Congressional and statewide primaries were held on Tuesday in five states: Alabama, Arkansas, California, North Carolina and Texas.
Below, we provide a quick look at how women voted in the presidential primary.
How Did Women Vote in the Democratic Presidential Contest?
Sanders saw more support from men than women in every Super Tuesday state and territory, according to exit poll results published by The Washington Post.
Joe Biden’s popularity appears to be evenly split between men and women. In fact, results from exit polls show Biden receiving more support among women voters than men in some states.
Assistant professor of political science at Rutgers University–Camden and scholar at the Center for American Women and Politics Kelly Dittmar told Newsweek: “It’s safe to say [Sanders] has a pretty consistent gender gap across these states where he performs better among men than women.”
Women’s votes are not ones Sanders will want to lose—considering the fact that women made up about 60 percent of Democratic primary voters and typically turn out at higher rates than men.
“This is really important,” Dittmar said. “When we look at these numbers in isolation, you can say, ‘Well, it balances out: Biden does better with women, Bernie does better with men,’ but it’s not the same.”
