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Statistics from Last Election Cycle
2006 Midterms
CNN: 55 Percent of Women Supported the Democratic Candidate. According to CNN exit polls, 55 percent of women supported the Democratic candidate in the 2006 midterm elections. [CNN 2006 Exit Polls]
EMILY’s List Women’s Monitor: 35 Percent of Bush Women Broke Ranks with the GOP in the 2006 Midterms. According to Garin-Hart-Yang Research in December 2006, “By the time voters went to the polls last month, 35% of 2004 Bush women broke ranks by either defecting to the Democrats (13%) or a third-party candidate (1%), or by staying home (17%)[.]” [EMILY’s List Women’s Monitor, 12/12/06]
EMILY’s List Women’s Monitor: Democrats Gained 15 Points among Married Women in the 2006 Midterms. According to Garin-Hart-Yang Research in December 2006, “The GOP edge among married women dropped from 16 points to just one point.” [EMILY’s List Women’s Monitor, 12/12/06]
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