some college 66 24 5 30 34 College graduate 67 29 2 13 21 Post-graduate 70 25 1 INCOME: 13 8 Less than $20,000 68 24 6 38 27 $20,000 to $39,999 70 22 5 27 28 $40,000 to $60,000 65 27 3 22 37 More than $60,000 71 25 2 FINANCES VS. FOUR YEARS AGO: 25 36 Better 73 23 2 27 25 Worse 47 40 7 48 39 Same 80 16 2 IDEOLOGY: 6 6 Liberal na na na 44 37 Middle of the road 74 18 4 50 57 Conservative 66 29 2 THINGS IN THE NATION ARE: 40 39 Going in right direction 89 7 3 60 61 Off on the wrong track 57 35 3

Source: Los Angeles Times Poll, March 10, 1992. Percentages may not add up to 100% because results for some candidates and voter groups are not displayed.

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