Educational Background Nix. McG. Car. Ford Rea. Car. And. Rea. Mon. Bush Duk. Cli. Bush Per. Cli. Dole Per. Pct. of '96 total vote Total vote 61 36 50 48 51 41 7 59 40 53 45 43 38 19 49 41 8 Men without a high school diploma 51 47 2 52 47 49 50 48 30 22 56 30 12 3 Women without a high school diploma 41 56 2 46 52 38 62 57 27 16 63 25 11 3 Male high school graduates 53 42 3 62 37 50 49 43 33 24 46 36 17 11 Female high school graduates 50 44 5 58 41 50 50 43 38 18 56 34 9 13 Men with some college education 59 31 8 65 33 60 38 40 37 23 42 44 11 12 Women with some college education 52 39 8 58 41 54 45 42 39 19 53 38 8 15 Male college graduates 59 28 11 63 36 63 36 40 42 19 41 49 7 22 Female college graduates 42 44 12 52 47 49 51 48 36 16 53 39 6 21 Not a high school graduate 46 51 2 50 50 43 56 54 28 18 59 28 11 6 High school graduate 51 43 4 60 39 50 49 43 36 21 51 35 13 24 Some college education 55 35 8 61 38 57 42 41 37 21 48 40 10 27 College graduate or more 52 35 11 58 41 56 43 44 39 17 47 44 7 43 College graduate 62 37 39 41 20 44 46 8 26 Post graduate education 50 48 50 36 14 52 40 5 17