2008 Battleground State Exit Polls

Below are exit poll results conducted by Edison Media Research and Mitofsky International highlighting findings on gender and race.

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.

Poll Date in Field Overall Results Gender Gap* Women for McCain Men for McCain Women for Obama Men for Obama
Colorado 11/4 Obama 53%;
McCain 46%
7 pts. 41% 50% 56% 49%
Florida 11/4 Obama 51%;
McCain 49%
1 pts. 47% 47% 52% 51%
Indiana 11/4 Obama 50%;
McCain 49%
5 pts. 47% 52% 52% 47%
Michigan 11/4 Obama 57%;
McCain 41%
8 pts. 38% 45% 60% 52%
Minnesota 11/4 Obama 54%;
McCain 44%
7 pts. 41% 47% 57% 50%
Missouri 11/4 McCain 50%;
Obama 49%
2 pts. 48% 50% 50% 48%
Montana 11/4 McCain 50%;
Obama 47%
6 pts. 47% 53% 51% 44%
Nevada 11/4 Obama 55%;
McCain 43%
8 pts. 38% 47% 59% 51%
New Hampshire 11/4 Obama 54%;
McCain 45%
12 pts. 38% 49% 61% 49%
New Mexico 11/4 Obama 57%;
McCain 42%
5 pts. 39% 45% 59% 54%
North Carolina 11/4 Obama 50%;
McCain 49%
12 pts. 44% 56% 55% 43%
Ohio 11/4 Obama 51%;
McCain 47%
2 pts. 45% 48% 53% 51%
Pennsylvania 11/4 Obama 55%;
McCain 44%
8 pts. 41% 48% 59% 51%
Virginia 11/4 Obama 52%;
McCain 47%
2 pts. 46% 47% 53% 51%
West Virginia 11/4 McCain 56%;
Obama 43%
1 pts. 55% 56% 44% 42%
Poll Date in Field Overall Results 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
CO 11/4 Obama 53%;
McCain 46%
4 pts. 46% 50% 52% 48% NA - - - - NA - - - -
FL 11/4 Obama 51%;
McCain 49%
0 pts. 57% 55% 42% 42% 2 pts. 3% 5% 97% 95% 5 pts. 45% 40% 55% 60%
IN 11/4 Obama 50%;
McCain 49%
7 pts. 51% 57% 48% 41% 1 pts. 10% 11% 90% 89% NA - - - -
MI 11/4 Obama 57%;
McCain 41%
7 pts. 44% 50% 54% 47% 5 pts. 1% 6% 99% 94% NA - - - -
MN 11/4 Obama 54%;
McCain 44%
7 pts. 43% 49% 56% 49% NA - - - - NA - - - -
MO 11/4 McCain 50%;
Obama 49%
0 pts. 57% 57% 42% 41% 7 pts. 3% 10% 95% 90% NA - - - -
MT 11/4 McCain 50%;
Obama 47%
1 pts. 52% 53% 46% 44% NA - - - - NA - - - -
NV 11/4 Obama 55%;
McCain 43%
9 pts. 48% 57% 49% 40% 2 pts. 5% 5% 95% 93% 0 pts. 22% 21% 76% 76%
NH 11/4 Obama 54%;
McCain 45%
12 pts. 39% 50% 60% 48% NA - - - - NA - - - -
NM 11/4 Obama 57%;
McCain 42%
2 pts. 57% 55% 41% 43% NA - - - - 7 pts. 27% 34% 72% 65%
NC 11/4 Obama 50%;
McCain 49%
6 pts. 62% 67% 38% 32% 13 pts. 0% 13% 100% 87% NA - - - -
OH 11/4 Obama 51%;
McCain 47%
2 pts. 52% 53% 47% 45% 2 pts. 2% 2% 96% 98% NA - - - -
PA 11/4 Obama 55%;
McCain 44%
8 pts. 48% 56% 51% 43% 0 pts. 5% 4% 95% 95% NA - - - -
VA 11/4 Obama 52%;
McCain 47%
3 pts. 59% 61% 40% 37% 5 pts. 6% 11% 94% 89% NA - - - -
WV 11/4 McCain 56%;
Obama 43%
2 pts. 56% 58% 42% 40% NA - - - - NA - - - -