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| VOTER CHARACTERISTICS/ATTITUDES | Leader | Clinton | Trump | Johnson | Stein | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male 44 % of voters | Clinton +2 | 48 | 46 | 3 | 2 |
| Female 56% | Clinton +27 | 62 | 35 | 2 | 1 | |
| Age | 18-29 17 % of voters | Clinton +36 | 65 | 29 | 2 | 3 |
| 30-44 26% | Clinton +25 | 59 | 34 | 3 | 2 | |
| 45-64 39% | Clinton +8 | 52 | 44 | 3 | 1 | |
| 65 or over 19% | Clinton +3 | 50 | 47 | 1 | 0 | |
| Age | 18-44 42 % of voters | Clinton +29 | 61 | 32 | 2 | 2 |
| 45+ 58% | Clinton +6 | 51 | 45 | 2 | 1 | |
| Race | White 66 % of voters | Trump +11 | 42 | 53 | 3 | 1 |
| Black 21% | Clinton +84 | 90 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| Hispanic/Latino 8% | Clinton +49 | 73 | 24 | - | 3 | |
| Asian 2% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Other 3% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Gender by race | White men 31 % of voters | Trump +24 | 35 | 59 | 4 | 2 |
| White women 35% | Clinton +1 | 48 | 47 | 2 | 1 | |
| Black men 8% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Black women 13% | Clinton +83 | 90 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
| Latino men 4% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Latino women 5% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| All other races 5% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Which best describes your education? | High school or less 16 % of voters | Trump +4 | 47 | 51 | 1 | 0 |
| Some college/assoc. degree 30% | Clinton +4 | 48 | 44 | 3 | 1 | |
| College graduate 33% | Clinton +22 | 58 | 36 | 3 | 2 | |
| Postgraduate study 21% | Clinton +38 | 68 | 30 | 1 | 1 | |
| College education | College graduate 54 % of voters | Clinton +28 | 62 | 34 | 2 | 2 |
| No college degree 46% | Clinton +1 | 48 | 47 | 3 | 1 | |
| Education by race | White college graduates 37 % of voters | Clinton +7 | 51 | 44 | 2 | 2 |
| White no college degree 29% | Trump +34 | 30 | 64 | 3 | 1 | |
| Non White college graduates 17% | Clinton +75 | 86 | 11 | 3 | 1 | |
| Non White no college degree 17% | Clinton +61 | 78 | 17 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 total family income: | Under $30,000 15 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| $30,000 - $49,999 21% | Clinton +34 | 64 | 30 | 3 | 0 | |
| $50,000 - $99,999 35% | Clinton +12 | 55 | 43 | 1 | 0 | |
| $100,000 - $199,999 22% | Clinton +26 | 60 | 34 | 5 | 1 | |
| $200,000 - $249,999 4% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| $250,000 or more 4% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: | Democrat 46 % of voters | Clinton +82 | 90 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican 26% | Trump +80 | 9 | 89 | 2 | - | |
| Independent or something else 28% | Trump +2 | 43 | 45 | 5 | 4 | |
| Party by gender | Democratic men 18 % of voters | Clinton +82 | 90 | 8 | - | 2 |
| Democratic women 28% | Clinton +81 | 90 | 9 | - | 0 | |
| Republican men 14% | Trump +86 | 6 | 92 | 1 | - | |
| Republican women 13% | Trump +74 | 11 | 85 | 4 | - | |
| Independent men 13% | Trump +13 | 35 | 48 | 8 | 4 | |
| Independent women 15% | Clinton +9 | 50 | 41 | 3 | 3 | |
| On most political matters, do you consider yourself: | Liberal 33 % of voters | Clinton +79 | 88 | 9 | - | 3 |
| Moderate 40% | Clinton +15 | 55 | 40 | 4 | 0 | |
| Conservative 27% | Trump +61 | 17 | 78 | 3 | 1 | |
| Are you currently married? | Yes 52 % of voters | Clinton +9 | 53 | 44 | 3 | 1 |
| No 48% | Clinton +30 | 62 | 32 | 2 | 2 | |
| Gender by marital status | Married men 26 % of voters | Clinton +4 | 49 | 45 | 5 | 1 |
| Married women 26% | Clinton +13 | 56 | 43 | 0 | - | |
| Non-married men 20% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Non-married women 28% | Clinton +44 | 69 | 25 | 2 | 1 | |
| White evangelical or white born-again Christians | White evangelical or white born-again Christian 13 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| All others 87% | Clinton +22 | 59 | 37 | 1 | 2 | |
| Religion | Protestant or other Christian 34 % of voters | Trump +4 | 46 | 50 | 1 | 0 |
| Catholic 37% | Clinton +8 | 53 | 45 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jewish 5% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Something else 7% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| None 16% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| How often do you attend religious services? | Once a week or more 29 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| A few times a month 16% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| A few times a year 35% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Never 20% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Does anyone in your household belong to a labor union? | Yes 38 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| No 62% | Clinton +16 | 57 | 41 | - | 1 | |
| Have you ever served in the U.S. military? | Yes 7 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| No 93% | Clinton +22 | 59 | 37 | 2 | 1 | |
| Were you born a U.S. citizen? | Yes 85 % of voters | Clinton +9 | 52 | 43 | 2 | 1 |
| No 15% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Is this the first time you have ever voted? | Yes 13 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| No 87% | Clinton +21 | 58 | 37 | 2 | 1 | |
| When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? | In the last few days 10 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| In the last week 5% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| In October 10% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| In September 8% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Before that 67% | Clinton +32 | 64 | 32 | 3 | - | |
| When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? | In the last week 15 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| Before that 84% | Clinton +26 | 61 | 35 | 3 | 1 | |
| When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? | In the last month 25 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| Before that 75% | Clinton +31 | 63 | 32 | 3 | 1 | |
| Which best describes your vote for president today? | I strongly favor my candidate 46 % of voters | Clinton +18 | 57 | 39 | 4 | - |
