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A profile of key demographics in the 2016 vote.
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| VOTER CHARACTERISTICS/ATTITUDES | Leader | Clinton | Trump | Johnson | Stein | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male 47 % of voters | Trump +8 | 42 | 50 | 4 | 1 |
| Female 53% | Clinton +5 | 49 | 44 | 4 | 1 | |
| Age | 18-29 19 % of voters | Clinton +1 | 44 | 43 | 8 | 3 |
| 30-44 26% | Clinton +13 | 52 | 39 | 5 | 2 | |
| 45-64 39% | Trump +12 | 41 | 53 | 3 | 1 | |
| 65 or over 15% | Tie | 48 | 48 | 2 | 0 | |
| Age | 18-44 45 % of voters | Clinton +9 | 49 | 40 | 6 | 2 |
| 45+ 55% | Trump +9 | 43 | 52 | 2 | 1 | |
| Race | White 88 % of voters | Trump +8 | 42 | 50 | 4 | 1 |
| Black 4% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Hispanic/Latino 4% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Asian 2% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Other 3% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Gender by race | White men 41 % of voters | Trump +15 | 38 | 53 | 5 | 1 |
| White women 47% | Trump +3 | 45 | 48 | 3 | 1 | |
| Black men 2% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Black women 2% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Latino men 2% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Latino women 2% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| All other races 5% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Which best describes your education? | High school or less 12 % of voters | Trump +21 | 36 | 57 | 3 | 1 |
| Some college/assoc. degree 32% | Trump +18 | 37 | 55 | 4 | 1 | |
| College graduate 36% | Tie | 46 | 46 | 5 | 2 | |
| Postgraduate study 20% | Clinton +35 | 63 | 28 | 4 | 1 | |
| College education | College graduate 56 % of voters | Clinton +13 | 52 | 39 | 4 | 2 |
| No college degree 44% | Trump +19 | 37 | 56 | 4 | 1 | |
| Education by race | White college graduates 50 % of voters | Clinton +7 | 49 | 42 | 5 | 1 |
| White no college degree 38% | Trump +29 | 32 | 61 | 3 | 1 | |
| Non White college graduates 6% | Clinton +57 | 76 | 19 | - | 3 | |
| Non White no college degree 6% | Clinton +37 | 63 | 26 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2015 total family income: | Under $30,000 14 % of voters | Trump +2 | 44 | 46 | 5 | 1 |
| $30,000 - $49,999 15% | Trump +1 | 44 | 45 | 5 | 3 | |
| $50,000 - $99,999 33% | Trump +4 | 45 | 49 | 3 | 1 | |
| $100,000 - $199,999 26% | Clinton +9 | 50 | 41 | 4 | 1 | |
| $200,000 - $249,999 5% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| $250,000 or more 7% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a: | Democrat 37 % of voters | Clinton +76 | 86 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| Republican 35% | Trump +79 | 7 | 86 | 3 | 1 | |
| Independent or something else 28% | Trump +5 | 40 | 45 | 7 | 3 | |
| Party by gender | Democratic men 15 % of voters | Clinton +72 | 84 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| Democratic women 22% | Clinton +77 | 87 | 10 | 2 | 1 | |
| Republican men 17% | Trump +83 | 5 | 88 | 4 | 1 | |
| Republican women 18% | Trump +75 | 9 | 84 | 3 | 1 | |
| Independent men 16% | Clinton +1 | 44 | 43 | 7 | 2 | |
| Independent women 13% | Trump +12 | 36 | 48 | 7 | 3 | |
| On most political matters, do you consider yourself: | Liberal 27 % of voters | Clinton +81 | 88 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Moderate 40% | Clinton +2 | 46 | 44 | 5 | 1 | |
| Conservative 33% | Trump +71 | 11 | 82 | 4 | 0 | |
| Are you currently married? | Yes 63 % of voters | Clinton +1 | 47 | 46 | 3 | 1 |
| No 37% | Clinton +1 | 46 | 45 | 5 | 2 | |
| Gender by marital status | Married men 30 % of voters | Trump +8 | 42 | 50 | 3 | 1 |
| Married women 33% | Clinton +9 | 51 | 42 | 3 | 1 | |
| Non-married men 17% | Trump +7 | 42 | 49 | 6 | 2 | |
| Non-married women 20% | Clinton +9 | 50 | 41 | 4 | 2 | |
| When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? | In the last few days 14 % of voters | Trump +14 | 34 | 48 | 10 | 3 |
| In the last week 7% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| In October 9% | Trump +11 | 36 | 47 | 9 | 2 | |
| In September 8% | Not enough data | - | - | - | - | |
| Before that 62% | Clinton +16 | 56 | 40 | 2 | 1 | |
| When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? | In the last week 21 % of voters | Trump +23 | 30 | 53 | 8 | 3 |
| Before that 79% | Clinton +10 | 52 | 42 | 3 | 1 | |
