c. 1996 Religion News Service
(UNDATED) Here’s a rundown of exit polls and other post-election surveys of how Americans voted by religion in the 1996 presidential election.
RELIGIOUS CONSERVATIVES
CLINTON: 26 percent
DOLE: 65 percent
PEROT: 8 percent
Source: Voter News Service
Sample: 16,338 voters, 16 percent of whom identified themselves as”religious conservatives.” Margin of error: Plus or minus 3 percent
CATHOLICS
CLINTON: 54 percent
DOLE: 36 percent
PEROT: 8 percent
Source: Voter News Service
Sample: 16,338 voters
Margin of error: Plus or minus 3 percent.
JEWS
CLINTON: 83 percent
DOLE: 13 percent
PEROT: 4 percent
Source: American Jewish Congress
Sample: An unscientific survey of 2,112 voters in 90 key precincts in 10 states and the District of Columbia, with large Jewish populations
Margin of error: N/A
MUSLIMS
CLINTON: 48 percent
DOLE: 38 percent
PEROT: 10 percent
Source: Minaret Magazine and Muslim Public Affairs Council
Sample: An unscientific survey of 400 individuals randomly selected from a database of 40,000 Muslims nationwide
Margin of error: N/A
KC END RNS