Gender and Politics
With Voters Focused on Economy, Obama Lead Narrows
Social Issues Rank as Lowest Priorities
Section 1: General Election Preferences
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
Highlights