Ohio State Polls

Below is a selection of public opinion polls showing presidential preference in the state of Ohio; we have highlighted survey findings on gender.

The gender gap is the difference in the percentages of women and men who support a given candidate — the gap between the genders, not within a gender. Even if women and men favor the same candidate, they may do so by different margins, resulting in a gender gap.

* We calculate the gender gap for each poll based on the votes of women and men who support the candidate leading in that poll.

State	Poll	Date in Field	Release Date	Overall Results	Gender Gap*	Women for McCain	Men for McCain	Women for Obama	Men for Obama	Undecided Women	Undecided Men
OH	Univ. of Cincinnati	10/18-10/22	10/25	Obama 49%; McCain 46%	2 pts.	45%	47%	50%	48%	3%	2%
OH	Quinnipiac	10/16-10/21	10/23	Obama 52%; McCain 38%	12 pts.	33%	44%	58%	46%	8%	8%
OH	Rasmussen	10/14	10/16	MCCain 49%; Obama 49%	6 pts. 4 pts.	46%	52%	51%	47%	2%	0%
OH	Fox/Rasmussen	10/12	10/13	Obama 49%; McCain 47%	8 pts.	43%	52%	53%	45%	4%	1%
OH	Fox/Rasmussen	10/5	10/6	McCain 48%; Obama 47%	12 pts.	42%	54%	52%	42%	5%	2%
OH	ABC News/Washington Post	10/3-10/5	10/6	Obama 51%; McCain 45%	11 pts.	42%	48%	56%	45%	NA	NA
OH	Columbus Dispatch	9/24-10/3	10/5	Obama 49%; McCain 42%	9 pts.	39%	48%	52%	43%	9%	8%
OH	Quinnipiac	9/27-9/29	10/1	Obama 50%; McCain 42%	7 pts.	39%	46%	53%	46%	7%	6%
OH	SurveyUSA	9/28-9/29	9/30	McCain 49 %; Obama 48%	4 pts.	47%	51%	49%	46%	2%	1%
OH	Fox/Rasmussen	9/28	9/28	McCain 48%; Obama 47%	23 pts.	37%	60%	57%	37%	5%	3%
OH	Fox/Rasmussen	9/21	9/22	McCain 50%; Obama 46%	8 pts.	46%	54%	50%	41%	3%	2%
OH	Ohio News Organization/ University of Cincinnati	9/12-9/16	9/20	McCain 48%; Obama 42%	11 pts.	43%	54%	48%	35%	6%	3%
OH	ARG	9/10-9/13	9/17	McCain 50%; Obama 44%	8 pts.	46%	54%	46%	41%	7%	5%
OH	PPP	9/13-9/14	9/16	McCain 48%; Obama 44%	10 pts.	44%	54%	49%	38%	7%	8%
OH	Fox/Rasmussen	9/14	9/15	McCain 48%; Obama 45%	14 pts.	41%	55%	48%	41%	9%	3%
OH	SurveyUSA	9/12-9/14	9/14	McCain 49%; Obama 45%	9 pts.	45%	54%	49%	41%	3%	1%
OH	University of Cincinnati	9/5-9/10	9/12	McCain 48%; Obama 44%	6 pts.	45%	51%	47%	41%	NA	NA
OH	Insider Advantage	9/10	9/11	McCain 48%; Obama 47%	14 pts.	42%	56%	51%	41%	NA	NA
OH	Quinnipiac	9/5-9/9	9/11	Obama 49%; McCain 44%	5 pts.	42%	47%	52%	47%	6%	5%