Below is a selection of public opinion polls showing presidential preference in the state of Pennsylvania; 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 | 10/21-10/22 |
10/23
|
Obama 53%; McCain 41% |
1 pt.
|
42%
|
41%
|
54%
|
53%
|
2%
|
2%
|
| Quinnipiac | 10/16-10/21 |
10/23
|
Obama 53%; McCain 40% |
2 pts.
|
35%
|
45%
|
45%
|
47%
|
6%
|
5%
|
| SurveyUSA | 10/11-10/13 | 10/14 | Obama 55%; McCain 40% |
9 pts.
|
35%
|
46%
|
59%
|
50%
|
2%
|
1%
|
| Rasmussen |
10/6
|
10/7
|
Obama 54%; McCain 41% |
22 pts.
|
33%
|
50%
|
64%
|
42%
|
2%
|
5%
|
| SurveyUSA |
10/5-10/6
|
10/7
|
Obama 55%; McCain 40% |
15 pts.
|
38%
|
43%
|
57%
|
52%
|
2%
|
2%
|
| Franklin and Marshall College/ORC | 9/23-9/28 | 10/1 | Obama 45%; McCain 38% |
18 pts.
|
32%
|
47%
|
53%
|
35%
|
13%
|
15%
|
| Quinnipiac | 9/27-9/29 | 9/30 | Obama 54%; McCain 39% |
9 pts.
|
34%
|
45%
|
58%
|
49%
|
7%
|
4%
|
| Fox/Rasmussen | 9/28 | 9/29 | Obama 50%; McCain 42% |
20 pts.
|
35%
|
50%
|
59%
|
39%
|
3%
|
5%
|
| SurveyUSA | 9/23-9/24 | 9/25 | Obama 50%; McCain 44% |
2 pts.
|
44%
|
44%
|
49%
|
51%
|
3%
|
2%
|
| ARG | 9/20-9/22 | 9/23 | Obama 50%; McCain 46% |
6 pts.
|
42%
|
50%
|
53%
|
47%
|
5%
|
3%
|
| Fox/Rasmussen | 9/14 | 9/15 | Obama 47%; McCain 47% |
11 pts.
8 pts. |
43%
|
51%
|
53%
|
42%
|
3%
|
5%
|
| Quinnipiac | 9/5-9/8 | 9/11 | Obama 48%; McCain 45% |
6 pts.
|
41%
|
51%
|
51%
|
45%
|
7%
|
4%
|