Joe Biden received almost double the number of votes than his closest competitor in…
Gender at the Maine Primary
Betsy Fischer Martin
| Mar 6, 2020
Vice President Joe Biden narrowly pulled out an upset win over Bernie Sanders who won the state of Maine with 64% in 2016.
What do we know about the women of Maine who voted in the Democratic primary on Super Tuesday?
In terms of turnout, women once again made up a majority of Democratic primary voters – totaling 59% of the electorate.
2020 DEM ME PRIMARY TURNOUT
Joe Biden can thank the women of Maine for his victory over the Senator from the neighboring state of Vermont. The 8 point gender gap in their support for Biden coupled with their large turnout was enough for Biden to eek out a 1 point win over Sanders.
WOMEN VOTERS
MAINE GENDER GAP
Note: The Maine Republican Party did hold a presidential preference contest but President Trump ran unopposed on the ballot. There is no exit poll data available.
