WASHINGTON -- Women have donated twice as much money to Barack Obama than John McCain in the 2008 election, reversing past trends that favored Republicans, according to an analysis by the Women's Campaign Forum Foundation.
In the 2000 election, women donated twice as much to then-presidential candidate George W. Bush as to his Democratic rival, Al Gore. In the 2004 election, women donated about the same amount to Mr. Bush and to Democratic Sen. John Kerry.
...The study looked at donations to the two major-party presidential nominees in the last three election cycles. While it did include donations the nominees collected for their primary fights, it didn't include donations to other primary candidates, such as Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York.
Separate data from the Center for Responsive Politics show that Sen. Clinton raised about $60 million from women.
Despite the increase in donations, women still lag far behind male contributors. The study found that through July 31, women accounted for 36% of the total money donated to Sens. Obama and McCain. In 2004, women made up 35% of donations, up from 34% in 2000.
The data show that women donated $75.3 million to Sen. Obama and $34.2 million to Sen. McCain through July 31, according to the report. In 2004, women sent $58.1 million to Mr. Bush and $57.1 million to Mr. Kerry. In 2000, Mr. Bush received $26 million from women, compared with $11.4 million for Mr. Gore...
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