Exit Polls - Presidential Gender Watch

Expand the sections below to see gender differences in how women and men voted in the 2016 presidential primaries and caucuses. Data is listed from states and within groups (party, race, and marital status) where exit poll data by gender is publicly available.

Exit Polls - Democratic Primary Election (All Voters)

	Clinton (% total)	Sanders (% total)	Clinton (% women)	Sanders (% women)	Clinton (% men)	Sanders (% men)	Gender Gap (in percentage points)
Alabama	78	19	80	17	73	24	7
Arkansas	66	30	76	23	60	37	16
Connecticut	52	47	57	41	43	55	14
Florida	64	33	68	30	61	38	7
Georgia	71	28	76	23	66	33	10
Illinois	50	49	55	45	45	53	10
Indiana	47.5	52.5	50	50	43	57	7
Iowa	49.9	49.6	53	42	44	50	9
Maryland	63	33	68	29	55	40	13
Massachusetts	50	49	57	42	41	58	16
Michigan	48	50	51	45	44	55	10
Mississippi	83	17	85	15	79	19	6
Missouri	49.6	49.4	54	44	44	56	10
New Hampshire	38	60	44	55	32	67	12
Nevada	53	47	57	41	44	53	13
New York	58	42	63	37	50	50	13
North Carolina	55	41	59	37	49	47	10
Ohio	57	43	63	36	48	51	15
Oklahoma	42	52	48	46	33	60	14
Pennsylvania	56	44	60	39	49	50	11
South Carolina	74	26	79	21	68	32	11
Tennessee	66	32	70	29	64	35	6
Texas	65	33	70	28	61	38	9
Vermont	14	86	17	83	9	91	8
Virginia	64	35	70	30	57	42	13
West Virginia	36	51	37	50	34	53	3
Wisconsin	43	57	49	50	35	64	14

Exit Polls - GOP Primary Election (All Voters)

	Trump (% total)	Cruz (% total)	Kasich (% total)	Trump (% women)	Cruz (% women)	Kasich (% women)	Trump (% men)	Cruz (% men)	Kasich (% men)	Gender Gap (in percentage points)
Alabama	43	21	4	36	21	5	52	22	4	16
Arkansas	33	31	4	31	30	4	37	29	4	6
Connecticut	58	12	29	55	11	31	60	12	27	5
Florida	46	17	7	40	18	6	52	17	7	12
Georgia	39	24	6	35	24	6	45	22	6	10
Illinois	39	30	20	35	31	21	43	30	18	8
Indiana	53	37	8	47	41	10	59	33	6	12
Iowa	24	28	2	24	27	2	25	29	2	2
Maryland	54	19	23	50	20	23	59	17	23	9
Massachusetts	49	10	18	46	9	19	52	10	16	6
Michigan	37	25	24	29	29	25	45	21	22	16
Mississippi	47	36	9	46	38	7	51	35	8	5
Missouri	40.8	40.6	10	38	43	9	44	39	11	6
Nevada	46	21	4	45	20	4	47	23	3	2
North Carolina	40	37	13	36	39	14	43	37	12	7
New Hampshire	35	12	16	33	11	16	38	12	16	5
New York	60	15	25	57	15	28	63	14	23	6
Ohio	36	13	47	32	14	48	39	12	46	2
Oklahoma	28	34	4	24	35	4	33	34	4	1
Pennsylvania	57	22	19	54	23	21	61	20	18	7
South Carolina	33	22	8	29	22	9	36	22	7	7
Tennessee	39	25	5	38	23	6	43	26	5	5
Texas	27	44	4	25	39	5	31	44	4	5
Vermont	33	10	30	31	9	30	34	10	32	3
Virginia	35	17	9	31	15	9	38	18	10	7
West Virginia	77	9	7	76	8	7	78	10	6	2
Wisconsin	35	48	14	35	48	15	35	48	14	0

Exit Polls - Democratic Primary Election (Black Voters ONLY)

