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Dissecting the Vote As a group, New Economy voters tend to be: Pro-business. Moderate to conservative on economic issues. Liberal to moderate on social issues. Pro-choice. Pro-environment. Suspicious of Big Government. They usually: Are highly educated. Have above-average incomes. Are under 50. Tend to live in suburbs or trendy urban areas. Surf the Net. Own stocks or mutual funds. Here is how key elements of this group voted:
BUSH GORE OTHER*
NEW PROSPERITY INDEPENDENTS 50% 27% 23%
MODERATE REPUBLICANS 80% 10% 10%
NEW DEMOCRATS 10% 82% 8%
INTERNET USERS 49% 47% 4%
COLLEGE/GRADUATE SCHOOL DEGREE 48% 49% 3%
$75,000 OR MORE INCOME 52% 46% 2%
MODERATES 43% 54% 3%
INDEPENDENTS 49% 43% 8%
* Includes those who voted for other candidates or refused to state a
preferenceDATA: THE PEW RESEARCH CENTER FOR THE PEOPLE & THE PRESS, ABC NEWS, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP |
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