European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 10, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a the stars and stripes tuesday March 10, 1992 state profiles Florida 1988 presidential election statistics 2,616,597 voted Republican 60.87% 1,656,851 voted Democrat 38.51% 4,302,313 total votes in 1988 21 electoral votes state politics governor Lawton Chiles d senators Bob Graham d Connie Mack r representatives 19 state statistics 1991 est. Population 13,098,000 percentage of population 65 years and Over 18 Black population est. 1985 1.565.000 hispanic population est. 1985 1.102.000 Louisiana 1988 presidential election statistics 883,702 voted Republican 54.27% 717,460 voted Democrat 44.06% 1,628,202 total votes in 1988 10 electoral votes state politics governor Edwin Edwards d senators j. Bennett Johnson d John b. Breaux d representatives eight state statistics 1991 est. Population 4,515,000 percentage of population 65 years and Over 11.1 Black population est. 1985 1.348.000 hispanic population est. 1985 98.000 Massachusetts 1988 presidential election statistics 1,194,635 voted Republican 45.38% 1,401,415 voted Democrat 53.23% 2,632,805 total votes in 1988 13 electoral votes state politics governor William f. Weld r senators Edward m. Kennedy d John f. Kerry d representatives 11 state statistics 1991 est. Population 5,898,000 percentage of population 65 years and Over 13 8 Black population est. 1985 258.000 hispanic population est 1985 154.000campaign / 1 m Aas Bush democrats leave voters cold new York a poll watchers Are seeing signs almost daily of Public dissatisfaction with both president Bush and the democrats running for the White House. A Texas poll published sunday in the Houston chronicle found four in seven democrats wanted someone else beside the candidates on the ballot. Bush and Democrat Bill Clinton Arkansas governor have big leads for today a super tuesday primary in Texas. A poll in the Boston sunday Globe said three in 10 Republican voters in Massachusetts wished other gop candidates were running. Bush led Patrick Buchanan in that poll 69 percent to 16 percent with 13 percent undecided and 1 percent supporting former Kun flux Klansman David Duke. The television networks Survey of voters leaving South Carolina voting Booths saturday found one in eight Republican voters there saying they would not vote for Bush in november. A Harris poll released sunday said that by substantial majorities americans rate Bush positively for being intelligent Cool in a crisis hard working and a warm and likable person. But Large majorities rate him Only fair or poor on telling the truth caring about a people like you and a making what he wants  an economic protest vote continues to Hurt Bush according to the exit poll taken at precincts across South Carolina by voter research and surveys a consortium of Abc Csc can and Abc. Bush won More than 80 percent of voters who rated the Economy a a Good in the poll but Only about 30 percent of those who rated it a poor a can reported. A third of republicans said they disapprove of Bush a Job performance. Clinton a 44-Point Lead Over former Massachusetts sen. Paul Tsongas in South Carolinas democratic primary illustrated differences in voting choices Between a Page and particularly social class a political analyst William Schneider said on can. Clinton won 60 percent of democratic primary voters Ages 18 to 44, but 73 per source the 1991 information please almanac Mississippi 1988 presidential election statistics 557,890 voted Republican 59.89% 363,921 voted Democrat 39.07% 931,527 total votes in 1988 seven electoral votes state politics governor Kirk Fordice r senators Thad Cochran r Trent Lott r representatives five state statistics 1991 est. Population. 2,718,000 percentage of population 65 years and Over 12.4 Black population est. 1985 949.000 hispanic population est. 1985 12.000 cent of those 60 and older the exit poll found. Tsongas won 8 percent of those with family incomes under $15,000, 18 percent of those with incomes Between $15,000 and $30,000, and 31 percent of those with incomes Between $30,000 and $50,000. The former senator won 37 percent of those with incomes Over $50,000, but that was Only a Quarter of the democratic voters in South Carolina not enough to give him the Edge he had in winning in More prosperous Maryland. Clinton collected nearly 80 percent of the Black vote compared with 58 percent of the White vote. If this pattern continues on super tuesday Clinton will Benefit in the deep South where Blacks Are a significant voting bloc. Tsongas Bright spot today should be his Home state of Massachusetts which is overwhelmingly White and has a High median household income $36,000 in 1990. Sixty four percent of Likely Massachusetts democratic primary voters polled for the Boston Globe and Bostons Wiz to said they would vote for Tsongas. Clinton trailed with 8 percent followed by former California gov. Jerry Brown with 6 percent. But Only 38 percent of democratic voters in the poll said that among the democratic candidates Tsongas a has the Best Chance to win in  Twenty six percent said Clinton has the Best Chance. A Quarter of Tsongas own voters said Clinton would be most electable in the fall. The Globe poll was taken wednesday and thursday among 800 people deemed by Krc communications research As Likely to vote. It has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 5 percentage Points. The Houston chronicle poll showed Bush leading Buchanan 80 percent to 13 percent and Clinton Over Tsongas 54-16 percent. The University of Houston Center for Public policy interviewed 328 Likely voters in each party last tuesday to thursday and figured a 6-Point margin of error. Okla hot 1988 presidential election statistics 678,367 voted Republican 57.93% 483,423 voted Democrat 41.28% 1,171,036 total votes in 1988 eight electoral votes state politics governor David Walters d senators David l. Boren d Don Nickles r representatives six state statistics 1991 est. Population 3,287,000 percentage of population 65 years and Over 13.3 Black population est. 1985 228,000 hispanic population est. 1985 70,000 state profiles Rhode Island 1988 presidential election statistics amp 177,761 voted Republican 43.93% 225,123 voted Democrat 55.64% 404,620 total votes in 1988 four electoral votes state politics governor Bruce Sundlun d senators Claiborne Pell d John h. Chafee r representatives two state statistics 1991 est. Population 1,008,000 percentage of population 65 years and Over 14.8 Black population est. 1985 34.000 hispanic population est. 1985 20.000 Texas 1988 presidential election statistics 3,036,829 votes Republican 55.95% 2,352,748 voted Democrat 43.35% 5,427,410 total votes in 1988 29 electoral votes state politics governor Ann Richards d senators Lloyd Bentsen d Phil Gramm r representatives 27 state statistics 1991 est. Population 17,973,000 percentage of population 65 years and Over 10.1 Black population est. 1985 1.910.000 hispanic population est. 1985 3.690.000 Nashville Tennessee 1988 presidential election statistics 947,233 voted Republican 57.89% 679,794 voted Democrat 41.55% 1,636,250 total votes in 1988 11 electoral votes state politics governor Ned Ray Mcwherter d senators James r. Sasser d Albert Gore or. D representatives nine state statistics 1991 est. Population 5,010,000 percentage of population 65 years and Over 12.6 Black population est. 1985 766.000 hispanic population est. 1985 18.000 a amps