| When did you finally decide for whom to vote in the presidential election? | In the last month 29 % of voters | Trump +19 | 32 | 51 | 8 | 3 |
| Before that 70% | Clinton +12 | 54 | 42 | 2 | 1 | |
| Which best describes your vote for president today? | I strongly favor my candidate 42 % of voters | Clinton +12 | 53 | 41 | 3 | 1 |
| I like my candidate but with reservations 33% | Trump +5 | 45 | 50 | 3 | 1 | |
| I dislike the other candidates 24% | Trump +5 | 39 | 44 | 10 | 3 | |
| Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country? | Foreign policy 11 % of voters | Clinton +50 | 69 | 19 | 5 | 3 |
| Immigration 13% | Trump +53 | 21 | 74 | 2 | 1 | |
| The economy 54% | Clinton +8 | 50 | 42 | 4 | 1 | |
| Terrorism 18% | Trump +11 | 40 | 51 | 4 | 1 | |
| Which ONE of these four candidate qualities mattered most in deciding how you voted for president? | Cares about people like me 13 % of voters | Clinton +29 | 58 | 29 | 7 | 4 |
| Can bring needed change 44% | Trump +73 | 11 | 84 | 3 | 1 | |
| Has the right experience 21% | Clinton +90 | 94 | 4 | - | 1 | |
| Has good judgment 20% | Clinton +53 | 68 | 15 | 9 | 1 | |
| Do you think the country's criminal justice system: | Treats all people fairly 47 % of voters | Trump +47 | 23 | 70 | 4 | 1 |
| Treats blacks unfairly 47% | Clinton +59 | 75 | 16 | 4 | 2 | |
| Do you think the 2010 federal health care law, also known as Obamacare: | Did not go far enough 31 % of voters | Clinton +70 | 82 | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| Was about right 14% | Clinton +74 | 85 | 11 | 3 | 0 | |
| Went too far 51% | Trump +59 | 15 | 74 | 5 | 1 | |
| Is your opinion of Hillary Clinton: | Favorable 43 % of voters | Clinton +93 | 96 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Unfavorable 56% | Trump +67 | 10 | 77 | 6 | 2 | |
| Is your opinion of Donald Trump: | Favorable 35 % of voters | Trump +93 | 3 | 96 | 0 | 0 |
| Unfavorable 64% | Clinton +56 | 72 | 16 | 6 | 2 | |
| Do you have a favorable opinion of ... | Both 2 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| Only Clinton 41% | Clinton +97 | 98 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Only Trump 33% | Trump +98 | 1 | 99 | 0 | 0 | |
| Neither 22% | Trump +22 | 23 | 45 | 15 | 5 | |
| Do you think Hillary Clinton is honest and trustworthy? | Yes 33 % of voters | Clinton +90 | 94 | 4 | 1 | - |
| No 64% | Trump +45 | 21 | 66 | 6 | 2 | |
| Do you think Donald Trump is honest and trustworthy? | Yes 30 % of voters | Trump +90 | 4 | 94 | 1 | 0 |
| No 67% | Clinton +44 | 66 | 22 | 6 | 2 | |
| Do you think the presidential candidates are honest and trustworthy? | Both 2 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| Only Clinton 31% | Clinton +96 | 97 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Only Trump 28% | Trump +97 | 1 | 98 | 0 | 0 | |
| Neither 35% | Trump +3 | 38 | 41 | 10 | 4 | |
| Do you think Hillary Clinton has the temperament to serve effectively as president? | Yes 56 % of voters | Clinton +64 | 79 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| No 42% | Trump +77 | 5 | 83 | 6 | 2 | |
| Do you think Donald Trump has the temperament to serve effectively as president? | Yes 30 % of voters | Trump +91 | 4 | 95 | 1 | 0 |
| No 67% | Clinton +46 | 67 | 21 | 6 | 2 | |
| Do you think the presidential candidates have the temperament to serve effectively as president? | Both 6 % of voters | Not enough data | - | - | - | - |
| Only Clinton 50% | Clinton +79 | 86 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
| Only Trump 24% | Trump +96 | 1 | 97 | 1 | 0 | |
| Neither 17% | Trump +50 | 10 | 63 | 13 | 6 | |
| Do you expect life for the next generation of Americans to be: | Better than life today 29 % of voters | Clinton +36 | 66 | 30 | 2 | 1 |
| Worse than life today 36% | Trump +37 | 25 | 62 | 5 | 2 | |
| About the same 32% | Clinton +22 | 57 | 35 | 4 | 1 | |
| Population | City over 50,000 42 % of voters | Clinton +17 | 54 | 37 | 4 | 2 |
| Suburbs 27% | Trump +3 | 45 | 48 | 4 | 1 | |
| Small city and Rural 31% | Trump +23 | 35 | 58 | 4 | 1 | |
| Geo Stratum Code | Twin Cities Core 32 % of voters | Clinton +34 | 63 | 29 | 4 | 2 |
| Eastern T.C. Sub 19% | Trump +4 | 44 | 48 | 5 | 1 | |
| East Central 14% | Trump +30 | 31 | 61 | 4 | 1 | |
| South 18% | Trump +18 | 37 | 55 | 4 | 1 | |
| North 18% | Trump +21 | 36 | 57 | 4 | 1 |
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