Below is a selection of public opinion polls showing presidential preference in the state of Minnesota; 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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA | 10/16-10/18 | 10/20 | Obama 50%; McCain 44% |
4 pts.
|
42%
|
45%
|
52%
|
48%
|
3%
|
2%
|
| Quinnipiac | 10/8-10/12 | 10/14 | Obama 51%; McCain 40% |
11 pts.
|
34%
|
46%
|
57%
|
46%
|
8%
|
5%
|
| Rasmussen | 10/7 | 10/8 | Obama 52%; McCain 45% |
14 pts.
|
37%
|
54%
|
59%
|
45%
|
4%
|
1%
|
| Star Tribune | 9/30-10/2 |
10/5
|
Obama 55%; McCain 37% |
1 pt.
|
37%
|
37%
|
55%
|
54%
|
NA
|
NA
|
| SurveyUSA | 9/30-10/1 |
10/3
|
McCain 47%; Obama 46% |
1 pt.
|
48%
|
47%
|
47%
|
44%
|
3%
|
3%
|
| Quinnipiac | 9/14-9/21 | 9/23 | Obama 47%; McCain 45% |
4 pts.
|
43%
|
47%
|
49%
|
45%
|
7%
|
5%
|
| ARG | 9/18-9/20 | 9/21 | Obama 48%; McCain 47% |
3 pts.
|
46%
|
49%
|
49%
|
46%
|
5%
|
5%
|
| SurveyUSA | 9/10-9/11 | 9/14 | Obama 49%, McCain 47% |
7 pts.
|
43%
|
50%
|
52%
|
45%
|
3%
|
2%
|