| I like my candidate but with reservations 28% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| I dislike the other candidates 22% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country? | Foreign policy 16 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| Immigration 12% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| The economy 54% | Clinton +26 | 60 | 34 | 3 | 1 | |
| Terrorism 15% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? | Cares about people like me 19 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| Can bring needed change 37% | Trump +56 | 19 | 75 | 4 | 2 | |
| Has the right experience 24% | Clinton +89 | 94 | 5 | - | - | |
| Has good judgment 18% | Clinton +79 | 87 | 8 | 3 | - | |
| Should most illegal immigrants working in the United States be: | Offered a chance to apply for legal status 77 % of voters | Clinton +33 | 64 | 31 | 1 | 2 |
| Deported to the country they came from 21% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| How do you feel about building a wall along the entire U.S. border with Mexico? | Support 38 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| Oppose 59% | Clinton +81 | 88 | 7 | 2 | 3 | |
| Overall, would you say trade with other countries: | Creates more U.S. jobs 39 % of voters | Clinton +24 | 60 | 36 | - | 1 |
| Takes away U.S. jobs 46% | Trump +15 | 41 | 56 | 2 | 1 | |
| Has no effect on U.S. jobs 8% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| In the fight against ISIS, is the U.S. doing: | Very well 7 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| Somewhat well 36% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Somewhat badly 28% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Very badly 26% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| In deciding your vote for president, were appointments to the Supreme Court: | The most important factor 22 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| An important factor 47% | Trump +8 | 43 | 51 | 2 | 2 | |
| A minor factor 14% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Not a factor at all 16% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Do you think the country's criminal justice system: | Treats all people fairly 43 % of voters | Trump +46 | 26 | 72 | 2 | 0 |
| Treats blacks unfairly 49% | Clinton +55 | 76 | 21 | 1 | 3 | |
| Do you think the 2010 federal health care law, also known as Obamacare: | Did not go far enough 34 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| Was about right 21% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Went too far 41% | Trump +64 | 15 | 79 | 3 | - | |
| Which best describes your feelings about the way the federal government is working? | Enthusiastic 8 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| Satisfied, but not enthusiastic 27% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Dissatisfied, but not angry 43% | Clinton +14 | 52 | 38 | 4 | 1 | |
| Angry 21% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Which best describes your feelings about the way the federal government is working? | Enthusiastic or satisfied 35 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| Dissatisfied or angry 64% | Trump +10 | 41 | 51 | 3 | 2 | |
| Which is closer to your view: | Government should do more to solve problems 56 % of voters | Clinton +54 | 75 | 21 | 2 | 2 |
| Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals 38% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president? | Strongly approve 49 % of voters | Clinton +83 | 89 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Somewhat approve 18% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Somewhat disapprove 11% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Strongly disapprove 22% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president? | Approve 67 % of voters | Clinton +77 | 85 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| Disapprove 33% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Should the next president: | Continue Barack Obama's policies 37 % of voters | Clinton +84 | 92 | 8 | - | - |
| Change to more conservative policies 40% | Trump +66 | 14 | 80 | 3 | - | |
| Change to more liberal policies 19% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Is your opinion of Hillary Clinton: | Favorable 54 % of voters | Clinton +93 | 96 | 3 | - | 1 |
| Unfavorable 45% | Trump +56 | 16 | 72 | 8 | 1 | |
| Is your opinion of Donald Trump: | Favorable 28 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| Unfavorable 69% | Clinton +72 | 82 | 10 | 5 | 1 | |
| Do you have a favorable opinion of ... | Both 2 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| Only Clinton 53% | Clinton +95 | 97 | 2 | - | 1 | |
| Only Trump 27% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Neither 17% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Do you think Hillary Clinton is honest and trustworthy? | Yes 38 % of voters | Clinton +101 | 100 | - | - | - |
| No 58% | Trump +42 | 24 | 66 | 5 | 2 | |
| Do you think Donald Trump is honest and trustworthy? | Yes 30 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| No 68% | Clinton +61 | 76 | 15 | 4 | 2 | |
| Do you think the presidential candidates are honest and trustworthy? | Both 1 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| Only Clinton 36% | Clinton +101 | 100 | - | - | - | |
| Only Trump 29% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Neither 29% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Do you think Hillary Clinton is qualified to serve as president? | Yes 51 % of voters | Clinton +87 | 93 | 6 | - | 1 |
| No 46% | Trump +79 | 7 | 86 | 3 | 2 | |
| Do you think Donald Trump is qualified to serve as president? | Yes 37 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| No 62% | Clinton +67 | 81 | 14 | 1 | 2 | |
| Do you think the presidential candidates are qualified to serve as president? | Both 3 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| Only Clinton 48% | Clinton +95 | 97 | 2 | - | 1 | |
