Exploring the widening gender gap in the 2024 election

WASHINGTON (TNND) — The 2024 election has been called many things "historic," "virtually tied" and "the gender gap election."

"As a half Caucasian, half African American woman, I want to be heard and I want to make sure my vote counts for something," New York voter Deanna Davis told WHAM.

At a Pennsylvania Trump rally, Isaac Tanksley said despite being raised by his parents as a Democrat, he was all in for former President Donald Trump.

"These Democrats haven't done nothing for us," he said.

A recent CBS YouGov Poll from Oct. 23-25, captured the divide many see first hand.

It foundthat 55% of women and 45% of men supported Vice President Kamala Harris, while 54% of men and 43% of women supported Trump.

The overturning of Roe v. Wade in the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision is cited as one major reason why so many women are supporting Harris.

Meanwhile, men often cite issues like the economy and strength, a divide playing out in swing states like Georgia.

In an interview on MSNBC Wednesday, Patricia Murphy, a political columnist with the Atlanta Journal Constitution said,

"This is the first presidential election since Georgia's six-week abortion ban went into effect. I think that's scrambling what we assume women are going to do. With very high turnout in Republican counties. But of course, we don't know exactly how all those voters are going to choose. There is a big gender gap here in this state right now, but it really favors Donald Trump. He is driving his numbers up among men so high that Kamala Harris has some catching up to do. If she's relying on women, she really needs those women to turn out."

Meanwhile, former President Barack Obama recently scolded men who are part of that shift.

"I'm speaking to men directly," he said. "Part of it makes me think that well - You just aren’t feeling the idea of having a woman as President."

In a Tuesday interview on Fox News, former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley offered this advice to Donald Trump and his campaign:

“This is not a time to get overly masculine with this bromance thing that they’ve got going. 53% of the electorate are women. Women will vote. They are about how they’re being talked to and they care about the issues.”