Statistically speaking, that's a 12 point spread - 44% and 56%. Indeed, that's huge in politics. Most modern Presidential elections are won with 52-53% of the p

Statistically speaking, that's a 12 point spread - 44% and 56%. Indeed, that's huge in politics. Most modern Presidential elections are won with 52-53% of the popular vote at best. [0] Hispanics, as you noted, are over a 30 point spread. So politically speaking, having only 44% of the female vote and still winning requires a very large (political) majority of voters voting Republican to be male. Add to that age, and again we're seeing clearly that old white men are the key demographic. [1] It's not that you and I see percentages differently. It's the political significance of the margins that define the argument. [0] http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_presidential_elections_by_popular_vote_margin http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_preside... [1] http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/11/05/as-gop-celebrates-win-no-sign-of-narrowing-gender-age-gaps/ http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/11/05/as-gop-celeb...