100 years of the 'gender gap' in American politics
- Written by Anya Jabour, Regents Professor of History, The University of Montana
Men and women did not vote the same way in 2016.
In fact, the Donald Trump versus Hillary Clinton contest yielded the largest gender gap – the difference between women’s and men’s voting behavior – in U.S. history. Clinton won women by 12 points and lost men by the same amount – a 24-point gap. The gap is growing....
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