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Fast Facts
Gender Gap in Voting
The gender gap in voting refers to the difference in the percentage of women and the percentage of men voting for a given candidate. This section contains information about the gender gap in recent and past elections:
Fact Sheets
Gender Gap: Voting Choices In Presidential Elections
Lists percentages of women and men voting for presidential candidates 1980-2008. The gender gap in voting refers to the difference in the percentage of women and the percentage of men voting for a given candidate. A gender gap in voting for presidential candidates has been apparent in every election since 1980.
Gender Gap: Party Identification and Presidential Performance Ratings
Polling data from 1981-2004 on differences between men and women on party identification and presidential performance ratings, from Ronald Regan through George W. Bush.
Gender Gap: Attitudes on Public Policy
Polling data from 1994-1996 on differences between men and women on selected policy issues.
Analysis/Research
Gen Dems: The Party's Advantage Among Young Voters Widens
In surveys conducted between October 2007 and March 2008, 58% of voters under age 30 identified or leaned toward the Democratic Party, compared with 33% who identified or leaned toward the GOP. The Democratic Party's current lead in party identification among young voters has more than doubled since the 2004 campaign, from 11 points to 25 points. ...The Democrats' advantage among the young is now so broad-based that younger men as well as younger women favor the Democrats over the GOP -- making their age category the only one in the electorate in which men are significantly more inclined to self-identify as Democrats rather than as Republicans.
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.
The Gender Gap and the 2004 Women’s Vote: Setting the Record Straight
Media coverage this election season has featured a great deal of misinformation about the gender gap and women’s voting patterns. This advisory explains the gender gap issue, the women's vote and provides some facts, both current and historical, on the gender gap and the women's vote.
Gender Gap in the 2000 Elections
Gender gaps among voters were evident in most of the races this year, including the presidential contest as well as Senate, House and gubernatorial elections.
Gender Gap in the 1998 Elections
Women Voters and the Gender Gap
This is a link to a web page established by the American Political Science Association Online (APSAnet) that discusses the gender gap in the 2004 election and historically, and provides a list of books and articles that offer more detailed information on the subject.
Press Releases
Gender Gap Evident in the 2008 Election:
Women, Unlike Men, Show Clear Preference for Obama over McCain
Women’s votes were a significant factor in Senator Barack Obama’s victory, with
a sizable gender gap evident in the election results, according to an analysis of exit poll data by the Center
for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University.
Election 2006: Women’s Votes Pivotal in Shifting Control of US Senate to Democrats
Women voters provided the critical margin of victory in three must-win races that enabled Democrats to regain control of the US Senate, according to exit polls conducted by Edison Media Research and Mitofsky International. This advisory gives the details.
The Gender Gap Persists in 2004 Election
The gender gap remained a notable factor in the 2004 presidential election, according to an analysis of exit poll data by the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University. This advisory gives the details.
The Gender Gap in 2004 Election Widespread
The gender gap is evident in almost all segments of the electorate. Across many different demographic categories, women less often than men voted for George W. Bush. This advisory provides a breakdown of the vote in various categories, e.g. race, age, marital status.