|
National
|
WOMEN
|
MEN
|
GENDER GAP
|
| OBAMA |
56%
|
49%
|
7 points
|
| MCCAIN |
43%
|
48%
|
States Obama Won
Women Margin of Victory: Won Majority of Women, Lost Majority of Men
|
STATE
|
WOMEN
|
MEN
|
GENDER GAP
|
| CO |
56%
|
49%
|
7 points
|
| IN |
52%
|
47%
|
5 points
|
| MO (undeclared) |
50%
|
48%
|
2 points
|
| NH |
61%
|
49%
|
12 points
|
| NC |
55%
|
43%
|
12 points
|
Won Majority of Women, and 50% of Men
|
STATE
|
WOMEN
|
MEN
|
GENDER GAP
|
| IA |
55%
|
50%
|
5 points
|
| MN |
57%
|
50%
|
7 points
|
Won Majority of Women and Men
|
STATE
|
WOMEN
|
MEN
|
GENDER GAP
|
| CA |
64%
|
58%
|
6 points
|
| CT |
66%
|
53%
|
13 points
|
| DE |
70%
|
52%
|
18 points
|
| DC |
93%
|
91%
|
2 points
|
| FL |
52%
|
51%
|
1 point
|
| HI |
72%
|
72%
|
0 points
|
| IL |
64%
|
57%
|
7 points
|
| ME |
64%
|
52%
|
12 points
|
| MD |
64%
|
59%
|
5 points
|
| MI |
60%
|
52%
|
8 points
|
| NV |
59%
|
53%
|
6 points
|
| MA |
65%
|
55%
|
10 points
|
| NM |
59%
|
54%
|
5 points
|
| NY |
67%
|
59%
|
8 points
|
| OH |
53%
|
51%
|
2 points
|
| OR |
61%
|
58%
|
3 points
|
| NJ |
58%
|
56%
|
2 points
|
| PA |
59%
|
51%
|
8 points
|
| RI |
70%
|
52%
|
18 points
|
| VT |
71%
|
63%
|
8 points
|
| VA |
53%
|
51%
|
2 points
|
| WA |
60%
|
58%
|
2 points
|
| WI |
60%
|
53%
|
7 points
|
Democratic Senate Pickups
Women Margin of Victory: Won Majority of Women, Lost Majority of Men
|
STATE
|
WOMEN
|
MEN
|
GENDER GAP
|
| AK – Begich |
55%
|
39%
|
16 points
|
| NH – Shaheen |
60 %
|
45%
|
15 points
|
| NC – Hagan |
55%
|
47%
|
8 points
|
| OR – Merkley |
50%
|
49%
|
1 point
|
Won Majority of Women and 50% Men
|
STATE
|
WOMEN
|
MEN
|
GENDER GAP
|
| CO – Udall |
56%
|
50%
|
6 points
|
Won Majority of Women and Men
|
STATE
|
WOMEN
|
MEN
|
GENDER GAP
|
| NM – Udall |
63%
|
56%
|
6 points
|
| VA – Warner |
67%
|
63%
|
4 points
|
Undecided
|
STATE
|
WOMEN
|
MEN
|
GENDER GAP
|
| MN – Coleman Leading |
38%
|
46%
|
– 8 points
|
All data from Edison Media Research Exit Polls. Available at CNN.
Report by Jennifer Jackman, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Salem State College