Historically, women have played a relatively small role in politics. For more than half of the history of America, women were not even given the right to vote. However, women today are as active as men in most electoral activities and generally turn out in higher numbers to vote in elections (Junn, 390). This paper will analyze the involvement of women in politics and political positions, what issues are most important to women, and the voting patterns of women.

In 1920 the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed. This Amendment, giving women the right to vote, launched a reform in the American political

With all of this in mind, the voting patterns of women are also very important to analyze. In the 1972 election, men and women voted almost equally for Nixon and McGovern, with women at 61 percent for Nixon and men at 62 percent for Nixon. However, in 1980 we begin to see the emergence of the “gender gap”. This term was used to describe the invisible gap between the men and women when it came to voting. In 1980, 55 percent of men voted for Reagan and 36 percent voted for Carter. In comparison, though, 47 percent of women voted for Reagan and 45 percent voted for Carter.

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