Below are exit poll results for battleground states conducted by Edison Media Research and Mitofsky International highlighting findings on gender.*
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
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* Exit Polls were only conducted in 31 states.
Exit Poll Results for Battleground States
|
Poll |
Date |
Overall Results |
Gender |
Women's Vote |
Women for |
Men for |
Women for |
Men for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado |
11/06
|
Obama 51%
Romney 47% |
0 pts. |
+1% Obama
|
49% | 46% | 50% | 50% |
| Florida |
11/06
|
Obama 50% Romney 49% |
7 pts., 6 pts. |
+7% Obama | 46% | 52% | 53% | 46% |
| Iowa |
11/06
|
Obama 52%
Romney 46% |
15 pts. | +19% Obama | 40% | 53% | 59% | 44% |
| Nevada |
11/06
|
Obama 52%
Romney 46% |
10 pts. | +14% Obama | 42% | 51% | 56% | 46% |
| New Hampshire |
11/06
|
Obama 52%
Romney 46% |
11 pts. | +16% Obama | 42% | 51% | 58% | 47% |
| North Carolina |
11/06
|
Obama 48%
Romney 51% |
5 pts. | +2% Obama | 49% | 54% | 51% | 45% |
| Ohio |
11/06
|
Obama 50%
Romney 48% |
10 pts. | +11% Obama | 44% | 53% | 55% | 45% |
| Virginia |
11/06
|
Obama 51%
Romney 48% |
7 pts. | +9% Obama | 45% | 51% | 54% | 47% |
| Wisconsin |
11/06
|
Obama 53%
Romney 46% |
10 pts. | +15% Obama | 42% | 51% | 57% | 47% |