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Data Points: Gender Gap in the 2008 Election

There was a 7-point gender gap between men and women who voted for the winning candidate

Posted November 6, 2008

56%: Women who voted for Barack Obama
43%: Women who voted for John McCain
49%: Men who voted for Obama
48%: Men who voted for McCain
51%: Women who voted for John Kerry in 2004
48%: Women who voted for George W. Bush in 2004

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2008 Election Results by Gender

Election ballots are not 'secret' in the way you appear to think. The identity through registered status of each voter was (or should have been) available to statisticians.

concerned of IL
Mar 04, 2009 03:31:55 AM [permalink] [report comment]

2008 Election Results by Gender

Since everyone cast a secret ballot, how can the proportion of women who voted for Obama be determined? Gender is not recorded on the ballots cast. Is the proportion of women who reportedly voted for Obama an estimate based on exit polls? If so, how accurate are exit polls deemed to be?

Herbert Miller of NC
Nov 14, 2008 13:40:01 PM [permalink] [report comment]

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