| Only Trump 34% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Neither 13% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Do you think Hillary Clinton has the temperament to serve effectively as president? | Yes 61 % of voters | Clinton +74 | 84 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| No 37% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Do you think Donald Trump has the temperament to serve effectively as president? | Yes 33 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| No 66% | Clinton +70 | 80 | 10 | 5 | 2 | |
| Do you think the presidential candidates have the temperament to serve effectively as president? | Both 4 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| Only Clinton 58% | Clinton +83 | 88 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
| Only Trump 29% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Neither 8% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| If Hillary Clinton is elected president, would you feel: | Excited 23 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| Optimistic 27% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Concerned 16% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Scared 29% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| If Hillary Clinton is elected president, would you feel: | Excited or optimistic 50 % of voters | Clinton +97 | 98 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Concerned or scared 45% | Trump +72 | 12 | 84 | 1 | 2 | |
| If Donald Trump is elected president, would you feel: | Excited 15 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| Optimistic 22% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Concerned 13% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Scared 44% | Clinton +95 | 97 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Does Hillary Clinton's use of private email while secretary of state bother you: | A lot 41 % of voters | Trump +81 | 7 | 88 | 2 | 1 |
| Some 22% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Not much 21% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Not at all 15% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Does Donald Trump's treatment of women bother you: | A lot 46 % of voters | Clinton +90 | 93 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Some 25% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Not much 16% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Not at all 11% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Who would better handle the economy? | Hillary Clinton 56 % of voters | Clinton +94 | 96 | - | 2 | 1 |
| Donald Trump 39% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Who would better handle foreign policy? | Hillary Clinton 60 % of voters | Clinton +82 | 89 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Donald Trump 37% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Regardless of how you voted today, who would be a better commander in chief? | Hillary Clinton 59 % of voters | Clinton +91 | 94 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Donald Trump 38% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Is your opinion of the Democratic Party: | Favorable 49 % of voters | Clinton +90 | 94 | 4 | - | - |
| Unfavorable 47% | Trump +61 | 16 | 77 | 4 | 3 | |
| Is your opinion of the Republican Party: | Favorable 34 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| Unfavorable 63% | Clinton +74 | 84 | 10 | 3 | 2 | |
| Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is: | Excellent 3 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| Good 34% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Not so good 48% | Trump +8 | 42 | 50 | 3 | 2 | |
| Poor 14% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation: | Better today 27 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| Worse today 32% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| About the same 40% | Clinton +30 | 64 | 34 | 1 | - | |
| Do you think things in this country today are: | Generally going in the right direction 41 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| Seriously off on the wrong track 57% | Trump +36 | 29 | 65 | 1 | 2 | |
| Do you expect life for the next generation of Americans to be: | Better than life today 45 % of voters | Clinton +27 | 63 | 36 | 0 | 1 |
| Worse than life today 28% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| About the same 23% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| How confident are you that votes in your state will be counted accurately? | Very confident 48 % of voters | Clinton +45 | 72 | 27 | - | 1 |
| Somewhat confident 36% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Not very confident 9% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Not at all confident 5% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Are you gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender? | Yes 5 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| No 95% | Clinton +7 | 51 | 44 | 1 | 2 | |
| In your vote for president, how would you rate the importance of the presidential debates? | The most important factor 28 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| An important factor 39% | Clinton +31 | 65 | 34 | 0 | - | |
| A minor factor 15% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Not a factor at all 14% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| In your vote for president, how would you rate the importance of the presidential debates? | Factor 82 % of voters | Clinton +29 | 62 | 33 | 2 | 1 |
| Not a factor 14% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| In today's election for U.S. Senate, did you just vote for: | Charles Schumer 69 % of voters | Clinton +60 | 78 | 18 | 2 | 1 |
| Wendy Long 29% | Trump +84 | 6 | 90 | 3 | 0 | |
| Population | City over 50,000 45 % of voters | Clinton +48 | 71 | 23 | 2 | 2 |
| Suburbs 39% | Clinton +2 | 49 | 47 | 2 | 1 | |
| Small city and Rural 16% | Trump +35 | 30 | 65 | 2 | 1 | |
| Geo Stratum Code | New York City 34 % of voters | Clinton +60 | 77 | 17 | 3 | 2 |
| Long Island 17% | Clinton +14 | 55 | 41 | 2 | 2 | |
| Hudson Valley 16% | Tie | 47 | 47 | 3 | 1 | |
| Urban Upstate 16% | Trump +6 | 45 | 51 | 3 | - | |
| Rural Upstate 16% | Trump +35 | 30 | 65 | 2 | 1 |
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