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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
National |
11/04
|
Obama 53% - McCain 46%
|
7 pts.
|
41%
|
50%
|
56%
|
49%
|
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
National |
11/04
|
Obama 53%;
McCain 46% |
5 pts.
|
53%
|
57%
|
46%
|
41%
|
1 pt.
|
3%
|
5%
|
96%
|
95%
|
4 pts.
|
30%
|
33%
|
68%
|
64%
|