	Clinton (% total)	Sanders (% total)	Clinton (% women)	Sanders (% women)	Clinton (% men)	Sanders (% men)	Gender Gap (in percentage points)
Alabama	91	6	93	5	85	10	8
Arkansas	91	9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Florida	81	18	79	20	84	14	5
Georgia	85	14	86	14	84	16	2
Illinois	70	30	66	34	74	24	8
Michigan	68	28	66	28	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mississippi	89	11	90	10	86	13	4
Missouri	67	32	70	30	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nevada	76	22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
New York	75	25	79	21	67	33	12
North Carolina	80	19	79	20	82	16	3
Ohio	71	28	69	29	73	26	4
Oklahoma	71	27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
South Carolina	86	14	89	11	82	18	7
Tennessee	89	10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Texas	83	15	86	13	79	20	7
Virginia	84	16	85	15	81	19	4
Wisconsin	69	31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Exit Polls - Democratic Primary Election (Latino Voters ONLY)

	Clinton (% total)	Sanders (% total)	Clinton (% women)	Sanders (% women)	Clinton (% men)	Sanders (% men)	Gender Gap (in percentage points)
Florida	68	32	76	24	57	41	19
Illinois	49	50	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nevada	45	53	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
New York	64	36	67	33	n/a	n/a	n/a
Texas	71	29	72	27	69	30	3

Exit Polls - Democratic Primary Election (White Voters ONLY)

	Clinton (% total)	Sanders (% total)	Clinton (% women)	Sanders (% women)	Clinton (% men)	Sanders (% men)	Gender Gap (in percentage points)
Alabama	59	38	58	39	60	37	8
Arkansas	62	35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Florida	53	43	60	36	45	52	15
Georgia	58	41	65	34	48	51	17
Illinois	42	57	49	51	35	64	13
Iowa	49	46	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Massachusetts	49	50	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Michigan	42	56	47	51	37	62	11
Mississippi	68	31	71	29	n/a	n/a	n/a
Missouri	45	54	51	48	38	61	13
Nevada	47	49	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
New Hampshire	37	61	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
New York	50	50	56	44	43	57	13
North Carolina	43	52	49	47	36	58	11
Ohio	53	47	61	38	42	57	19
Oklahoma	36	56	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
South Carolina	54	46	60	40	44	56	16
Tennessee	57	42	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Texas	57	41	63	35	49	49	14
Vermont	13	86	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Virginia	57	42	64	36	48	50	16
Wisconsin	40	59	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Exit Polls - Democratic Primary Election (Married Voters ONLY)

	Clinton (% total)	Sanders (% total)	Clinton (% women)	Sanders (% women)	Clinton (% men)	Sanders (% men)	Gender Gap (in percentage points)
Arkansas	72	24	78	20	66	29	12
Florida	68	31	70	28	65	35	5
Illinois	56	43	61	39	51	47	10
Indiana	51	49	53	47	48	52	5
Iowa	56	37	60	34	52	41	8
Massachusetts	55	44	59	40	49	50	10
Michigan	49	50	53	47	46	53	6
Mississippi	87	12	88	12	86	12	2
Missouri	55	44	59	41	51	48	8
New York	63	37	69	31	55	45	14
North Carolina	61	34	66	31	55	38	11
Ohio	58	41	65	34	50	48	15
Oklahoma	42	51	48	44	34	58	14
South Carolina	72	27	80	20	64	36	16
Tennessee	72	27	72	26	71	28	1
Vermont	15	85	18	81	10	89	8
Wisconsin	45	55	51	49	38	62	13

Exit Polls - Democratic Primary Election (Unmarried Voters ONLY)

	Clinton (% total)	Sanders (% total)	Clinton (% women)	Sanders (% women)	Clinton (% men)	Sanders (% men)	Gender Gap (in percentage points)
Arkansas	64	35	76	23	n/a	n/a	n/a
Florida	57	39	65	29	42	58	23
Illinois	42	58	45	55	38	62	7
Indiana	42	58	45	55	38	62	7
Iowa	38	58	43	53	30	66	13
Massachusetts	44	55	53	46	30	69	23
Michigan	44	53	43	50	44	56	6
Mississippi	81	18	86	14	n/a	n/a	n/a
Missouri	40	60	47	53	n/a	n/a	n/a
New York	51	49	59	41	36	64	23
North Carolina	52	46	58	41	43	55	15
Ohio	54	46	61	39	45	55	16
Oklahoma	39	55	47	50	30	61	11
South Carolina	73	27	75	25	n/a	n/a	n/a
Tennessee	61	39	65	34	n/a	n/a	n/a
Vermont	11	89	15	85	6	94	9
Wisconsin	39	60	43	56	33	67	11