Pennsylvania State Polls

Below is a selection of public opinion polls showing presidential preference in the state of Pennsylvania; 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
PA	SurveyUSA	10/21-10/22	10/23	Obama 53%; McCain 41%	1 pt.	42%	41%	54%	53%	2%	2%
PA	Quinnipiac	10/16-10/21	10/23	Obama 53%; McCain 40%	2 pts.	35%	45%	45%	47%	6%	5%
PA	SurveyUSA	10/11-10/13	10/14	Obama 55%; McCain 40%	9 pts.	35%	46%	59%	50%	2%	1%
PA	Rasmussen	10/6	10/7	Obama 54%; McCain 41%	22 pts.	33%	50%	64%	42%	2%	5%
PA	SurveyUSA	10/5-10/6	10/7	Obama 55%; McCain 40%	15 pts.	38%	43%	57%	52%	2%	2%
PA	Franklin and Marshall College/ORC	9/23-9/28	10/1	Obama 45%; McCain 38%	18 pts.	32%	47%	53%	35%	13%	15%
PA	Quinnipiac	9/27-9/29	9/30	Obama 54%; McCain 39%	9 pts.	34%	45%	58%	49%	7%	4%
PA	Fox/Rasmussen	9/28	9/29	Obama 50%; McCain 42%	20 pts.	35%	50%	59%	39%	3%	5%
PA	SurveyUSA	9/23-9/24	9/25	Obama 50%; McCain 44%	2 pts.	44%	44%	49%	51%	3%	2%
PA	ARG	9/20-9/22	9/23	Obama 50%; McCain 46%	6 pts.	42%	50%	53%	47%	5%	3%
PA	Fox/Rasmussen	9/14	9/15	Obama 47%; McCain 47%	11 pts. 8 pts.	43%	51%	53%	42%	3%	5%
PA	Quinnipiac	9/5-9/8	9/11	Obama 48%; McCain 45%	6 pts.	41%	51%	51%	45%	7%	4%