in 2000 even with election fraud?
For six decades after women obtained the right to vote in 1920, they voted at lower rates than men. However, in the 1980 election women caught up with men, and according to U.S. Census data, in every subsequent election
women have voted at an increasingly higher rate than men. In the 2000 elections, 56.2% of women reported voting, compared with 53.1% of men. Because women are a larger proportion of the population and vote at higher rates, about
7.8 million more women than men voted in the 2000 elections, and at least that many more women than men are likely to vote in 2004.
Significant efforts are underway in 2004 to increase the number of women who register and vote. Perhaps the most visible nonpartisan effort is "Women's Voices, Women's Vote," targeted at
unmarried women, who vote at lower rates and tend to be more progressive in their political preferences than married women.
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...proportion of women and the proportion of men voting for any given candidate-has been evident in every presidential election since 1980, ranging in exit polls from a low of 4 percentage points in 1992 to a high of 11 percentage points in 1996.
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The presidential candidate who better recognizes and responds to the growing clout of women voters may well find himself in the White House for the next four years. (emphasis mine)
more at link or perhaps in 2004?
Between women and men overall, a seven point difference exists in their voting —
51 percent of women voted for John Kerry, while 44 percent of men favored the Democratic candidate. Conversely, men preferred George W. Bush by 55 to 48 percent over women.
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The shift of a small percentage of women's votes to Bush occurred most notably among white women, married women and older women. Still, within these groups, women demonstrated less support for Bush than their male counterparts.
Women of color overwhelmingly preferred Kerry, voting
75 percent in his favor.
Sixty-two percent of unmarried women voted for Kerry and
56 percent of young women (age 18-29) also voted Democratic.
Feminist Majority President Eleanor Smeal noted how important the women's vote really is in winning electoral votes and determining the final outcome-in
nine of the 20 states where Kerry prevailed, he won because of the gender gap.Sixty-one percent of women voters felt that
"women's equality under the law" was a top issue that candidates did not talk about enough. Second was
"equal pay for women," with 60 percent; third was
"prevention of violence against women," with 58 percent; and fourth was
"appointing women to leadership positions in the administration," with 54 percent. Over a third thought that
abortion rights did not receive enough attention during the campaign. (emphasis mine)
more at link Hmm, looks suspiciously as though "we" might want to begin to address some of them thar pesky "women's issues." Ya think?