Below is a selection of public opinion polls showing presidential preference in the state of New Mexico; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen |
10/13
|
10/15
|
Obama 55%; McCain 42% |
9 pts.
|
37%
|
47%
|
59%
|
50%
|
3%
|
2%
|
| SurveyUSA | 10/12-10/13 | 10/14 | Obama 52%; McCain 45% |
4 pts.
|
43%
|
46%
|
54%
|
50%
|
1%
|
1%
|
| PPP | 10/1 | 10/2 | Obama 49%; McCain 44% |
14 pts.
|
38%
|
52%
|
53%
|
44%
|
4%
|
1%
|
| SurveyUSA | 9/29-9/30 | 10/1 | Obama 52%; McCain 44% |
4 pts.
|
40%
|
48%
|
54%
|
50%
|
3%
|
1%
|
| PPP | 9/17-9/19 | 9/22 | Obama 53%; McCain 42% |
11 pts.
|
38%
|
46%
|
47%
|
58%
|
4%
|
7%
|
| SurveyUSA | 9/14-9/16 | 9/17 | Obama 52%; McCain 44% |
3 pts.
|
45%
|
44%
|
51%
|
54%
|
1%
|
1%
|
| ARG | 9/14-9/16 | 9/17 | Obama 51%, McCain 44% |
22 pts.
|
35%
|
55%
|
61%
|
39%
|
7%
|
5%
|