Among registered voters expressing either a lot of interest or some interest in the presidential election, Clinton and Dole each have 44 percent support and Ross Perot garners 6 percent support. Another 6 percent of the most interested registered voters are undecided. Eighty-five percent of Democrats support Bill Clinton, their party's candidate, while 79 percent of Republicans support their party's candidate, Bob Dole. Ross Perot is receiving support from only 4 percent of Democrats and 6 percent of Republicans. Three percent of Democrats and 5 percent of Republicans say they are undecided.
Independents hold the key to the presidential race in Arizona.
Seventeen percent of Independents favor Ross Perot and 11 percent are undecided. The push is on now for the candidates to attract independent voters. Clinton is disfavored by a larger number of registered voters, however. Forty-four percent of registered voters hold a negative impression of Clinton, while 32 percent hold a negative impression of Dole. Fifteen percent of registered voters, however, say they have yet to form an opinion about Dole.