According to exit polling data for presidential elections since 1980, women voters tend to gravitate towards the Democratic candidate for president. Since the 1992 presidential election when George Bush ran against Bill Clinton, a higher share of women have supported the Democratic candidate. In the 2020 election, 57 percent of women are thought to have voted for Joe Biden, a Democrat, while 42 percent voted for Donald Trump, a Republican..
Share of women's vote in presidential elections according to exit poll data from 1980 to 2020, by candidate party
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CAWP. (February 19, 2021). Share of women's vote in presidential elections according to exit poll data from 1980 to 2020, by candidate party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369146/presidential-election-womens-vote-candidate-us/
CAWP. "Share of women's vote in presidential elections according to exit poll data from 1980 to 2020, by candidate party." Chart. February 19, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369146/presidential-election-womens-vote-candidate-us/
CAWP. (2021). Share of women's vote in presidential elections according to exit poll data from 1980 to 2020, by candidate party. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369146/presidential-election-womens-vote-candidate-us/
CAWP. "Share of Women's Vote in Presidential Elections According to Exit Poll Data from 1980 to 2020, by Candidate Party." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369146/presidential-election-womens-vote-candidate-us/
CAWP, Share of women's vote in presidential elections according to exit poll data from 1980 to 2020, by candidate party Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369146/presidential-election-womens-vote-candidate-us/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Share of women's vote in presidential elections according to exit poll data from 1980 to 2020, by candidate party [Graph], CAWP, February 19, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369146/presidential-election-womens-vote-candidate-us/