Florida State Polls 2008
Below is a selection of public opinion polls showing presidential preference in the state of Florida; we have highlighted survey findings on gender.
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.
State | Poll | Date in Field |
Release Date |
Overall Results |
Gender
Gap* |
Women
for McCain |
Men for
McCain |
Women
for Obama |
Men for
Obama |
Undecided
Women |
Undecided
Men |
FL | Quinnipiac | 10/16-10/21 |
10/23
|
Obama 49%; McCain 44% |
5 pts.
|
42%
|
45%
|
51%
|
46%
|
6%
|
7%
|
FL | Fox/Rasmussen | 10/19 | 10/20 | McCain 49%; Obama 48% |
6 pts.
|
55%
|
48%
|
51%
|
45%
|
1%
|
3%
|
FL | SurveyUSA |
10/16
|
10/17
|
McCain 49%; Obama 47% |
6 pts.
|
46%
|
52%
|
51%
|
44%
|
3%
|
1%
|
FL | Fox/Rasmussen | 10/12 | 10/13 | Obama 51%; McCain 46% |
6 pts.
|
44%
|
49%
|
53%
|
47%
|
2%
|
2%
|
FL | Fox/Rasmussen |
10/5
|
10/6
|
Obama 52%; McCain 45% |
4 pts.
|
48%
|
42%
|
50%
|
54%
|
1%
|
3%
|
FL | Quinnipiac | 9/27-9/29 |
9/30
|
Obama 51%; McCain 43% |
12 pts.
|
37%
|
50%
|
57%
|
45%
|
6%
|
4%
|
FL | Fox/Rasmussen |
9/28
|
9/29
|
Obama 47%; McCain 47% |
11 pts.
13 pts. |
42%
|
53%
|
53%
|
40%
|
3%
|
6%
|
FL | ARG | 9/23-9/25 |
9/26
|
McCain 47%; Obama 46% |
7 pts.
|
41%
|
51%
|
50%
|
43%
|
4%
|
4%
|
FL | Fox/Rasmussen |
9/21
|
McCain 51%; Obama 46% |
2 pts.
|
51%
|
53%
|
47%
|
44%
|
2%
|
3%
|
|
FL | Research 2000/Sun Sentinal | 9/15-9/18 | 9/20 | McCain 46%; Obama 45% |
10 pts.
|
41%
|
51%
|
48%
|
42%
|
9%
|
3%
|
FL | Today Show/NBC | 9/16-9/18 | 9/19 | Obama 47%; McCain 45% |
4 pts.
|
41%
|
49%
|
49%
|
45%
|
9%
|
5%
|
FL | SurveyUSA | 9/16-9/17 | 9/18 | McCain 51%; Obama 45% |
6 pts.
|
48%
|
54%
|
46%
|
44%
|
4%
|
0%
|
FL | ARG | 9/14-9/17 | 9/18 | McCain 46%; Obama 46% |
11 pts.
9 pts. |
41%
|
52%
|
50%
|
41%
|
6%
|
4%
|
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