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Gallup: Women more likely to be Democrats, regardless of age


From Gallup:

A new Gallup analysis of almost 150,000 interviews conducted from January through May of this year sheds new light on the substantial gender gap that exists in American politics today. Not only are women significantly more likely than men to identify as Democrats, and less likely to identify as independents, but — with only slight variation — this gap is evident across all ages, from 18 to 85, and within all major racial, ethnic, and marital-status segments of society.

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Overall, the data confirm that men currently have a much more even distribution of party identification than do women. The range across the three partisan groups for men is just 6 points, from a low of 28% identifying as Republicans to a high of 34% identifying as independents. On the other hand, the range for women is a much larger 16 points, from 25% Republican to 41% Democratic.

Implications, according to Gallup:

The fact that the gender gap persists not only across age groups, but within major racial, ethnic, and marital-status groups reinforces the conclusion that a gender difference in political orientation is a fundamental part of today’s American political and social scene.

Hattip to Jen Nedeau.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 10:45 am June 13th, 2009 in Democrats, Gender, Politics, Republicans, Research, Voting, marriage 

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3 Responses to “Gallup: Women more likely to be Democrats, regardless of age”

  1. 1 Madrigal Maniac on June 14th, 2009 5:28 pm

    Damn! More evidence that women are smarter than men.

  2. 2 Chuck Butcher on June 18th, 2009 3:22 am

    That’s what happens if you don’t keep ‘em barefoot and pregnant and down in the kitchen, get all uppity and support the liebrul demons…

  3. 3 Jill Miller Zimon on June 19th, 2009 9:56 pm

    Thanks for the comments – I agree with you both. ;)

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