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For general information on the gender gap and voter turnout, visit our Fast Facts sections on:
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The Women's Vote and the 2008 Presidential Election

  The Presidential Race Heading into the First Debate
CBS News/New York Times Poll, September 25, 2008
This poll includes analysis of women's views of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
  Did Palin Help McCain Among White Women?
by Frank Newport, Gallup, September 24, 2008
  Presidential Race: Dead-Heat Among Women: Palin Pick Boosts McCain
by Seth Brohinsky and Mark Schulman, Time Magazine Poll, September 16, 2008
  Both Sides Seeking to Be What Women Want
by Kate Zernike, The New York Times, September 15, 2008
  From Seneca Falls to … Sarah Palin?
by Julia Baird, Newsweek, September 13, 2008
  Quinnipiac Poll Shows White Women Voters in Play in Swing States
Quinnipiac Poll, September 11, 2008
  No Disproportionate Shift in White Women’s Preferences: Gallup Poll September 11, 2008
by Frank Newport, Jeffrey M. Jones, and Lydia Saad, Gallup, September 11, 2008
  White Women and Movability
by Gary Langer, ABC News, September 9, 2008
  Dead Heat: John McCain, Barack Obama Even in Post-Convention Poll
White Women Shift to McCain as Republican Erodes Obama Lead on Change, Enthusiasm
by Gary Langer, ABC News/Washington Post Poll, September 8, 2008
  The Woman Factor
by Ruth B. Mandel and Debbie Walsh, NorthJersey.com, September 7, 2008
  Will the Abortion Issue Help or Hurt McCain?
by Lydia Saad, Gallup Poll, September 3, 2008
  Obama Gains Overall, McCain Among GOP Women
by Frank Newport, Gallup Poll, September 3, 2008
  Obama Gains Among Former Clinton Supporters
by Frank Newport, Gallup Poll, September 2, 2008
  Calculated Risk With Female Voters Is Suddenly Even Harder to Calculate
by Anne E. Kornblut and Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post, September 2, 2008
  Drawing Women's Attention, Maybe Not Allegiance
Some women see Sarah Palin as a winning choice. Others say she lacks experience and is on the wrong side of issues.
by Jackie Calmes, The New York Times, August 31, 2008
  Can Sarah Palin Appeal to White, Female Independents?
by Frank Newport, Gallup, August 29, 2008
  Gender Gap Among White Voters Bigger Now Than in 2004
Obama loses to McCain among white men, ties him among white women
by Frank Newport, Gallup, August 18, 2008
  New Poll Reveals Where Women Voters Stand Post-Hillary
by Kellyanne Conway of the polling company™, inc./WomanTrend and Democratic pollster Celinda Lake of Lake Research Partners, August 5, 2008
  Should Women Worry Obama?
by Juliana Menasce Horowitz, Research Associate, Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, July 17, 2008
    The SES Factor (socioeconomic status)
by Gary Langer, ABCnews.com, February 19, 2008
  Super Tuesday - Proportions of Men and Women Voting for Hillary Clinton
This CAWP fact sheet lists proportions of men and women voting for Hillary Clinton in primary states on super Tuesday, February 5, 2008.
  Young Feminists Split: Does Gender Matter?
by Eli Saslow, Washington Post on January 11, 2008
  Clinton Propelled by Support from Young Women in '08 Test
Pew Research Center Survey Report, October 31, 2007
  Women Key to Growing Clinton Lead Among Democrats
by Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup, October 29, 2007
  Clinton Shows Femininity to Court Key Constituency
By Marcella Bombardieri, The Boston Globe, Thursday, October 18, 2007
  Encouraged by Women's Response, Clinton Stresses the Female Side
  by Anne E. Kornblut, Washington Post, Sunday, October 14, 2007
  Clinton-Obama Quandry for Many Black Women
  by Katharine Q. Steele, The New York Times, October 14 2007
  Candidate preferences by gender, age
Iowa Poll conducted October 1-3, 2007, by the Des Moines Register
  In a Clinton vs. Guilliani race, a Battle of Competing Legacies
  ABC News/Washington Post Poll, Wednesday, October 3, 2007