2012 Colorado State Polls

Final Colorado Exit Poll, 2008

Obama: 53%
McCain: 46%
Gender Gap: 7pts
Women's Vote: +15% Obama


In the selection of recent public opinion polls below showing presidential preferences in the state of Colorado, we have highlighted findings on gender.*

Recent attention to the gender gap in presidential vote choice frequently reflects confusion between what is traditionally known as the gender gap in voting between men and women voters and a commonly reported difference in support for each major party candidate among women voters. The data below includes both measures.

The Gender Gap: The difference between the percentages of women and men who support a given candidate, generally the leading or winning candidate. 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.

   Example: [%Women for Leading Candidate][%Men for Leading Candidate] = Gender Gap

The Women's Vote: The percentage point advantage that one candidate has over the other among women voters – that is, the difference in support for the major party candidates among women voters only.

   Example: [%Women for Obama][%Women for Romney] = Women's Vote

* Polls are based on samples of either registered or likely voters. Follow the link to each poll for additional details on methodology.

State Poll Date in Field Overall Vote Gender Gap Women's Vote Women for Romney Men for Romney Women for Obama Men for Obama
CO Public Policy Polling/LCV 10/31-11/1 Obama  50%;
Romney 46%
6 pts. +10% Obama 43% 50% 53% 47%
CO CNN/Opinion Research 10/26-10/31 Obama  50%;
Romney 48%
12 pts. +13% Obama 43% 54% 56% 44%
CO ARG 10/25-10/28 Obama  47%;
Romney 48%
16 pts. +14% Obama 40% 56% 54% 41%
CO Purple Strategies 10/23-10/25 Obama  47%;
Romney 46%
9 pts. +8% Obama 43% 50% 51% 42%
CO Public Policy Polling 10/23-10/25 Obama  51%;
Romney 47%
7 pts. +10% Obama 44% 49% 54% 47%
CO NBC News/WSJ/Marist Poll 10/23-10/24 Obama  48%;
Romney 48%
9 pts. +12% Obama 40% 51% 52% 43%
CO Public Policy Polling 10/16-10/18 Obama  50%;
Romney 47%
0 pts. +3% Obama 47% 48% 50% 50%
CO NYTimes/CBS News/Quinnipiac 10/4-10/9 Obama 47%;
Romney 48%
7 pts. +6% Obama 45% 52% 51% 42%
CO ARG 10/5-10/8 Obama  46%;
Romney 50%
2 pts. +6% Romney 51% 49% 45% 47%
CO Gravis Marketing 10/3-10/4 Obama  46%;
Romney 49%
3 pts. +1% Obama 48% 51% 49% 42%
CO Gravis Marketing 9/21-9/22 Obama  50%;
Romney 46%
7 pts. +3% Obama 48% 48% 51% 44%
CO Public Policy Polling 9/20-9/23 Obama  51%;
Romney 45%
1 pt. +8% Obama 44% 46% 52% 51%
CO NBC News/WSJ/Marist Poll 9/16-9/18 Obama  50%;
Romney 45%
9 pts. +14% Obama 40% 50% 54% 45%
CO NYTimes/CBS News/Quinnipiac 9/11-9/17 Obama  48%;
Romney 47%
9 pts. +9% Obama 43% 52% 52% 43%
CO Denver Post/Survey USA 9/9-9/12 Obama  47%;
Romney 46%
6 pts. +8% Obama 42% 49% 50% 44%