Gender and Politics

With Voters Focused on Economy, Obama Lead Narrows

Social Issues Rank as Lowest Priorities

Section 1: General Election Preferences

The Gender Gap: Three Decades Old, as Wide as Ever

Republican Candidates Stir Little Enthusiasm

Candidate Traits: D.C. Experience Viewed Less Positively

Section 2: Candidate Traits and Experience

Public Sees a Future Full of Promise and Peril

Life in 2050: Amazing Science, Familiar Threats

Section 2: The Nation, The Economy and Social Trends

Independents Take Center Stage in Obama Era

Trends in Political Values and Core Attitudes: 1987-2009

Section 1: Party Affiliation and Composition

Growing Doubts About McCain's Judgment, Age and Campaign Conduct

Obama's Lead Widens: 52%-38%

Section 3: Issues and Priorities

McCain Gains On Issues, But Stalls As Candidate Of Change

Presidential Race Remains Even

Section 1: The Obama-McCain Matchup

Should Women Worry Obama?

by Juliana Menasce Horowitz, Research Associate, Pew Research Center for the People & the Press

McCain's Negatives Mostly Political, Obama's More Personal

Clinton Backers Cool to Obama - White Female Support in Question

Section 4: Race and Gender in the Democratic Primary

Patterns of Distinction

by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
Special to the New York Times

Mind the Gender Gap

by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
Special to the New York Times

In GOP Primaries: Three Victors, Three Constituencies

Romney Gains Among Non-Evangelical Conservatives

A Year Ahead, Republicans Face Tough Political Terrain

Clinton Propelled by Support from Young Women in '08 Test

Section 2: The General Election

Are Americans Ready to Elect a Female President?

Past Statewide Elections Suggest Gender Is Not an Obstacle -- at Least for Democratic Candidates
by Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center

Bush Gains on Personal Qualities

Other Important Findings and Analyses

Voters Unmoved By Media Characterizations of Bush and Gore

Other Important Findings and Analyses

Voter Turnout May Slip Again

I. The Campaign: A Wide-Open Race

Retro-Politics

The Political Typology: Version 3.0

Section 4: The 2000 Elections

Clinton Fatigue Undermines Gore Poll Standing

Senate Trial: Little Viewership, Little Impact