In the rough justice of election week, exit polling took a hit for alleged miscalculations in Florida. Still, exit polls are remarkably reliable, and they remain a useful tool for transforming our national voting numbers into a portrait of who we are and where we might be headed.
VOTER GENDER
As in '96, women favored Democrats and men went Republican
MALE Bush 53% Gore 42%
FEMALE Bush 43% Gore 54%
UNIONS AND GUNS
The U.A.W. holiday helped Gore in Michigan. The N.R.A. got its constituency out too
UNION HOUSEHOLDS Bush 37% Gore 59%
HOUSEHOLDS WITH GUNS Bush 61%...
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