Below is a selection of public opinion polls showing presidential preference in the state of Ohio; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Univ. of Cincinnati
|
10/18-10/22
|
10/25
|
Obama 49%;
McCain 46% |
2 pts.
|
45%
|
47%
|
50%
|
48%
|
3%
|
2%
|
|
Quinnipiac
|
10/16-10/21
|
10/23
|
Obama 52%;
McCain 38% |
12 pts.
|
33%
|
44%
|
58%
|
46%
|
8%
|
8%
|
| Rasmussen |
10/14
|
10/16
|
MCCain 49%; Obama 49% |
6 pts.
4 pts. |
46%
|
52%
|
51%
|
47%
|
2%
|
0%
|
| Fox/Rasmussen | 10/12 | 10/13 | Obama 49%; McCain 47% |
8 pts.
|
43%
|
52%
|
53%
|
45%
|
4%
|
1%
|
| Fox/Rasmussen |
10/5
|
10/6
|
McCain 48%; Obama 47% |
12 pts.
|
42%
|
54%
|
52%
|
42%
|
5%
|
2%
|
| ABC News/Washington Post | 10/3-10/5 | 10/6 | Obama 51%; McCain 45% |
11 pts.
|
42%
|
48%
|
56%
|
45%
|
NA
|
NA
|
| Columbus Dispatch | 9/24-10/3 |
10/5
|
Obama 49%; McCain 42% |
9 pts.
|
39%
|
48%
|
52%
|
43%
|
9%
|
8%
|
| Quinnipiac | 9/27-9/29 | 10/1 | Obama 50%; McCain 42% |
7 pts.
|
39%
|
46%
|
53%
|
46%
|
7%
|
6%
|
| SurveyUSA | 9/28-9/29 | 9/30 | McCain 49 %; Obama 48% |
4 pts.
|
47%
|
51%
|
49%
|
46%
|
2%
|
1%
|
| Fox/Rasmussen | 9/28 | 9/28 | McCain 48%; Obama 47% |
23 pts.
|
37%
|
60%
|
57%
|
37%
|
5%
|
3%
|
| Fox/Rasmussen (PDF) | 9/21 | 9/22 | McCain 50%; Obama 46% |
8 pts.
|
46%
|
54%
|
50%
|
41%
|
3%
|
2%
|
| Ohio News Organization/ University of Cincinnati |
9/12-9/16 | 9/20 | McCain 48%; Obama 42% |
11 pts.
|
43%
|
54%
|
48%
|
35%
|
6%
|
3%
|
| ARG | 9/10-9/13 | 9/17 | McCain 50%; Obama 44% |
8 pts.
|
46%
|
54%
|
46%
|
41%
|
7%
|
5%
|
| PPP | 9/13-9/14 | 9/16 | McCain 48%; Obama 44% |
10 pts.
|
44%
|
54%
|
49%
|
38%
|
7%
|
8%
|
| Fox/Rasmussen (PDF) | 9/14 | 9/15 | McCain 48%; Obama 45% |
14 pts.
|
41%
|
55%
|
48%
|
41%
|
9%
|
3%
|
| SurveyUSA | 9/12-9/14 | 9/14 | McCain 49%; Obama 45% |
9 pts.
|
45%
|
54%
|
49%
|
41%
|
3%
|
1%
|
| University of Cincinnati | 9/5-9/10 | 9/12 | McCain 48%; Obama 44% |
6 pts.
|
45%
|
51%
|
47%
|
41%
|
NA
|
NA
|
| Insider Advantage (PDF) | 9/10 | 9/11 | McCain 48%; Obama 47% |
14 pts.
|
42%
|
56%
|
51%
|
41%
|
NA
|
NA
|
| Quinnipiac | 9/5-9/9 | 9/11 | Obama 49%; McCain 44% |
5 pts.
|
42%
|
47%
|
52%
|
47%
|
6%
|
5%
|