Below is a selection of public opinion polls showing presidential preference in the state of Virginia; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox/Rasmussen | 10/12 | 10/13 | Obama 50%; McCain 47% |
2 pts.
|
46%
|
50%
|
51%
|
49%
|
3%
|
2%
|
| Suffolk |
10/3-10/5
|
10/6
|
Obama 51%; McCain 19% |
0 pts.
|
39%
|
34%
|
49%
|
49%
|
10%
|
15%
|
| Fox/Rasmussen |
10/5
|
10/6
|
Obama 50%; MCCain 48% |
11 pts.
|
42%
|
54%
|
55%
|
44%
|
2%
|
1%
|
| SurveyUSA |
10/4-10/5
|
10/6
|
Obama 53%; McCain 43% |
1 pt.
|
43%
|
43%
|
54%
|
53%
|
1%
|
NA
|
| ARG |
9/27-9/29
|
9/30
|
McCain 49%; Obama 46% |
5 pts.
|
46%
|
51%
|
48%
|
45%
|
5%
|
3%
|
| Rasmussen |
9/28
|
9/30
|
Obama 50%; McCain 45% |
14 pts.
|
40%
|
55%
|
56%
|
42%
|
2%
|
1%
|
| ABC/Post | 9/18-9/21 | 9/22 | Obama 49% McCain 46% |
17 pts.
|
39%
|
55%
|
57%
|
40%
|
NA
|
NA
|
| SurveyUSA | 9/19-9/21 | 9/22 | Obama 51%; McCain 45% |
9 pts.
|
39%
|
50%
|
55%
|
46%
|
NA
|
NA
|
| ARG | 9/17-9/20 | 9/21 | McCain 48%; Obama 46% |
7 pts.
|
45%
|
52%
|
49%
|
43%
|
5%
|
5%
|
| PPP | 9/13-9/14 | 9/17 | Obama 48%, McCain 46% |
6 pts.
|
44%
|
50%
|
51%
|
45%
|
NA
|
NA
|
| Fox/Rasmussen (PDF) | 9/14 | 9/15 | Obama 48%; McCain 48% |
8 pts.
10 pts. |
43%
|
53%
|
52%
|
44%
|
3%
|
1%
|
| SurveyUSA | 9/12-9/14 | 9/15 | Obama 50%; McCain 46% |
5 pts.
|
43%
|
48%
|
52%
|
48%
|
3%
|
1%
|
| SurveyUSA | 9/5-9/7 | 9/8 | McCain 49%; Obama 47% |
11 pts.
|
43%
|
54%
|
51%
|
43%
|
3%
|
1%
|