Virginia State Polls

Below is a selection of public opinion polls showing presidential preference in the state of Virginia; 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
VA	Fox/Rasmussen	10/12	10/13	Obama 50%; McCain 47%	2 pts.	46%	50%	51%	49%	3%	2%
VA	Suffolk	10/3-10/5	10/6	Obama 51%; McCain 19%	0 pts.	39%	34%	49%	49%	10%	15%
VA	Fox/Rasmussen	10/5	10/6	Obama 50%; MCCain 48%	11 pts.	42%	54%	55%	44%	2%	1%
VA	SurveyUSA	10/4-10/5	10/6	Obama 53%; McCain 43%	1 pt.	43%	43%	54%	53%	1%	NA
VA	ARG	9/27-9/29	9/30	McCain 49%; Obama 46%	5 pts.	46%	51%	48%	45%	5%	3%
VA	Rasmussen	9/28	9/30	Obama 50%; McCain 45%	14 pts.	40%	55%	56%	42%	2%	1%
VA	ABC/Post	9/18-9/21	9/22	Obama 49% McCain 46%	17 pts.	39%	55%	57%	40%	NA	NA
VA	SurveyUSA	9/19-9/21	9/22	Obama 51%; McCain 45%	9 pts.	39%	50%	55%	46%	NA	NA
VA	ARG	9/17-9/20	9/21	McCain 48%; Obama 46%	7 pts.	45%	52%	49%	43%	5%	5%
VA	PPP	9/13-9/14	9/17	Obama 48%, McCain 46%	6 pts.	44%	50%	51%	45%	NA	NA
VA	Fox/Rasmussen	9/14	9/15	Obama 48%; McCain 48%	8 pts. 10 pts.	43%	53%	52%	44%	3%	1%
VA	SurveyUSA	9/12-9/14	9/15	Obama 50%; McCain 46%	5 pts.	43%	48%	52%	48%	3%	1%
VA	SurveyUSA	9/5-9/7	9/8	McCain 49%; Obama 47%	11 pts.	43%	54%	51%	43%	3%	1%