2012 New Hampshire State Polls

In the selection of recent public opinion polls below showing presidential preferences in the state of New Hampshire, we have highlighted findings on gender.*

Recent attention to the gender gap in presidential vote choice frequently reflects confusion between what is traditionally known as the gender gap in voting between men and women voters and a commonly reported difference in support for each major party candidate among women voters. The data below includes both measures.

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

* Polls are based on samples of either registered or likely voters. Follow the link to each poll for additional details on methodology.

State	Poll	Date in Field	Overall Vote	Gender Gap	Women's Vote	Women for Romney	Men for Romney	Women for Obama	Men for Obama
NH	Public Policy Polling	11/3-11/4	Obama 50% Romney 48%	12 pts.	+9% Obama	45%	53%	54%	46%
NH	WMUR Granite State Poll	11/1-11/4	Obama 50% Romney 45%	16 pts.	+18% Obama	40%	53%	58%	42%
NH	NBC News/WSJ/Marist	10/28-10/29	Obama 49% Romney 47%	14 pts.	+16% Obama	40%	53%	56%	42%
NH	Public Policy Polling	10/26-10/28	Obama 49% Romney 47%	18 pts.	+18% Obama	39%	56%	57%	39%
NH	Public Policy Polling	10/26-10/28	Obama 49% Romney 47%	18 pts.	+18% Obama	39%	56%	57%	39%
NH	ARG	10/19-10/22	Obama 47% Romney 49%	8 pts.	+6% Obama	45%	53%	51%	44%
NH	WMUR Granite State Poll	10/17-10/21	Obama 49% Romney 41%	15 pts.	+23% Obama	34%	49%	57%	42%
NH	Public Policy Polling	10/17-10/19	Obama 48% Romney 49%	6 pts.	+5% Obama	46%	52%	51%	44%
NH	Suffolk University/7News	10/12-10/14	Obama 47% Romney 47%	3-7 pts.	+4% Obama	46%	49%	50%	43%
NH	ARG	10/9-10/11	Obama 46% Romney 50%	5 pts.	+1% Obama	48%	53%	49%	52%
NH	WMUR Granite State Poll	9/30-10/6	Obama 47% Romney 41%	5 pts.	+9% Obama	41%	42%	50%	45%
NH	WMUR Granite State Poll	9/27-9/30	Obama 52% Romney 37%	12 pts.	+17% Obama	31%	43%	58%	46%
NH	ARG	9/25-9/27	Obama 50% Romney 45%	10 pts.	+17% Obama	38%	52%	55%	45%
NH	NBC News/WSJ/Marist Poll	9/23-9/25	Obama 51% Romney 44%	12 pts.	+20% Obama	37%	50%	57%	45%
NH	ARG	9/15-9/17	Obama 48% Romney 46%	9 pts.	+10% Obama	42%	51%	52%	43%
NH	WMUR Granite State Poll	9/4-9/10	Obama 45% Romney 40%	8 pts.	+14% Obama	35%	46%	49%	41%