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Analysis: How the Gender Gap Shaped Election 2000

Women in Senate:
33% Increase,
12 total  

Women in House:
5% Increase,
59 total

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GENDER GAPS IN GORE STATES
Gender Gap Decisive
  Women Men Gender Gap for Gore
California 58% 47% 11-pt
Connecticut 62% 48% 14-pt.
Delaware 64% 44% 20-pt
Hawaii 62% 50% 12-pt
Illinois 57% 50% 7-pt
Iowa 53% 43% 10-pt
Maine 55% 42% 13-pt
Maryland 65% 47% 18-pt
Michigan 56% 45% 11-pt
Minnesota 52% 43% 9-pt
New Jersey 62% 49% 13-pt
Pennsylvania 58% 43% 15-pt
Vermont 56% 45% 11-pt
Washington 55% 43% 12-pt
Wisconsin 54% 40%

14-pt

Gender Gap Influential
Massacusetts 67% 52% 15-pt
New York 65% 53% 12-pt
Rhode Island 67% 54% 13-pt
Washington DC 90% 80% 10-pt
Gender Gap Decisive
Florida 54% 43% 11-pt
Oregon 53% 40% 13-pt
GENDER GAPS IN KEY U.S. SENATE RACES
Gender Gap Decisive
  Women Men Gender Gap for Gore
Carper (D-DE) 61% 49% 12-pt
Nelson (D-FL) 57% 46% 11-pt
Stabenow (D-MI) 54% 44% 10-pt
Dayton (D-MN) 53% 44% 9-pt
Carnahan (D-MO) 53% 47% 6-pt
Corzine (D-NJ) 56% 43% 13-pt
Gender Gap Influential
Clinton (D-NY) 60% 49% 11-pt
Miller (D-GA) 64% 51% 13-pt
Feinstein (D-CA) 65% 51% 14-pt
 

Election 2000 Impact on Women's Rights

  • Gender Gap in Key Races
  • Abortion Rights: GAIN
  • LGBT Rights: GAIN & LOSS
  • GENDER GAP: Women's Votes Decisive

    The gender gap - the difference between the voting patterns of men and women - proved decisive in presidential, Congressional, and statewide races. Gore enjoyed a 12-point gender gap in the nationwide Voter News Service exit polling, with 54% of women voting for Gore but only 42% of men. Gore would not have won the electoral votes in 16 of the 20 states in which he was victorious without the gender gap. The gender gap also was responsible for all 5 of the U.S. Senate races in which Democrats picked up seats. More on the Gender Gap 2000

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