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One of the most interesting effects of last week’s election was the closing of the gender gap. Since researchers began tracking male and female voting patterns in the early 1980s, women have consistently â€" and strongly â€" favored Democrats over Republicans. In fact, in the 2008 presidential election, women voted for Barack Obama over John McCain 56-43, a 13-point advantage.

But last week, all this changed. Women continued to vote in higher numbers than men, but support was evenly divided between the two parties. According to CNN’s National House Exit Poll, women favored Republicans, 49-48.

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