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2008 National Exit Poll Below are exit poll results conducted by Edison Media Research and Mitofsky International highlighting findings on gender and race. |
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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. |
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| Poll | Date in Field |
Overall Results | Gender Gap* |
Women for McCain |
Men for McCain |
Women for Obama |
Men for Obama |
Gender Gap Whites * |
White Women for McCain |
White Men for McCain |
White Women for Obama |
White Men for Obama |
Gender Gap Blacks * |
Black Women for McCain |
Black Men for McCain |
Black Women for Obama |
Black Men for Obama |
Gender Gap Latinos * |
Latino Women for McCain |
Latino Men for McCain |
Latino Women for Obama |
Latino Men for Obama |
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| National Exit Polls |
11/04 | Obama 53%; McCain 46% |
7 pts. |
43% |
48% |
56% |
49% |
5 pts. |
53% |
57% |
46% |
41% |
1 pt. |
3% |
5% |
96% |
95% |
4 pt. |
30% |
33% |
68% |
64% |
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